The Mobility Standard

Four passports, four different legal names, one person. It sounds like a spy movie, but it's been done completely legally in dozens of countries. We break down the exact process in the US, Italy, Russia, and Japan, plus the inheritance, identity, and banking landmines that can quickly turn this strategy into a disaster.Read the full article "Is It Legal to Have Multiple Passports with Multiple Names?" and details here.

Kemal Nicholson: When external actors can blacklist your country overnight, citizenship programs face a choice they can't ignore.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Learn more about IMI's Official Partner, EDICR, and how the company has brought its data-heavy background expertise into CBI hotel developments.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Europe sacrificed innovation for regulation and lost everything, writes Jimmy Sexton. Can it recover?View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

After nearly 4 decades as a non-citizen, the Trinidad-born rapper says she's now finalizing US citizenship paperwork after receiving a “free” Gold Card.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Forget €500K golden visas. 40 countries offer legal residency to anyone who can prove they have enough money in the bank to support themselves, and some lead to citizenship in as little as two years. We reveal which programs have the lowest barriers, fastest passport timelines, and best tax advantages (plus the traps that catch most applicants).Read the full article "Prove Your Income and Get Free Residency: 40 Countries with Independent Means Visas" and explore the visas here.

From Caribbean to MENA: four-firm consortium among six bidders for Argentina's citizenship program contract.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Charlie Maggi explores investment migration's new baseline: CBI programs packaged with European access as clients demand layered mobility.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Modern states don't just divide people into citizens and foreigners. Rather, they operate four-layer settlement systems that investment migration programs (like golden visas and citizenship by investment programs) accelerate in unique ways. This pyramid explains everything from program pricing to international scrutiny and residency and citizenship benefits. Read the full article "Climbing the 4-Layer Settlement Rights Pyramid" here.

After receiving over 40,000 applications in 18 months, Saudi Arabia may further expand its Premium Residency program with Abu Dhabi-style pathways for superyacht owners and the ultra-wealthy.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Three markets sell citizenship through property investments. Each plays by completely different rules. Knowing which matters before you buy.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Andorra passive residency jumps to €1m, but Housing Fund route offers €400k alternative.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Five systematic issues account for most citizenship by investment rejections across global programs, from due diligence failures to technical documentation errors.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

11% of current IMI's Job Board listings are now fully remote. Find your borderless career on the IMI Jobs board today.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Smart citizenship planning looks nothing like passport hoarding. Strategic combinations work brilliantly, thoughtless accumulation fails.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

São Tomé citizenship applicants span 27 countries from Russia to Venezuela. The program averaged 20 submissions monthly since launch.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Grenada's CIP is on track for its third best year ever, continues to cut the backlog, and has set a new historical record in Q3 of 2025.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Compare Asia's top investment visas: Singapore GIP, Hong Kong CIES, Thailand Privilege, Malaysia MM2H, and more. Investment thresholds, residency paths, and citizenship options explained.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Nisha Mc Intyre: Constantinople's fall sparked the Renaissance. Could US immigration restrictions trigger Caribbean rebirth?View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Every country where your foreign pension faces single-digit taxation or less. Covers dedicated retiree flat-tax regimes, 29 territorial tax jurisdictions, and the EU's 10% flat-rate options in Romania and Bulgaria.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The world's first comprehensive guide to CBI agent commissions reveals what governments pay per approved client. And of course, that gap incentivizes agents to recommend certain citizenship by investment programs to investors over others. We expose the exact commission structures across Caribbean, Pacific, and African passport programs so you know what's at stake when your agent suggests one country over another.Read the full article "What Governments Pay CBI Agents in Commission" here.

The US has suspended immigrant visas for 10 CBI countries, citing a "high risk for becoming a public charge."View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Beijing's tax crackdown uses AI surveillance and self-reporting to chase $940B in offshore assets, but can't verify amounts.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

What happens when governments double citizenship by investment thresholds overnight? There's ONE critical moment when your application becomes untouchable. We break down exactly when rule changes can hurt you, when you're protected, and how to structure your investment to minimize regulatory risk. Read the full article here.

States don't divide people into citizens and foreigners. They use four layers of legal status. This is the Settlement Rights Pyramid.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

In this analysis, Daisy Polanco Jiménez examines Dominican residency beyond headlines, hype, and shortcuts.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The most expensive golden visas cost millions, but are they worth it? Your passport, tax situation, and goals determine whether premium programs make sense.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Belarus to review a draft law that would grant foreign investors Belarusian citizenship and de facto permanent residence in Russia. "Approval expected within 3-6 months," says Ilja Belobragin.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Governments can change investment migration program rules whenever they want. This leaves you vulnerable to sudden policy upheavals. Here's how to protect yourself.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Tax official exploited France's system to sell crypto investor data including addresses and financial records.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

The US more than doubled its visa bond list from 15 to 38 countries. Starting January 21, tourists from Tonga, Antigua, and 23 others must post $15,000 to visit.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Most people live their entire lives trapped by a single passport, a single currency, and a single government that doesn't have their best interests at heart. These 28 rules separate sovereign individuals from everyone else. And #28 is the one that makes all the others work.

Nearly 43,000 people applied for Paraguayan residency in 2025. That's 50% more than the year before.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

South Korea proposes freezing crypto accounts on suspicion alone. One critic calls it "political intent," not real policy.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

A forgotten relic of Soviet governance created a loophole that Russians utilized once the CBI world closed its doors to them.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Backlog fell over 4% between October and November as Greece completes 88% of 2023 applications and half of 2024's submissions.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

U-Haul data shows California and New York hemorrhaging residents to low-tax Texas and Florida. Attorney Mona Shah: "The exodus is real and significant."View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Live in Panama, earn in Europe, pay zero tax. These 29 countries only tax local income. Your complete territorial tax guide.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

From fake financing deals to bogus "EU citizenship" offers, this video exposes 8 residency and citizenship by investment scams costing investors hundreds of thousands of dollars. And we'll show you how to spot them. Learn the three-rule protection framework that separates legitimate RCBI programs from elaborate traps.Read the full article with more details here.* Note: No information in this video/audio constitutes financial, tax, immigration, or legal advice. Consult the professionals before considering any action.

Note: Italy has increased their flat tax to €300,000 as expected.Life in Europe doesn't have to be as high-tax as you may imagine. Discover 13 legal tax regimes that let you live in Europe while paying under 10% – the same strategies used by the likes of David Beckham, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Novak Djokovic. We break down the exact requirements, costs, and qualifying criteria for special programs in Italy, Greece, Ireland, Malta, Spain, Poland, and Switzerland.Download the full European special tax regimes report here for free.

Maduro's capture Saturday triggered celebrations across the Venezuelan diaspora, and possibly quiet calculations about investing in a nation with the world's largest oil reserves and real estate at half its 2014 value.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

St Kitts to phase out donation-only citizenship in 2026. Nicholas Stevens calls it "the new normal," while Daisy Joseph-Andall says lower application volume may be "precisely the point."View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.

Washington's scrutiny of Caribbean CIPs may already be affecting travel access, with or without formal restrictions.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Investment migration, sadly, has its fair share of scams, which could lead to loss of money, or worse. Here is how to spot some of them.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

17 EU/EEA countries offering citizenship to descendants of their citizens, and up to 30 million Americans may qualify for a second passport through ancestry alone. We break down which countries have the clearest pathways, why one date in your family history determines everything, and how to find out if you qualify before these programs change for good.Explore citizenship by descent programs and other residency and citizenship programs in IMI's RCBI encyclopedia. 

Marco Mesina breaks down Italy's new €300,000 flat tax and why ultra-wealthy families are likely to continue choosing Italy despite the hike.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

EU citizenship sits unclaimed by millions of Americans. Mexican nationality goes unformalized by millions more.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

EU and US pressure mounts on Caribbean citizenship programs while new programs emerge in different corners of the globe.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Most digital nomad visas function as long-stay tourist visas. These 11 programs offer something different: codified paths to PR and citizenship in Europe, Latin America, and Asia.View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here. 

Here's a question that sounds simple until you really try answering it: What's the world's best citizenship combo?View the full article here.Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here.