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Americans in the Philippines Could Be 11,519 or 270,000 Depending on the Source

Manila Bay seafront at sunset, where Americans in the Philippines number anywhere from 11,519 to 270,000 depending on which agency is counting.

Americans in the Philippines get counted four different ways by four different agencies, and the numbers don’t agree. The Philippine Statistics Authority’s 2020 Census recorded 30,033 US-citizen household residents. The Bureau of Immigration’s 2026 Annual Report counted 11,519 Americans with active immigrant or non-immigrant visas. The US State Department estimates 220,000 to 270,000 Americans live […]

Curaçao Pensionado Scheme Now One of 6 Residency Paths

The Queen Emma Bridge in Willemstad, Curaçao, where Curaçao pensionado scheme applicants are interested in living long term.

The Curaçao pensionado scheme is now one of six explicit paths to permanent residence under the country’s new immigration framework, which took effect April 1 and replaced rules in place since 2019. Standard residence permits also stretched from one to three years. The six-week grace period for incomplete applications is gone. The pensionado scheme taxes […]

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