Grenada Citizenship by Investment for Americans Holds Steady at 27 Applications a Year
Grenada citizenship by investment for Americans drew 27 applications in both 2024 and 2025, according to figures published by the Investment Migration Agency of Grenada. The annual American count held steady even as the program’s total intake fell from 2,297...
The share of US passport holders reached 48% of the American population in 2024, up from 5% in 1990, according to State Department figures cited in a January 2026 Congressional Research Service brief. The Bureau of Consular Affairs issued 27.3...
US asylum claims in Canada reached 634 in 2025, more than triple the 204 filed the year before and the highest annual total on record outside the first Trump administration. The figure comes from the Immigration and Refugee Board of...
American naturalizations in Italy reached 824 in 2024, up from 280 in 2014, according to Eurostat’s citizenship acquisitions dataset. The trajectory is the steepest on record for Italian citizenship by descent for Americans, a five-year compound annual growth rate of...
American students studying abroad reached roughly 90,000 in the most recent reporting year, up from about 50,000 in 2019, Institute of International Education data tracked by CBS News shows. The strongest single-country signal sits in the United Kingdom, where US...
US brokerage account closures have become one of the least-visible costs of American emigration. Major firms have restricted or terminated accounts held by clients with foreign addresses, citing the cost of complying with overlapping regulatory regimes for small numbers of...
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Americans Moving to Spain Target Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia
Americans moving to Spain have made it one of the top destinations for U.S. expatriates, with Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia drawing the biggest share of
Countries With The Most American Expats in 2026, Ranked
The countries with the most American expats abroad still run through Mexico, Canada and the UK. But European destinations have absorbed a larger share of
Americans Moving to Albania Get a One-Year Visa-Free Stay
A growing number of Americans moving to Albania are skipping the Schengen permit grind entirely, drawn by a bilateral arrangement that lets US passport holders
Grenada Citizenship by Investment for Americans Holds Steady at 27 Applications a Year
Grenada citizenship by investment for Americans drew 27 applications in both 2024 and 2025, according to figures published by the
US Passport Holders Climb to 48% of Americans, Up From 5% in 1990
The share of US passport holders reached 48% of the American population in 2024, up from 5% in 1990, according
US Asylum Claims in Canada Tripled in 2025, IRB Data Shows
US asylum claims in Canada reached 634 in 2025, more than triple the 204 filed the year before and the
Italian Citizenship by Descent for Americans Hit 824 Ahead of Law 74/2025
American naturalizations in Italy reached 824 in 2024, up from 280 in 2014, according to Eurostat’s citizenship acquisitions dataset. The
American Students Studying Abroad Lift Foreign Universities
American students studying abroad reached roughly 90,000 in the most recent reporting year, up from about 50,000 in 2019, Institute
15,638 New Residence Permits Issued to US Citizens in Spain
Americans moving to Spain received 15,638 first residence permits in 2024, more than double the 7,383 issued in 2015 and the largest American pipeline in Europe after France. The stock figure is bigger still: Spain holds 57,379 American citizens with valid residence permits, alongside 76,180 US-born residents, a gap reflecting decades of dual nationality. American settlement concentrates in Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. How the pipeline of US Citizens in Spain is composed Spain’s American inflow doesn’t lean on a single visa category by itself. The latest year’s 15,638 first permits broke down as follows: All four routes more than doubled over the decade. Family permits more than tripled. Portugal’s American pipeline runs two-thirds through a single bucket. Spain’s doesn’t. What changed in April 2025, and what’s changed since Spain abolished its golden visa under Organic Law 1/2025, repealing the 2013 framework that granted residency for €500,000 property purchases. Prime Minister
Overseas Voter Turnout Tripled, but 89% Still Didn’t Vote
Overseas voter turnout tripled in the 2024 General Election, but the new high-water mark still left 89% of eligible Americans abroad on the sidelines. About 11.0% of the estimated 2.2 million voting-age U.S. citizens living outside the country returned a ballot, according to the Federal Voting Assistance Program’s 2024 Overseas Citizen Population Analysis. Domestic turnout that year was 76.1%. The 65-point gap between the two groups is what FVAP calls
German Citizenship for Americans Topped 1,275 in 2024
German citizenship for Americans hit a record 1,275 acquisitions in 2024, up from 225 the year before. The five-fold jump in 12 months tracks directly to a single legal change. Germany’s reformed Nationality Act took effect June 27, 2024, allowing non-EU citizens to retain their original passport for the first time as a general rule. For Americans who had built lives in Germany but balked at giving up US citizenship
US Passport Decline Pushes Americans to Lead Global Second-Passport Demand
The US passport decline accelerated in 2026, with the Henley Passport Index ranking the United States 10th globally, down six places from 4th in 2006. The Henley Passport Index 2026, compiled from International Air Transport Association data, marks this as the third-largest two-decade decline of any country, behind only Venezuela and Vanuatu. Americans now have visa-free access to 179 destinations, one fewer than in late 2025. Henley & Partners also
57% of Americans Abroad Surveyed by ACA Want Medicare Extended Overseas
A recent survey of American Citizens Abroad (ACA) members found 57% support extending Medicare to cover medical services received outside the United States. Thirty-four percent backed full reimbursement, 23% backed partial. AudienceNet and NP Agency conducted the survey for ACA in October 2025 with 833 US citizens living overseas. It was published May 19, 2026. Support ran highest among respondents aged 60 to 69, at 60%. Men favored it more
