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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 . 

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 . 

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 . 

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 informat...

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 prog...

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 .

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 .

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 . 

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 . 

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 o...

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 . 

Central bank to monitor large non-resident transfers as speculative gold trading peaks at 60% of forex transactions and expat population swells. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here . 

The newly-elected PM says the program launch remains viable despite recent US visa suspensions for Antigua and Dominica, and the EU's most serious CBI warning yet. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here . 

A large-scale investigation has uncovered a criminal network spanning Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova using fallen soldiers' identities to fuel massive passport fraud in an European Union member state – nearly 20,000 fake citizenships since 2022. Read how investigators uncovered the scheme at IMIDaily.com .

Foreign property purchases are cooling in Greece as golden visa investors shift to renovating idle properties to qualify at the €250,000 threshold. View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here . 

Caribbean CIPs should tighten vetting “pending discontinuation of those schemes,” reads a recent report by the EU Commission.  View the full article here . Subscribe to the IMI Daily newsletter here .