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IMI Podcasts
IMI's podcasts include the Mobility Standard, where we interview investment migration industry figures, as well as news summaries and articles from imidaily.com.
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IMI PodcastsThe ACTUAL Best Citizenships of Each Continent
Singapore's passport opens 192 destinations without a visa, yet Singapore bans dual citizenship, so taking a second passport costs you the first. A visa-free…
IMI PodcastsAntigua May Stop Selling Its Citizenship
If Antigua and Barbuda goes on selling its citizenship, every Antiguan could need a visa to visit 29 European countries. On October 24, Prime Minister Gaston…
IMI PodcastsCitizenship Takes Longer Than the Law Says
Portugal gives its migration agency 90 days to issue a residence permit, and the agency has taken two to three years. Only then does the ten-year count to…
IMI PodcastsWhich Bought Passports Get Revoked?
Turkey has taken back the citizenship of 6,134 people who got it by investing, and 743 of them were never accused of fraud. Every citizenship by investment…
IMI PodcastsGermany's Plan to End Dual Citizenship
Germany let new citizens retain their old passports in 2024, and a record 332,500 people naturalized in 2025. Senior figures in the ruling CDU are now drafting…
IMI PodcastsThe 8 Places With No Property Tax
IMI's review of more than 100 countries and territories found only eight places that charge no annual property tax on a home. They range from Monaco and Malta…
IMI PodcastsIs Europe’s Passport-Free Zone Breaking?
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš has said his country may have to "defend our border at some point," as IMI reports. Less than a week earlier he spoke of "an…
IMI PodcastsWhere Hiding a 2nd Passport Gets Punished
Kuwait has stripped citizenship from more than 71,000 people since August 2024, by one independent count. Japan bans dual citizenship too and has never acted…
IMI PodcastsNorway's Wealth Exodus Is Worse Than You Think
Thirty billionaires left Norway in a single year. The government's answer was to build a fiscal Berlin Wall. In 2022, Norway raised its wealth tax to one of…
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4 Places to Bank Where the Gov’t Won’t Freeze Assets
In 2022, Canadian banks froze 206 bank accounts on the grounds they participated in an illegal protest, and no judge signed off on the procedure. Asset freezes…
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17 Countries with Exit Taxes in 2026 (Up to 42%)
17 countries now tax your unrealized gains up to 42% the moment your tax residency ends, and Belgium joined the list in 2026. This IMI guide covers what each…
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4 Ways a Second Passport Can Work Against You
A second passport usually adds travel freedom. But at some borders it does the opposite. Which rule you meet depends on which nationality you hold and which…
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Spain Killed Its Golden Visa: What Investors Do Now
Spain issued 14,576 golden visas and received millions in foreign direct investment. Then, they shut the program down for good in 2025. Krista Victorio of…
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The Only 10 Ways to Get a New Citizenship in 2026
Every second citizenship on Earth arrives through one of 10 legal paths, and 4 of them are narrowing. In this video, IMI covers all 10, which six were decided…
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22 Nations Where Prolonged Absence Ends Citizenship
Living abroad long enough can end your citizenship in 22 countries, and 9 of them cancel it automatically without notice. IMI covers how each rule works, the…
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20 Nationality-Based Fast-Tracks to 2nd Citizenship
The right first passport can cut naturalization timelines from ten years to two, or even one, in 20 nations across Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean…
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11 Things No One Tells You About Having 2+ Passports
Each new citizenship in your portfolio comes with legal fine print that activates on its own: Expiry at 22, automatic cancellation, lifetime tax, or revocation…
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Iran War Fallout—The Gulf’s Plans to Attract Capital
Gulf venture funding fell 22% in the first half of 2026, yet the region's founders and business owners refuse to leave. Why? In this video, you'll learn about…
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The 4 Deadlines Every Multi-Passport Parent Misses
The citizenships to which your child was born with rights has constraints. The 10 countries mentioned in this video require something of the parents and/or…
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6 Ways a Government Can Stop You from Leaving
These six legal tools allow the state to stop you, your money, or both from crossing its borders. IMI covers all six, plus the one variable they all depend on…
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Inside Russian Plot to Cancel 10,593 Citizens Abroad
Russia's parliament has approved 14 restrictions on convicted citizens abroad, covering frozen funds, annulled e-signatures, and passports that cannot be…
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7 Golden Visa Property Markets, Ranked Worst to Best
IMI's Global Property Scoreboard scores 146 cities on their investment merits alone, and 7 golden visa favorites land in an order that inverts the marketing…
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2 New African Golden Visas: Bold Bets or Blunders?
Ethiopia will demand $10 million for its new 10-year golden visa while Kenya revives a residency by investment plan with no price tag at all. IMI covers both…
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Passport Rankings Lie: This Beats Visa-Free Travel
Most passport rankings measure visa-free travel, but they say nothing about a far more valuable metric: Where your passport gives you the legal right to…
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7 Ways Your Only Passport Can Fail You in 2026
Your passport can be revoked, frozen at the border, or downgraded overnight, and holding only one stacks risk in a single place. Learn the seven ways a single…
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Detained or Trapped Abroad? These 27 Passports Help
Passport rankings measure visa-free travel, not who comes for you when you're detained, hospitalized, or trapped in a collapsing country. Learn which…
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0% Tax in 6 Countries: How to Get Gulf Golden Visas
Every Gulf state operates a golden visa program, and the entry price ranges from $200,000 in one country to $16.3 million in another. Learn about all six GCC…
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6 Citizenship Levers for Your Kids Before They’re 18
Building a global citizen family? The levers that decide your child's citizenship mostly close forever at 18. In this video, you'll learn all six ways your…
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How to Renounce Your Citizenship (5 Breakup Paths)
Few governments let you simply hand back your passport if you want to renounce your citizenship. In fact, one country will tax every asset you own on the way…
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5 Ways to Get an EU Passport Without Paying a Cent
Golden visas with routes to eventual citizenship can cost upwards of six figures, but these five routes to EU citizenship require no entry fee at all. And you…
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6 Hidden Tax Problems of Owning a Home Abroad
The price of a home abroad is the last simple number you will ever see, because owning one can tax you every year you hold it, again when you sell, and once…
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How to Get Residency in 9 Post-Soviet States
Nine post-Soviet states now sell residency to foreign investors, and Belarus could soon become the first in the former USSR to sell citizenship outright. IMI…
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Europe Just Set a Deadline to End Caribbean CBI
The European Commission has told all five Caribbean governments operating citizenship by investment programs that they must phase out their programs by June…
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8 CRS Holdouts and How to Get Residency There
More than 120 countries automatically share your bank data through the Common Reporting Standard, but eight jurisdictions refuse to join. And each one offers a…
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7 Latin American Residency Programs Compared (2026)
IMI Pro David Lincoln argues the region that investors once dismissed now offers the rarest asset in investment migration: Livability. In this video, we walk…
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The Citizenship Route Everyone Ignores—How to Get It
Citizenship by merit allows investors to earn an alternative citizenship by bringing a business, jobs, or investment to a country, with full rights from day…
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How to Travel with 2+ Passports Without Major Issues
Hold two or more passports and one careless border crossing can flag you as an overstayer, cost you consular protection, or earn you an entry ban. IMI covers…
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How 100+ Countries Track Your Money (& How to Avoid)
More than 100 tax authorities worldwide now receive your bank balance, address, and financial transactions automatically. Moving your money offshore usually…
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He Quit Europe to Invest in Emerging Markets: Where?
Savory & Partners founder and IMI Pro Jeremy Savory has invested across 11 countries more than 30 times in the last 23 years, and his strongest returns came…
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Could These 3 Safe Tax Havens Replace Dubai in 2027?
Dubai's reputation as a safe haven has fractured after the 2026 Iran war, and some of the world's wealthiest are moving themselves and their assets out of the…
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Ghana Wants to Sell Citizenship: What We Know Now
Ghana just wrote citizenship by investment into national law, but the entire plan fits in a single clause. IMI covers what the bill says, what happens now, and…
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A Hidden €300K Path to French Citizenship in 5 Years
This video is sponsored content, produced in partnership with The Open World Residencies and Citizenship: France's €300,000 residency by investment route…
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6 Latin American Plan B Programs: Ranked by a Local
What you've heard about Latin America may be outdated. In this video, IMI Pro David Lincoln covers the six Latin American residency and citizenship programs…
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Top 5 Golden Visas Across 5 Continents, No Presence
Want flexible international residency with no need to relocate? IMI Pro Rafael Cintron covers his top 5 golden visa residency programs that hand wealthy…
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The Doomsday Plan B the Ultra-Rich Won't Share
What lessons can you learn from the ultra-rich building global Plan Bs and an advisor who helps them? These portfolios hold up when borders close, banks…
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She's Helping 1K Portugal Golden Visa Investors Sue
Portugal rewrote its citizenship rules overnight, stretching naturalization to as long as 10 years with no grandfathering for investors already in the program…
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Park $400K for 3 Years, Get Free Turkish Citizenship
The world's top citizenship by investment program is flexible for investors with an open real estate market. But where to invest? In this video, IMI covers…
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Hire Yourself, Get Residency in These 12 Countries
These 12 countries grant residency to foreign nationals willing to register a business and hire themselves, often with no investor capital required. IMI covers…
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The Fastest Citizenship in All 13 Settlement Blocs
Passport rankings measure visa-free travel. But in this video, IMI covers the ranking that measures where you can actually live – the 13 supranational…
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11K Millionaires Fled the UK: Starmer’s New £5M Plan
After 11,000 millionaires fled the UK in 2024 following the abolition of the country's non-dom regime, Prime Minister Starmer's government is floating a £5…
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12 Countries That Will Never Draft Your Kids to War
Europe's draft is back. Germany made it illegal for males aged 17-45 to leave the country without military permission, Latvia restored conscription in 2024…
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Stay Here for 90 Days (or Less), Pay Near 0% Tax
Most high earners owe up to 50% of their income 1) because they live in a high-tax country and 2) because they can't afford to spend more than half the year…
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Tax Haven Battle—UAE, Singapore, Switzerland, Panama
If you're a HNW investor or entrepreneur, you've probably looked at relocating either your assets or yourself to one or more of these jurisdictions. In this…
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Retired? Move Here and Cut Your Taxes to 0%
Retirement does not have to cost you your life savings or pension. These 12 countries pair a dedicated visa program with a tax break for pensioners and…
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Beyond Tier 1 Passports: 3 Hedges to Stack Now
Passport rankings have lost most of their meaning to an algorithmic border infrastructure screening 1.4 billion travelers before they ever board. IMI…
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Bukele Rewrites 2026 El Salvador Residency Rules
On March 31, El Salvador's Decree 531 cut the temporary residency presence requirement from 9 months to just 90 days a year – yet also tightened the rules for…
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23 Red Flags to Avoid Before Buying a 2nd Passport
In 2025, Saint Kitts & Nevis revoked 13 citizenships, and the investors lost both the passport and the investment. Why? In this video, you'll get the 23-item…
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4 Easy Residencies Just by Parking Under $100K Cash
Only four residency programs offer qualifying bank deposit options under $100,000 in 2026, but each one has a structural catch that decides whether it works as…
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3 African Citizenships You Can Buy From $90K
Citizenship by investment does not have to cost six figures. Three African countries now sell citizenship for as little as $90,000, making the continent the…
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Bolivia: 0% Tax, Crypto Hub, $0 Passport in 4 Years
After 14 years of socialist rule and a collapsed currency, Bolivia may provide an investment-free path to a Mercosur passport with regulated USDT custody and…