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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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Vanuatu Bans Russians and Sudanese From CBI Program
Memo adds Russia and Sudan to restricted nationalities list, but a source says it may reflect internal miscommunication rather than a ban. View the full…
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The US-France Tax Treaty’s Hidden Advantage for American Retirees
An American retiree in France can owe zero French income tax on her 401(k) and US dividends. Legally. Here's how. View the full article here. Subscribe to the…
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20 Livable Countries That Don’t Tax Crypto Gains in 2026
20 countries offer zero or near-zero taxes on crypto capital gains, but they reach that outcome through very different legal mechanisms. Here is what each…
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The Best Citizenship in Every World Region in 2026
Here are the seven best citizenships in the world by region in 2026, and why the top-ranked passport is not always the best pick. View the full article here…
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Spain’s Golden Visa Is Dead. Here Are Three Ways You Can Still Move There
Spain killed its golden visa in April 2025, but three residency routes remain open. Here's how other programs fit in. View the full article here. Subscribe to…
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28 Rules for Sovereign Individuals in 2026
These 28 rules cover everything from passport diversification and tax residency planning to asset protection and location-independent income, practical…
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Argentina Recommends Four-Firm Consortium for CBI Master Agent Contract
Argentina's CBI evaluation report is out. Four of six bidders were declared inadmissible. View the full article here. Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter…
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Travel to 49 More Countries with 1 Residency Card
A single European residence permit can unlock visa-free or simplified access to 49 countries beyond the Schengen Zone, and some require as little as just proof…
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UK Strips Saint Lucia of Visa-Free Access; Government Vows Diplomatic Fight
Saint Lucia's CBI program registered 5,642 applications in 2023-24, up 423%, and London calls the practice "inherently high-risk." View the full article here…
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Norway's Wealth Tax Backfired: Now Denmark May Try
Denmark is considering a wealth tax 30 years after abolishing it, but Norway’s recent experiment shows how quickly capital flight and billionaire relocations…
IMI PodcastsThis Week in IM - Mar 5: 🇺🇸 Cuts Visa Duration for CBI Countries, 🇦🇷 Approves CBI Tax Fix, 🇰🇳 FinCEN Advisory Lifted, ++
🇱🇨 Visa-Free Access to UK Revoked 🇮🇱 How to Claim Citizenship in Israel 🇭🇰 CIES Surges 440% 🇦🇷 Exempts CBI Nationals in Tax Fix 🤔 VC: Fund Records Are…
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How the Law of Return Could Grant Israeli Citizenship to Millions
Israel’s Law of Return grants citizenship to anyone with a Jewish grandparent. But the travel document you receive depends on time spent in Israel, and the two…
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Hong Kong’s CIES Tops 3,000 Applications, HK$95 Billion in Anticipated Investment
One rule change in March 2025 triggered a 440% monthly surge. The numbers since make the first year look like a different program. View the full article here…
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Argentina Exempts CBI Citizens From Automatic Tax Residency in New Law
Argentina has addressed what practitioners called the CBI program’s single largest fiscal obstacle: Automatic tax residency. View the full article here…
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Innovation Doesn’t Require a Track Record; it Requires Conviction
Fernando Ferreira argues that institutional investors’ fixation on track records may be costing them the best returns in venture capital. View the full article…
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Europe Built GDPR, Then Gave Your Data to Trump
Washington has given 24 EU member an ultimatum: Open your biometric databases to American border officials or lose visa-free travel. In this video, IMI reveals…
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US Treasury Rescinds Decade-Old FinCEN Advisory on Saint Kitts CBI Program
The withdrawal closes a chapter that hung over the world's oldest CBI program for more than a decade; PM Drew credits three years of reform. View the full…
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Court Backs Ottawa’s Power to Freeze SUV Applications en Masse
A five-year wait, a clean file, and a court ruling that says none of it matters if the incubator falls. View the full article here. Subscribe to the IMI Daily…
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US Cuts Visa Validity for Antigua and Dominica From 10 Years to 3 Months
Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, and Grenada retain ten-year, multiple-entry terms; only Antigua and Dominica face the downgrade. View the full article here…
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Birthright Citizenship is Dying. Here’s What Won
Italy's Decree-Law 36 cut off 80 million people from claiming citizenship by descent, and birthright citizenship is contracting on every continent, including…
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5 EU Countries That Won't Tax Your Foreign Income
When the UK ended its 226-year-old non-dom tax regime, 10,800 millionaires left in a single year, taking tens of billions in wealth with them. This video and…
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Singapore Reveals GIP Has Granted PR to 450 Investors Since 2015, Attracting Nearly S$1 Billion
The most detailed figures the government has ever made public on the program's outcomes arrive via a parliamentary inquiry. View the full article here…
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Bhutan Launches World’s First Blockchain-Backed Digital Nomad Visa
Bhutan's digital nomad visa has no income requirement. What it does require is unlike anything in the 50-country DNV market. View the full article here…
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Danish PM Proposes Wealth Tax Weeks Before Snap Election
Denmark last had a wealth tax in 1997. Frederiksen wants it back, proposing a 1% annual levy on the country's richest residents. View the full article here…
IMI PodcastsThis Week in IM - Feb 26: 🇺🇸Negotiating EU Citizens’ Data, 🇵🇹 Moves GV Renewals Online, 🌍 Ranking CIPs in Family Costs, ++
🇺🇸Negotiating EU Citizens’ Data 🤔 How to Add Mobility with No New Passport 🇺🇾 Tax Holiday Threshold Jumps to $2M 🇨🇦 Biz Immigration in Full Swing Despite SUV…
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US Demands Access to EU Citizens’ Fingerprints and Political Data; Brussels Prepares to Comply
The EU built the world's strictest privacy law. Now it's negotiating how much personal data to give US border agents. View the full article here. Subscribe to…
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How to Increase Visa-Free Travel Without Getting a New Passport
A second passport is not the only way to expand your global mobility. The right residence permit can unlock dozens of additional destinations without the time…
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Uruguay Raises Tax Holiday Threshold to US$2 Million, Taxes Foreign Income at 12%
Francisco Litvay warns that Uruguay is repeating Portugal’s NHR mistake. Philippe May thinks the real winner is next door. View the full article here…
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They Lied to You About French Visas and Citizenship
IMI Pro Charlie Maggi, a French citizen himself, dismantles 17 myths about France's golden visa framework, its €300,000 investor pathway, and taxes that stop…
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Canada Ended the Start-Up Visa, It Did Not End Entrepreneur Immigration
Slava Apel argues the SUV's flaws killed it, but Canada's entrepreneur immigration model is being rebuilt, not abandoned. View the full article here. Subscribe…
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The Family Math: Which CBI Programs Deliver the Lowest Cost Per Passport?
Same family, twelve programs, wildly different per-passport costs. The cheapest option depends on how many children you have. View the full article here…
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Shakira Paid €22 Million Because of This Tax Myth
Think you can avoid taxes by staying under 183 days per country? The reality is far more complex, and getting it wrong could cost you fines, penalties, back…
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AIMA Launches Online Renewal Portal for Portugal’s Golden Visa Holders
Portal goes live amid persistent technical glitches; in-person visits limited to biometric data collection. View the full article here. Subscribe to the IMI…
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Moreno Wants Americans to Pick One Passport. The World Moved On Decades Ago
The Exclusive Citizenship Act arrives six decades into a global liberalization trend that shows no sign of reversing. View the full article here. Subscribe to…
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Flag Theory is Dead. HERE'S Its Replacement
This updated flag theory framework turns compliance infrastructure into personal sovereignty across multiple jurisdictions. Learn why Americans now represent…
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Non-Dom Regimes Explained: UK, Ireland, Italy, and Beyond
The UK abolished its 226-year-old non-dom regime in April 2025, but the concept lives on elsewhere. Some countries offer distinct ways to shield foreign income…
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Soil, Blood, and Money: Citizenship’s Three Foundations Are Shifting
Birthright and descent citizenship are retreating across the developed world. Only one acquisition doctrine is expanding, and governments keep lining up to…
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The 10 Countries That Still Tax Wealth: Rates, Rules, and Who Pays
Only a handful of countries still tax net wealth directly, but the details vary wildly. A guide to who pays, how much, and what counts. View the full article…
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14 Countries Want to Sell You Citizenship: But When?
IMI has reviewed every government gazette, parliamentary record, and official tender from the last six years to compile the world's only comprehensive tracker…
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Guide to $5 Million Golden Visas: Are They Worth It?
Singapore. Hong Kong. USA. These golden visa price tags alone won't tell you if they're worth it. In this video, we break down the investment returns (if…
IMI PodcastsThis Week in IM - Feb 19: 🇳🇱 to Tax Unrealized Gains, 🇻🇨 CBI Compared to “Cocaine”, 🇦🇫 Taliban Wants Investors, ++
🇳🇿 AIP Visa Records Rapid Surge 🇦🇬 PM Claps Back at EU 🌐 Flag Theory 1.0 is Dead, Long Live 2.0 🇲🇾 MM2H Closes in on $1 Billion 🇻🇨 CBI Compared to “Cocaine”…
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“Wealthy People Want to Come Here”: New Zealand AIP Visa Pulls NZ$3.39 Billion in Ten Months
The April 2025 overhaul that slashed the minimum from NZ$15 million to NZ$5 million has produced a 48-fold increase in committed investment over the prior…
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Europe's First Unrealized Gains Tax Just Passed
The Netherlands just passed a 36% tax on unrealized gains from crypto, stocks, bonds, and ETFs, meaning Dutch residents will owe tax on paper profits they…
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Cyprus Court Acquits Former Parliament President and MP in Golden Passport Trial
Prosecutors never summoned key witnesses in the highest-profile case from the Al Jazeera scandal; the attorney general now signals an appeal. View the full…
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“Our Citizenship Is Far More Difficult to Obtain Than an EU Visa”: Antigua PM at EU Parliamentary Assembly
Browne uses inaugural Caribbean-EU forum to argue CBI vetting exceeds European standards; calls for engagement over coercion as Brussels and Washington tighten…
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Why These 4 South American Passports Are Unbeatable
Most people building a global mobility portfolio have never heard of the settlement bloc that covers 18 million km, spans 9 countries, and offers citizenship…
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Malaysia’s Revamped MM2H Program Approaches $1 Billion in Inflows
MM2H approved 9,511 participants in 18 months after managing just 1,900 in the three years prior; 2,637 property transactions remain pending. View the full…
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SVG’s Budget Debate Erupts as Ex-PM Reveals US Warning and Compares CBI Money to “Cocaine”
Gonsalves claims Washington warned SVG against CBI and a China pivot. PM Friday calls his program a "sovereign capital" strategy. View the full article here…
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What Happens When You Try to Sell CBI Real Estate
An investor bought citizenship-eligible property for $200,000 and was offered $80,000 when he tried to sell. The citizenship by investment real estate market…
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Taliban Administration Endorses Residency by Investment Proposal
Afghanistan endorses ten-year investor visa proposal as economy struggles. The question is: Will anyone actually apply? View the full article here. Subscribe…
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5 Golden Visas Americans Can Get Without Moving
Six years ago, Americans barely registered in the investment migration market. But today, they've quadrupled their share and outnumber the next 4 nationalities…
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14 Countries That Have Proposed Citizenship by Investment Programs
From the Caribbean to Central Asia and the Pacific, governments keep announcing CBI plans. Few have followed through. View the full article here. Subscribe to…
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Dutch Lawmakers Approve a 36% Tax on Unrealized Crypto, Stock, and Bond Gains
Starting January 2028, the Netherlands is set to require that residents pay tax on paper profits they have not yet cashed in, pending Senate approval. View the…
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Swiss Vote to Cap Population: What it Means for Wealthy Foreign Residents
Swiss to vote on a population ceiling that would trigger residency restrictions as the country, now home to 9.1 million, approaches 10 million, with potential…
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This Soviet Law Gave 7K Russians a Free New Passport
When Caribbean nations banned Russian CBI applicants overnight, thousands turned to a forgotten 1991 Soviet treaty that offered citizenship in another country…
IMI PodcastsThis Week in IM - Feb 12: 🇻🇨’s CIP to Require Residency, 🇲🇪 Formalizes RBI Program, 🇸🇹 Revokes Agent’s License, ++
🇻🇨 to Launch CIP with Residency Mandate 🇨🇭 Votes to Cap Population 🇸🇹 Revokes Agent’s License for Discounting 🌴 How a Mercosur Passport Leads to Others 🇲🇪…
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São Tomé Revokes Agent License for Underselling Its CBI Program
São Tomé puts its foot down on price undercutting, revoking an agent's license fewer than five months after launching its CBI program. View the full article…
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St Vincent Unveils Mid-2026 CIP Launch With Residency Mandate; Former PM Ridicules Implementation
St Vincent's CIP will mandate residency. PM Friday: Not "revenue-at-all-costs" but "sovereign capital mobilization strategy." View the full article here…
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The Fixed Tax Loophole for Global Millionaires
If you earn money from investments, businesses, or other sources, you're probably tired of watching huge chunks disappear to your government each year. Here…
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The Mercosur SSB: How One Passport Can Grant You Access to an Entire Continent
Most people think of passports as keys to a single country. But what if one passport could open the door View the full article here. Subscribe to the IMI Daily…