No French, No civic test: France’s exam‑free Visiteur visa Indian HNIs are quietly using as a first step to EU residencyFrance's 2026 immigration reforms, including civic exams and language tests, have caused concern for many. However, the financially indepen...
29 Apr, 2026, 04.43 PM IST
A crackdown on dreamers is a crackdown on the American dreamUndocumented students, known as Dreamers, are facing increased deportations and uncertainty despite their immense contributions. Alex Valle...
31 Mar, 2026, 04.50 PM IST
Switzerland Residency by Investment: How Indians can benefit from this programSwitzerland's Residence by Investment program offers non-EU nationals a pathway to residency through financial investment. Investors can ga...
05 Jan, 2026, 12.52 PM IST
Pass-portals Unlocked: Why high net-worth Indians are leaving for foreign passportsDespite India's growth, a segment of HNIs are pursuing foreign passports for mobility, tax advantages, and career flexibility. While countr...
11 Oct, 2025, 11.43 PM IST
Botswana, South Africa launches citizenship program to boost country's economyBotswana announced a new citizenship-by-investment program to diversify its economy, heavily reliant on diamonds, which are experiencing a ...
27 Sep, 2025, 04.12 PM IST
Trump’s Gold Card expensive, but not world’s costliest golden visa; check where others standPresident Trump introduced the Gold Card Visa Program, offering US residency for a $1 million investment, or $2 million per employee sponso...
20 Sep, 2025, 11.52 AM IST
Citizenship for sale? Why Canadians are joining the Caribbean passport trendCanadians are increasingly seeking second citizenships in the Caribbean, driven by lifestyle enhancements, financial planning advantages, a...
09 Aug, 2025, 02.12 PM IST
Elon Musk claims beginning ‘Quiet Trial’ of $5 million Gold Card visa programElon Musk announced on X that the US government's "Gold Card" visa program, initiated by President Trump in February 2025, is undergoing a ...
12 May, 2025, 11.56 AM IST
World, not just the US, is their oysterDespite the waning popularity of multilateralism, countries are keen on facilitating hassle-free movement of talent and investments to boos...
01 Apr, 2025, 10.46 PM IST
Have a few hundred thousand dollars lying around? Here are the Golden Visas you can getGolden visa and passport programs offer residency or citizenship through investment, attracting global interest, including from Indian appl...
28 Feb, 2025, 10.42 AM IST
Over 2.15 lakh Indians gave up their citizenship and moved abroad in 2023In 2023, 216,219 Indians renounced their citizenship, according to a report presented to the Rajya Sabha. The number was slightly lower tha...
02 Aug, 2024, 01.08 PM IST
Antigua, Grenada, Dominica: Citizenship-related visas explainedCaribbean's CBI programs offer diverse benefits like visa-free travel, low living costs, and multiple citizenships. Antigua, Grenada, and D...
06 May, 2024, 01.42 PM IST
These are the world's top Citizenship by Investment programs of 2024, according to HenleyThe Henley & Partners' Citizenship Program Index has revealed that Malta, Austria, and Antigua and Barbuda are the top Citizenship by Inves...
27 Feb, 2024, 05.59 PM IST
The 10 most successful visa and PR pathwaysThe world is becoming more interconnected and globalised, and many people are looking for opportunities to live, work, study, or invest in ...
04 Dec, 2023, 02.46 PM IST
From Grenada to St Lucia, where the Modis, Choksis, Mallyas of India escape toThe citizenship programs offered by many Caribbean Islands give the super-rich an opportunity to acquire a new nationality.
05 Jun, 2018, 11.33 AM IST
The art and ‘craft’ of buying foreign passportsFor many well-heeled Indians, it’s a secret plan to run away from Indian courts well before local enforcement authorities get a whiff of th...
18 May, 2018, 05.07 PM IST
Caribbean nations are wooing Indian immigrants with attractive cash-for-citizenship offersThe latest to launch a citizenship-by-investment program is Antigua & Barbuda, a tiny independent Commonwealth state in the eastern Caribbe...
11 Aug, 2013, 09.45 PM IST