70,000 Americans in Japan Wait on Updated Foreign Property Restrictions
Japan’s government expert panel has postponed recommendations on foreign property purchase restrictions until fall 2026, delaying what could have been a midsummer decision on buying property in Japan as a foreigner. For the roughly 70,000 registered American residents in Japan,...
Dominican Republic residence permits issued to Americans reached 2,491 in 2025, and most went through one door. Temporary residence took 64% of the total, or 1,591 permits. Every other route trailed far behind. The figures, sorted by category and nationality,...
Ghana citizenship by investment now has a statutory mandate but no program behind it, an unusual sequence written into a bill Ghana’s Parliament passed April 2. For the thousands of Americans who have built lives in Accra under heritage-based pathways,...
Thousands of court cases are backing up Portugal’s immigration authority AIMA, and the resulting Portugal residence permit delays are landing on Americans mid-application. The agency was still working through thousands of outstanding court decisions in May 2026, slowing permit issuance...
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Americans Moving to Brazil Rank Among the Top Foreign Residence Cohorts
Americans moving to Brazil now sit among the country’s largest foreign residence cohorts, a slow climb back from the pandemic floor that the permit data only partly explains.
How Many Americans Live in Argentina
Argentina’s 2022 census counted about 14,000 US-born residents, but roughly twice as many people hold US citizenship there. The gap explains who the headline number misses.
US Citizens in Australia See Family Visas Fall for a 2nd Year
US-born arrivals to Australia held above 10,000 a year through the 2010s, then pandemic border closures cut them to 4,650. The 2024-25 count of 7,580 marks a partial, stalled recovery.
Bahamas Permanent Residency Bill Would Add a $500 Path for Refused Applicants
A proposed Bahamas permanent residency change would let the immigration minister hand a residence certificate to people he turns down for citizenship, in exchange for a $500 fee. That’s cheaper than an annual Bahamian work permit. It’s also the part drawing the most fire. The $500 mechanism tucked into a budget debate The Bahamas Nationality (Amendment) Bill, 2026 would insert a new section 7A into the Bahamas Nationality Act. The
IRCC Now Requires Income Proof From Digital Nomads in Canada
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada changed the rules for digital nomads in Canada on May 26, removing a documentation exemption that had stood since 2023. The agency, known as IRCC, published a program delivery update requiring remote workers on visitor status to prove their income comes entirely from outside Canada. Border officers can now ask for that proof at the door. They can refuse entry when it isn’t there. What
