The Mobility Standard

Court rejects constitutional challenges to Italy's citizenship-by-descent reform on four separate grounds.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Most cheap residency lists mix passive investments with active business visas. This one covers only programs where you park capital and walk away. Eleven options, four continents, one EU golden visa, all $100,000 or less.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A jurisdiction long favored by Bitcoin holders for its territorial tax regime and non-CRS status now requires transaction-hash disclosure above US$5,000 a year.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Spain, Ireland, and the UK killed their golden visas. Eight European programs survived. This is the full inventory.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A US senator has filed a bill that would force every American dual citizen to pick one nationality within 12 months or lose their US passport. IMI analyzed 60 years of Maastricht University data across 200 countries to reveal why 76% of the world moved in the opposite direction, and what that means for your passport portfolio in the future.Read the full article here.

Learn more about IMI's Official Partner, GSC International, and how the boutique global law firm's two decades of corporate practice inform its approach to RCBI.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

PM Pierre says the country has "no intention of stopping the CIP"; Deputy PM Hilaire rejects any link between the suspension and program.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Citizenship Commission chairman says March 9 memo restricting Russian and Sudanese applicants was released in error; both nationalities remain eligible.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 jurisdiction offers, what conditions apply, and how to establish residency.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

These 28 rules cover everything from passport diversification and tax residency planning to asset protection and location-independent income, practical principles for anyone building a life across borders.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 here. 

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 of €920 per month in passive income. In this video, IMI maps the pathways (from digital nomad visas to golden visas) and compares the Schengen and US Green Card travel multipliers side by side.Read the full article here.

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Denmark is considering a wealth tax 30 years after abolishing it, but Norway's recent experiment shows how quickly capital flight and billionaire relocations can follow. In this video, IMI covers the prime minister's proposal, what happened when Norway raised its wealth tax, and what it could mean for you if you have ties to Europe.Read the full article here.

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 documents open different doors internationally.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Argentina has addressed what practitioners called the CBI program's single largest fiscal obstacle: Automatic tax residency.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Fernando Ferreira argues that institutional investors' fixation on track records may be costing them the best returns in venture capital.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 what data is on the table, why not a single EU government objected, and what the US government's algorithms mean for every European traveler.Read the full article with details here.

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 article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 newsletter here. 

Saint Kitts, Saint Lucia, and Grenada retain ten-year, multiple-entry terms; only Antigua and Dominica face the downgrade.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Italy's Decree-Law 36 cut off 80 million people from claiming citizenship by descent, and birthright citizenship is contracting on every continent, including in the US where the Supreme Court will determine its validity. In this video, IMI covers the three most popular methods of nationality acquisition, how two are dying, and why one $20 billion market is the only path still expanding.Read the full article here. 

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 the data we found reveal where they went – Five European alternatives from Ireland's indefinite zero-fee remittance system to Italy's flat tax and Greece's investor regime.Read the full article here.

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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, cost, or complexity of acquiring citizenship.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 most applicants cold. From a two-year citizenship route for graduates to a no-minimum-stay residence card with full Schengen access, this is the EU golden visa hiding in plain sight.Read the full article "17 Misconceptions About France's Residency Framework and Its Investor Visa" here.

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 to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Same family, twelve programs, wildly different per-passport costs. The cheapest option depends on how many children you have.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 payments, and a whole lot of stress. Shakira is the perfect case study. Here's what tax authorities in 5 major countries look for when they claim you as a resident.Read the full article "Why the 183-Day Tax Rule Works Differently in Every Country" with details here.

Portal goes live amid persistent technical glitches; in-person visits limited to biometric data collection.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

This updated flag theory framework turns compliance infrastructure into personal sovereignty across multiple jurisdictions. Learn why Americans now represent 50% of migration firms' fastest-growing demographic, how one citizenship can unlock 30 nations (not just one), and which asset architecture makes your wealth un-freezeable.Read the full article with more details here.

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 from local taxation.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Birthright and descent citizenship are retreating across the developed world. Only one acquisition doctrine is expanding, and governments keep lining up to sell it.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

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 here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

IMI has reviewed every government gazette, parliamentary record, and official tender from the last six years to compile the world's only comprehensive tracker of proposed citizenship by investment programs. This video breaks down all 14 potential schemes, from Argentina's forthcoming program now in tender review to Tonga's proposal backed by its new Prime Minister. We'll also reveal which are launching, which pivoted to residency instead of citizenship, and which have gone silent.Read the full article "14 Countries That Have Proposed Citizenship by Investment Programs" with more details here.

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 applicable), the citizenship pathways and passport strength, and a 5-question framework to decide if a premium golden visa makes sense for your goals and situation.Read the full article "The World's Most Expensive Golden Visas: Are They Worth It?" with details here.

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 regime's total.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.