Armenia is preparing for one of the biggest changes in the migration framework it has seen in decades. The new, fully modernized residency system will come into force on 1 August 2026. Such reform suggests a strategic shift toward a digital-first, investment-friendly model that looks to attract global capital, support entrepreneurial activity, and strengthen ties with the Armenian diaspora. Whether an investor, business owner, returning Armenian, or a foreign national looking to reside in the country, taking a closer look at updated rules for permanent residence in Armenia is highly essential.
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Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment: Fraud Allegations, Political Fallout, and the Future of the CIIP
The citizenship by investment landscape of Vanuatu is experiencing one of its most turbulent periods in recent history. What had started off as a simple internal verification by the Citizenship Commission has blown out into a nationwide investigation involving forged receipts, suspected agent misconduct, and mounting political tensions. For a small island nation that is utterly reliant on revenues from Vanuatu citizenship by investment, the allegations strike at the heart of both economic stability and international credibility.
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Portugal Citizenship Law 2025: Longer Residency, New Requirements
In a landmark move, Portugal officially revamps its policy on acquiring citizenship. The new law on citizenship in Portugal 2025, which was passed by the Portuguese Parliament on 28 October 2025, involves longer periods of residency, stricter requirements for eligibility, and a greater emphasis on integration into Portuguese society. Once it is signed by the President in a formal gesture and published in the Diário da República, it will be applied to all applications going forward.
According to InfoMigrants, the reform introduces longer residency requirements and stricter criteria to ensure deeper integration.
Ultimate Consultancy Joins Global Leaders at IMC Streaming’s “Rethinking Residency: The Rise of the Multi-Home Individual”
The face of global mobility is changing faster than ever before. As the world becomes increasingly borderless, the idea of “home” has transcended from an address to a dynamic, multi-jurisdictional reality. In recognition of such transformation, the IMC Streaming platform hosted a landmark virtual conference titled “Rethinking Residency: The Rise of the Multi-Home Individual” on November 7, 2025.
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Sierra Leone Citizenship by Investment: A New Era of Inclusive Naturalization
In 2025, Sierra Leone changed the map of investment migration in Africa when it upgraded its Sierra Leone Citizenship Program, this time under the brand name GO-FOR-GOLD Citizenship Program. First introduced with a six-month pilot that successfully naturalized thirteen families, it has since become one of the most innovative and inclusive naturalization schemes on the continent.
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Ultimate Consultancy Joins IMC Streaming Investment Migration Dialogue
This marks a major step in the investment-migration industry globally, as Ultimate Consultancy has partnered with the Investment Migration Council, IMC, to participate in a major Investment Migration Dialogue themed “Why Investment Migration Should Be Celebrated Not Stigmatised.”
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The CR-NHC Public Benefit Option: Redefining St Kitts Investment Migration
The Government of St. Kitts and Nevis made a decisive move in June 2025 to update its investment migration framework by naming ClientReferrals as an Approved Public Benefactor. This move proved to be the key toward launching the CR-NHC Public Benefit Option, resulting from a partnership between ClientReferrals, the Citizenship by Investment Unit, and the National Housing Corporation.
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Citizenship by Investment: Expansion of Investment-Linked Residence and Citizenship for U.S. and British Citizens
In the last few years, an increasing number of United States and United Kingdom nationals have opted for alternative means of residency or Citizenship by Investment. This is because of a variety of different reasons: higher taxation levels within their home countries, burgeoning political and social instability, and to conceptualize a more mobile way of life and permanent legacy for their families.
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UAE Golden Visa and Citizenship Handbook 2025
Historic reforms to UAE citizenship law, under which foreign investors and persons of exceptional talent are to be made eligible for naturalization and their families under the Golden Visa scheme, were announced in February 2021.
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Radical Transformation of the Portuguese Citizenship Law
In a giant stride in the right direction, the Portuguese parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, has passed a substitute text that brings back the timeline for applying for citizenship. Under the newly approved Portugal Citizenship Law Reform, citizens of EU Member States and CPLP countries must now complete seven years of legal residence before they can apply for Portuguese citizenship. The applicants from all other countries will now have to obtain a ten-year legal residence requirement before submitting their applications.
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Romania Golden Visa 2025: Everything You Need to Know About the New Residency through Investment Plan
Romania is poised to join the European realm of investment migration with its new Residency by Investment Program, commonly called the Romania Golden Visa 2025. In legislative draft form, the program has the goal of providing high-net-worth, non-European Union investor visas through the granting of long-term residence rights and eventually, access to Romanian citizenship. According to a recent report by IMI Daily, the legislative proposal aims to attract global investors through real estate, government bonds, and financial instruments.
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Qatar Residency by Investment: How Investors Can Gain Residency in a Few Days
Qatar Residency by Investment has rewritten the country’s position in the global residency-by-investment (RBI) arena in 2025. It launched a notable property-attached residency program, which will now be one of the swiftest as well as simplest ways of securing long-term residency in the Gulf.
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