Malta Sharpens Its Permanent Residence Programme: What the 2025 Amendments Mean for Investors and Families
The Maltese government has introduced significant changes to the Malta Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP) through Legal Notice 146 of 2025, aimed at making the programme more flexible, cost-effective, and family-friendly. These amendments, effective from 1 January 2025, reflect Malta’s continued effort to maintain a competitive and transparent residence-by-investment offering for international investors and their families. […]
Malta Proposes to Replace Citizenship-by-Investment with New Merit-Based Framework
A significant legal development in Malta’s citizenship landscape. On 16 July 2025, the Government of Malta published Bill No. 140, officially repealing the previous citizenship-by-investment program. In its place, Malta proposed to introduce a new ‘Citizenship by Merit’ framework. Under the proposed law, citizenship would be granted on a discretionary basis to individuals who have […]
Spain Ends Golden Visa Program
Effective April 3, 2025, Spain has officially discontinued its Golden Visa program, which had been in place since 2013. The program allowed non-EU citizens to gain residency by investing a minimum of €500,000 in Spanish real estate, attracting over 14,500 investors mainly from China, Russia, the UK, and the US, and contributing significantly to the […]
2025 Updates to Malta’s MPRP: Investment and Fee Changes
Malta, with its Mediterranean allure, robust economy, and high quality of life, continues to be a leading choice for those seeking permanent residence in Europe. In 2025, Malta will implement significant changes to its Permanent Residence Programme (MPRP). These revisions include higher investment requirements and increased fees, designed to boost the programme’s appeal and ensure […]
Mandatory Interviews Have Been Postponed for New Grenada Citizenship Applicants
Grenada recently implemented mandatory interviews for applicants applying for their Citizenship by Investment Program. This decision, mirroring similar actions taken by Dominica and Saint Kitts, aims to bolster the due diligence procedures within the citizenship program. Initially planned to begin on September 1st, 2023, this initiative arose from dialogues between the Caribbean nations and US […]
Antigua Declares the Start of Compulsory Interviews
On November 13th, 2023, a government memo directed to stakeholders from Antigua and Barbuda’s Citizenship by Investment Unit declared the initiation of obligatory interviews for all applicants seeking citizenship. Ms. Charmaine Donovan, CEO of the government’s citizenship unit, issued a notice stating that starting December 15th, citizenship applications will mandate interviews for principal applicants and […]
Understanding Residence by Investment
Although the world today has become globalized and more connected than ever, disparities in financial, political, and social systems ensure that boundaries and borders are still a fact of life. Different regulations apply when one wants to live, work, or study in a different country. High Net Worth individuals are seeking to move freely visa […]
Russian and Belarusian Nationals May Again Apply for Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda Citizenship by Investment
As have been announced in March 2022, Russian and Belarusian nationals were not allowed to apply for any of the five Caribbean countries’ citizenship by investment programs. These include Grenada, Antigua & Barbuda, St. Kitts and Nevis, Dominica and St. Lucia. The ban for Grenada has been lifted as of second week of July 2022. […]
Turkey Program Increases Real Estate Investment Requirement to 400,000 USD
As from 13th of June 2022 the real estate investment option to obtain Turkish citizenship will increase to 400,000 USD instead of previously requested 250,000 USD. It is assumed that increase in requirement is due to increased price in building materials, however, no such reason officially announced. Investors willing to obtain Turkish citizenship, but not […]
Amendments to Turkish Citizenship by Investment Program 2022
As from 6th January 2022 new amendments take place in Turkish Citizenship regulations. It has now become required to open a bank account in Turkey when applying for Turkish Citizenship by Investment. Since exchanging the currency of investment into Turkish lira is mandatory, all investors are now affected by this change. The investment options remain […]
Malta Amongst the Strongest Due Diligence Process
As the Financial Times stresses, governments of Malta, Dominica and St. Kitts and Nevis rank best for its thorough due diligence for the applicants of citizenship by investment regulations. These governments have adopted strictest processes and various steps to continuously make efforts to improve due diligence and uplift the regulations. What is due diligence? The […]