Independent analysis of residence and citizenship by investment: program changes, pricing moves, and policy shifts, verified against primary sources.https://citizenships.io/en-ushttps://citizenships.io/intel/canada-citizenship-by-descent-freeze-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/canada-citizenship-by-descent-freeze-2026/Canada halted all new citizenship-by-descent decisions under Bill C-3, clawed back certificates it had just issued, then quietly revalidated many of them within days. Civita's independent read: a descent claim is the cheapest passport when it works, but it is an administrative product, not a birthright, and 2026 is the year every issuing state is re-underwriting ancestry. Treat your claim like a litigation file, not a family tree.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/eb5-grandfathering-deadline-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/eb5-grandfathering-deadline-2026/The EB-5 grandfathering window closes September 30, 2026, a full year before the Regional Center Program's 2027 sunset, and most coverage conflates the two. Civita on what the grandfathering clause actually protects, why the July 2026 Visa Bulletin pushes new money toward rural set-asides, and the fee, inventory, and visa-availability changes that make this summer the real filing window.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/gibraltar-category-2-net-worth-5-million-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/gibraltar-category-2-net-worth-5-million-2026/Gibraltar has multiplied its Category 2 net-worth bar by 2.5x to £5 million and quadrupled the application fee, days before a UK-EU treaty reshapes its Schengen connectivity. The independent Civita read: a tax-capped residence only pays if your foreign income is large enough to clear the cap and the deal is stable enough to survive, so this is a timing call, not a low-tax-island impulse buy.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/turkey-citizenship-valuation-gedas-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/turkey-citizenship-valuation-gedas-2026/Since December 2024, Türkiye has routed every citizenship-by-investment appraisal through GEDAŞ, a subsidiary of state housing administration TOKİ, ending the investor's ability to pick a friendly valuer, and enforcement has tightened visibly through 2025 and 2026. Our read at Civita: this is good news dressed as a tightening, because it forces the asset behind your passport to be genuinely worth the price. Here is how to underwrite a Türkiye file so it actually clears.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/cheapest-family-of-four-citizenship-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/cheapest-family-of-four-citizenship-2026/The cheapest single-applicant Caribbean passport is not the cheapest for a family. We run the honest all-in math for a family of four across all five 2026 programs.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/cyprus-not-in-schengen-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/cyprus-not-in-schengen-2026/Cyprus is in the EU but not in Schengen as of 2026. Here is what a Cyprus PR really gives you for travel, how it differs from Malta, and who each suits.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/caribbean-presence-rules-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/caribbean-presence-rules-2026/Where each Caribbean CBI program stands on physical presence in 2026, what ECCIRA's 30-day rule would change, and why "no presence ever" is no longer safe.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/grenada-e2-visa-us-advantage/https://citizenships.io/intel/grenada-e2-visa-us-advantage/Grenada is the only Caribbean CBI passport with US E-2 visa access. We explain what E-2 really is, the 3-year catch most agents skip, and who it actually helps.Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/us-passport-ranking-decline-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/us-passport-ranking-decline-2026/The January 2026 Henley Index puts the US passport at 10th, one of its steepest 20-year declines, after shedding seven destinations in a year. Civita on what 10th place actually costs Americans and the second-citizenship moves worth making now.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/spain-golden-visa-dead-where-the-money-went/https://citizenships.io/intel/spain-golden-visa-dead-where-the-money-went/Spain ended residency-by-investment in April 2025. We trace the displaced capital to Greece, Italy, the UAE and beyond, and what the EU's posture now signals for every golden visa.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/trump-gold-card-visa-reality-check-2026/https://citizenships.io/intel/trump-gold-card-visa-reality-check-2026/By mid-2026 the Trump Gold Card has 338 applicants, 165 paid fees, and exactly one approval, even after the price fell from $5M to $1M. Civita on how the program actually works, why uptake collapsed, and whether the $5M Platinum Card will ever launch.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/eu-visa-suspension-mechanism-and-cbi/https://citizenships.io/intel/eu-visa-suspension-mechanism-and-cbi/The EU's reformed visa-suspension mechanism now names investor citizenship as a trigger. We model the real risk to Caribbean Schengen access and how it should change your 2026 program choice.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/caribbean-cbi-2026-reforms-who-is-still-worth-it/https://citizenships.io/intel/caribbean-cbi-2026-reforms-who-is-still-worth-it/The US$200k floor, genuine-link rules, interviews, five-year passports and a regional regulator have reshaped Caribbean CBI. Our honest take on what is still worth buying.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/italy-flat-tax-300k-still-worth-it/https://citizenships.io/intel/italy-flat-tax-300k-still-worth-it/Italy tripled its non-dom flat tax to EUR 300,000 for new 2026 residents. Our firm view on the break-even, who still wins, and who should walk.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/vanuatu-schengen-loss-the-fragility-lesson/https://citizenships.io/intel/vanuatu-schengen-loss-the-fragility-lesson/Vanuatu became the first program ever stripped of EU visa-free travel. The real lesson: visa-free access is the most volatile thing you can buy, so never buy on the count alone.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/investment-migration-programs-at-risk-2026-watchlist/https://citizenships.io/intel/investment-migration-programs-at-risk-2026-watchlist/A Civita risk-rated watchlist of golden visa and citizenship programs facing closure, repricing, or tightening in 2026 and beyond. Honest ratings, no hype.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/portugal-10-year-citizenship/https://citizenships.io/intel/portugal-10-year-citizenship/Portugal's revised Nationality Law, in force since May 2026, takes the path to citizenship from five years to ten (seven for EU and CPLP nationals) and starts the clock later. Here is what actually changes, and for whom.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/why-we-take-no-commission/https://citizenships.io/intel/why-we-take-no-commission/Civita is paid by the client, never by a program, developer or fund. Here is why commission-funded migration advice is structurally conflicted, and what that changes.Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/the-real-five-year-cost-of-a-golden-visa/https://citizenships.io/intel/the-real-five-year-cost-of-a-golden-visa/The headline minimum is never the number that matters. Here is how we model the true five-year all-in cost of a residency program, and why refundable capital changes the math.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/residence-vs-citizenship-most-people-buy-the-wrong-product/https://citizenships.io/intel/residence-vs-citizenship-most-people-buy-the-wrong-product/People who want mobility buy citizenship, and people who want a passport buy residence with a slow clock. Here is the decision the right way around, with 2026 facts.Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/how-to-spot-a-conflicted-advisor/https://citizenships.io/intel/how-to-spot-a-conflicted-advisor/In investment migration, the advice is often free because a fund or developer pays for it. Here are the red flags, the questions to ask, and why the fee model is the tell.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/due-diligence-is-getting-harder-and-thats-good/https://citizenships.io/intel/due-diligence-is-getting-harder-and-thats-good/Caribbean CBI vetting in 2026 means interviews, biometrics and forensic source-of-funds review. The friction is real. It also protects the asset you are buying.Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/americans-and-second-passports-the-tax-reality/https://citizenships.io/intel/americans-and-second-passports-the-tax-reality/A US passport binds you to worldwide tax wherever you move. A second residence or citizenship will not undo that. Here is why it is still worth having.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://citizenships.io/intel/malta-citizenship-ended/https://citizenships.io/intel/malta-citizenship-ended/In April 2025 the European Court of Justice ruled Malta's citizenship-by-investment scheme contrary to EU law. A year on, here is what is actually still available, and where the displaced demand is landing.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT