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Finland Permanent Residence Now Takes 6 Years, Adds Language Test

Pedestrians and HSL trams on Aleksanterinkatu in central Helsinki, where Finland permanent residence rules tightened to require 6 years and a language test in 2026

Finland permanent residence got harder starting at the beginning of 2026. The Finnish Immigration Service began enforcing amendments to the Aliens Act that raise the basic residence requirement from four years to six, add a Finnish or Swedish language test and require two years of work history. President Alexander Stubb signed the changes Dec. 22, […]

Nicaragua Becomes First Country to End Dual Citizenship in Latin America

Nicaraguan flag flying over the Old Cathedral of Managua in Plaza de la Revolución, where dual citizenship in Latin America saw its first government-led exit

Dual citizenship in Latin America has been the easiest second-passport option in the world for Americans. Mexico, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Panama, Costa Rica and most of their neighbors all permit it without renunciation. The region accounts for the bulk of US-citizen naturalizations abroad each year, with more than 125,000 Mexican-American dual citizenships granted in 2025 […]

Americans Join 63% Surge in Paraguay Residency Applications

Aerial sunset view of Asunción, Paraguay, where Paraguay residency applications hit a record 47,687 in 2025 as Americans joined a 63% surge

Americans are part of a record wave of foreigners submitting Paraguay residency applications. The country closed 2025 with 47,687 applications, a 63% jump from the year before and the largest annual increase since the Dirección Nacional de Migraciones (DNM) began publishing monthly application data in 2019. The agency granted 40,600 permits over the same period, […]

US Croatia Tax Treaty Moves Closer to Ratification

Dubrovnik old town, where the US and Croatia signed the protocol amending their income tax treaty on the margins of the Three Seas Initiative Summit

The US Croatia tax treaty is one step closer to taking effect after Washington and Zagreb signed a protocol on April 28, 2026, designed to resolve the Senate objections that have kept the 2022 agreement on hold. Americans in Croatia have been waiting on it for more than three years. U.S. Ambassador Nicole McGraw and […]

American Residence Permits in Mexico Concentrated in 6 States

Aerial view of San Miguel de Allende, a heritage retirement corridor for American residence permits in Mexico

American residence permits in Mexico concentrated in three federal entities in 2024, with Mexico City, Jalisco and Baja California Sur accounting for 40% of national permit activity from January through October, according to the Instituto Nacional de Migración’s permit database. The top six entities together carried 63% of the 23,502 events recorded over the 10-month […]

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