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The five-year passport is obsolete: 15 Schengen states already refuse it

Analysis9 min readThe five-year passport is obsolete: 15 Schengen states already refuse itFrom 1 October 2026, 15 Schengen states refuse the five-year Russian passport. The list, the exceptions, why a visa does not help and what to do.Read

The Tate case showed what Vanuatu revokes citizenship for

Analysis14 min readThe Tate case showed what Vanuatu revokes citizenship forCan Vanuatu revoke citizenship? What the Tate case of September 2026 showed, the four legal grounds, 30 revocations and how to protect your application.Read

Greece will raise the tax on buying a home to 15% for non-EU buyers

Analysis9 min readGreece will raise the tax on buying a home to 15% for non-EU buyersGreece 15% tax on buying a home: who pays, from 1 July 2027, is it law yet, the cost on €400,000 and €800,000 homes and 2025 golden visa statistics.Read

Visa-free Schengen for Caribbean passports: the EU gives five states until June 2028

Analysis8 min readVisa-free Schengen for Caribbean passports: the EU gives five states until June 2028Visa-free Schengen for Caribbean passports: the EU wants programmes wound down by June 2028, OECS talks in Brussels in November 2026. Three scenarios.Read

A Vanuatu passport gives Russians back access to Greek residency

Analysis15 min readA Vanuatu passport gives Russians back access to Greek residencyGreece has been closed to Russian golden visa applicants since 2022. How to apply on a Vanuatu passport: the one-nationality rule, family, bank and budget.Read

A Vanuatu passport takes one in-person meeting, and it can take place in Moscow

Analysis10 min readA Vanuatu passport takes one in-person meeting, and it can take place in MoscowVanuatu passport without a trip to the islands: since July 2025 biometrics are in person, but in Moscow, St Petersburg or at your home.Read

Telling the state about a second passport and a foreign account: the decision stays with you

Analysis10 min readTelling the state about a second passport and a foreign account: the decision stays with youWhether to tell the Russian Ministry of a second citizenship and the tax service of a foreign account: the law, real penalties, pros and risks.Read

A passport instead of diamonds: why countries sell citizenship and what it means for investors

Analysis9 min readA passport instead of diamonds: why countries sell citizenship and what it means for investorsBotswana loses diamond revenue, Argentina needs dollars, Jordan trades passports for jobs. How a country's motive decides how reliable its programme is.Read

Cyprus to tighten investor permanent residence before Schengen

Analysis9 min readCyprus to tighten investor permanent residence before SchengenCyprus is reviewing about 12,000 investor permits issued since 2013 and will tighten the programme before Schengen. Who is affected and what to do.Read

No more Caribbean passport without a trip: biometrics and interviews

Analysis8 min readNo more Caribbean passport without a trip: biometrics and interviewsSaint Kitts requires in-person biometrics, Dominica issues passports on the island, the US restricted visas for Antigua and Dominica. What changed.Read

EU golden visas in autumn 2026: Greece gets dearer, Portugal queues, Cyprus grows

Analysis13 min readEU golden visas in autumn 2026: Greece gets dearer, Portugal queues, Cyprus growsA 15% tax in Greece, a 46,000-application queue in Portugal, record sales in Cyprus and Hungary closed to Russians. Which golden visa to choose now.Read

Argentina citizenship by investment ban bills: risks for investors

Analysis10 min readArgentina citizenship by investment ban bills: risks for investorsA court declared the citizenship decree null and Congress has two ban bills. What happens to investors' passports and money, and when to pay.Read

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