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Portugal Clears Golden Visa Backlogs
Portugal’s Golden Visa program remains a topic of significant interest for international investors, particularly as regulatory changes continue to shape the investment migration landscape. Pending Applications Cleared Portugal’s international population continues to grow 1.54 million foreign residents counted in 2024. After years of wait and delays, data from government shows ds of thousands of pending…
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Vanuatu Amends Citizenship Program
The Citizenship Office has issued a formal notice to all designated agents on amendments to Vanuatu’s citizenship by investment programmes, following the publication of Official Gazette No. 25 of 2026 on 19 March 2026. The Citizenship Office notice, dated 23 March 2026 and signed by Secretary General Patrick Peter Fred, outlines changes under the Citizenship…
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St.Kitts Biometric Fees and Collection Centers
The St.Kitts government is upgrading passport security to highest international standards inline with other countries. The Biometric Enrolment is gone live, with collection centres operating across the Federation and at consular offices and approved service providers worldwide. Deactivation All old passports issued to citizens under the CBI program will be automatically deactivated from Aug 1,…
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CBIGV Platform – Securely Upload CBI and Golden Visa Applications
We have built state of the art, application platform to securely upload applications for all CBI/GV programs. From now on all our clients will be asked to register and upload application forms and supporting documents in https://www.cbigv.com CBIGV is the first AI-powered platform of its kind, designed to simplify, digitise and standardise the end-to-end submission…
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Why Marriott PBO is a better option than SISC donation?
The Saint Kitts and Nevis citizenship by investment program has two specific donation options. Both are government approved pathways and having the same investment requirement of USD 250,000 The Royal St. Kitts Beach Resort (St. Kitts Marriott) is a jewel for hospitality and sustainable tourism in St.Kitts and Nevis. It is a model of sustainable…
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Latvia Golden Visa for €65,000
Latvia remains the most attractive low cost residency program in Europe. We now offer exclusive Latvian residency by real-estate investment opportunity in the redevelopment of Gaismas Senior Nursing and Retirement Home — securing five-year EU residency, with full Schengen mobility, for the entire family. Investment Options The investment goes towards redevelopment Gaismas – senior retirement…
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Portugal Nationality Law Published in Gazette
Portugal Nationality Law was now published in Gazette Dario Republica on May 18, 2026 officially becoming a law 37/81 and will now be implemented for new applications. On May 3rd, 2026, Portugal’s updated Nationality Law was promulgated by the President of the Republic. Mercan Properties confirms that these changes do not affect the Portugal Golden Visa Program…
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Portugal Receives High Volume of Citizenship Applications
President António José Seguro formally promulgated the new Nationality Law on Sunday, May 3. The Parliament’s April 1 reform has now been signed by the President, who promulgated the revised law on May 3; the measure will come into force once published in the Diário da República. Under the new framework, the standard legal-residence requirement…
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President Signs Portugal Citizenship New Law
The President of the Portuguese Republic signed and promulgated the new law amending the Portuguese citizenship regime increasing the residence period to 10 years for Non-EU and 7 years for CPLP nationals, bringing years of uncertainty to the end. This means that the new law is expected to be published in the coming days in…
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St.Kitts Biometrics Collection Goes Live for Citizens
As of 14 April 2026, the St.Kitts Government goes live with an advanced biometric data collection system, a decisive step that aligns us with the world’s most progressive jurisdictions in citizenship management. Biometrics Passport Upgrade St. Kitts and Nevis is upgrading its passport system to meet the highest international standards in biometric security. The Ministry of National…
