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2026

European Citizenship Changes Extend Waits for AmericansSeptember 11, 2026
American Scientist Leaves Colorado for C$8 Million Research Chair in CanadaSeptember 9, 2026
Court Rejects Investment Tax Relief for Americans in France and CanadaSeptember 6, 2026
State Proposes Online Passport Renewal Abroad for 220,000 ApplicationsSeptember 4, 2026
At Least 100 Americans Unaccounted For After Floods Hit Nepal and TibetAugust 30, 2026
British Citizenship Applications From Americans Fell 23% to 2,041 in Q2August 29, 2026
Jordanian-American Journalist Barred From Leaving Jordan Over a RepostAugust 26, 2026
American Charged With Attempted Murder of Bangkok OfficerAugust 24, 2026
Portugal Citizenship Law Leaves Americans Without GuidanceAugust 21, 2026
Americans Denied Italian Citizenship Over The Minor Issue Get a Second ReviewAugust 19, 2026
Thailand Nominee Crackdown Arrests 2 Americans in 5 DaysAugust 17, 2026
USPS Absentee Ballot Rules Blocked Before 2026 MidtermsAugust 12, 2026
US Expatriation List Jumps 68% as Renunciation Fee FallsAugust 11, 2026
Never-Resident Voters Now Face Court Challenges in 8 StatesAugust 7, 2026
State Department to Close 5 Overseas Posts With No Date AnnouncedAugust 6, 2026
Americans Can Lose a Passport for Defaulting on a Repatriation LoanAugust 5, 2026
Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act Loses 2 ProvisionsAugust 4, 2026
US Citizens Leaving DR Congo Must Wait 21 Days to Fly HomeJuly 31, 2026
EU Entry/Exit System Exempts American Residents Except in Ireland and CyprusJuly 28, 2026
Italian Citizenship Referral to the EU Court of Justice Stalls American ClaimsJuly 24, 2026
VA Foreign Medical Program Up 263% but Delays Overseas Direct DepositJuly 23, 2026
Americans Moving Back to the US Go Uncounted by Any AgencyJuly 21, 2026
Yank Slur at Work Costs PizzaExpress £5,469 in Scottish Tribunal CaseJuly 19, 2026
American Seismologist Detained in China for 600 Days Faces Espionage TrialJuly 17, 2026
US Citizenship Renunciations Hit 1,462 in Q1 2026July 16, 2026
EU Residence Permits for Americans Rose 1.9% as the Overall Total Fell 8.3%July 7, 2026
FATCA Enforcement Misses the Wealthy as Americans Abroad Lose Bank AccessJuly 6, 2026
British Citizenship for Americans Hit a Record 2,654 Applications in Early 2026July 3, 2026
Overseas Voters Win in Court but Still Lose Ballots to DelayJuly 2, 2026
Residence-Based Taxation Bill Stalls on a Missing Revenue ScoreJuly 1, 2026
US Citizens in Iceland Reached 1,049 in 2025, Up From 583 in 2016June 30, 2026
711,778 Received Social Security Abroad, SSA Report SaysJune 28, 2026
Argentina Naturalization Rules Require 2 Unbroken YearsJune 26, 2026
Dominica Citizenship by Investment Draws Restrictions From the EU and USJune 26, 2026
Sweden’s Good Behavior Law Reaches Americans on Work and Family PermitsJune 25, 2026
Kuwait’s 15-Year Investor Residency Permit Demands a $16.3 Million FloorJune 24, 2026
Finland Citizenship Test Becomes Mandatory for Naturalization in 2027June 24, 2026
Japan’s Permanent Residency Fee Could Jump to 200,000 YenJune 23, 2026
Americans in Guatemala Are the Second-Largest Foreign-Born GroupJune 22, 2026
Argentina Golden Visa Citizenship Arrives in 2026 Without the Terms SetJune 17, 2026
Canada Suspends Citizenship by Descent Certificates for U.S. ApplicantsJune 17, 2026
70,000 Americans in Japan Wait on Updated Foreign Property RestrictionsJune 12, 2026
US Citizens in Czechia Reach 10,701 in 2025, Up 115% in 4 YearsJune 10, 2026
Ghana Citizenship by Investment Gets a Legal Mandate FirstJune 10, 2026
Portugal Residence Permit Delays Grow as American Applicants Queue at AIMAJune 10, 2026
Americans Moving to Brazil Rank Among the Top Foreign Residence CohortsJune 9, 2026
How Many Americans Live in ArgentinaJune 8, 2026
US Citizens in Australia See Family Visas Fall for a 2nd YearJune 7, 2026
Bahamas Permanent Residency Bill Would Add a $500 Path for Refused ApplicantsJune 6, 2026
IRCC Now Requires Income Proof From Digital Nomads in CanadaJune 6, 2026
Antigua citizenship by investment drew 81 US applications in early 2024June 4, 2026
Americans in Belize Have Slipped About 16% From Their Peak, Here's WhyJune 4, 2026
Americans Buy Caribbean Citizenship by Investment and Vanish From the DataMay 31, 2026
US Emigration to Europe Split 4 Ways in the Eurostat DecadeMay 31, 2026
Gulf States Count Their Americans but Won't Publish the NumberMay 31, 2026
Dominican Republic Residence Permits Issued to Americans Hit 2,491 in 2025May 31, 2026
How Mexico's Reform to the General Guidelines for the Issuance of Visas Impacts American EmigrantsMay 31, 2026
Americans in Turkey Number 30,100 by Birth and 9,621 by PassportMay 30, 2026
Canadian Citizenship by Descent Draws 2,500 American FilingsMay 27, 2026
Americans Lead 500-Strong Lawsuit Against Portugal's Golden Visa ShiftMay 27, 2026
Grenada Citizenship by Investment for Americans Holds Steady at 27 Applications a YearMay 27, 2026
US Passport Holders Climb to 48% of Americans, Up From 5% in 1990May 26, 2026
US Asylum Claims in Canada Tripled in 2025, IRB Data ShowsMay 26, 2026
American Students Studying Abroad Lift Foreign UniversitiesMay 25, 2026
US Brokerage Account Closures Squeeze Americans Abroad From Both SidesMay 25, 2026
15,638 New Residence Permits Issued to US Citizens in SpainMay 25, 2026
Overseas Voter Turnout Tripled, but 89% Still Didn't VoteMay 24, 2026
German Citizenship for Americans Topped 1,275 in 2024May 24, 2026
US Passport Decline Pushes Americans to Lead Global Second-Passport DemandMay 23, 2026
57% of Americans Abroad Surveyed by ACA Want Medicare Extended OverseasMay 23, 2026
Americans Moving to Uruguay Filed 616 Residency Applications, Doubling Previous NumbersMay 23, 2026
Americans Moving to Portugal Hit 4,345 First Permits in 2024May 23, 2026
Finland Permanent Residence Now Takes 6 Years, Adds Language TestMay 22, 2026
Nicaragua Becomes First Country to End Dual Citizenship in Latin AmericaMay 22, 2026
Americans Join 63% Surge in Paraguay Residency ApplicationsMay 22, 2026
US Croatia Tax Treaty Moves Closer to RatificationMay 22, 2026
American Residence Permits in Mexico Concentrated in 6 StatesMay 22, 2026
Canada Business Immigration Closed Across Federal Programs and QuebecMay 21, 2026
Cyprus Permanent Residence at €300,000 Hinges on Schengen and Agency ReformMay 21, 2026
Singapore Global Investor Programme Costs Americans More Than $7 MillionMay 21, 2026
Estonia Immigration Quota Exempts US Citizens for 2026May 20, 2026
Americans in the Philippines Could Be 11,519 or 270,000 Depending on the SourceMay 19, 2026
Curaçao Pensionado Scheme Now One of 6 Residency PathsMay 19, 2026
Austrian Citizenship by Descent Grants Hit 1,955 in Q1 as Total Rises 21%May 19, 2026
Mauritius Golden Visa Sets $1 Million Investment BarMay 19, 2026
South Korea Top-Tier Visa Opens to Foreign STEM AcademicsMay 19, 2026
Swedish Citizenship for Americans Collapsed From 460 to 14 in a DecadeMay 19, 2026
9,600 US Citizens Moved to Ireland, Nearly Doubling Previous FiguresMay 18, 2026
180,000 Americans Emigrated in 2025, Largest Outflow in DecadesMay 18, 2026
South Africa Skilled Worker Visa And Point System For NaturalizationMay 18, 2026
Americans Moving to France Shift Toward Student PermitsMay 18, 2026
Americans Moving to Albania Get a One-Year Visa-Free StayMay 5, 2026
Portugal Tops 5 European Digital Nomad Visas on Cost, Income and SpeedMay 2, 2026
Americans Moving to Spain Target Madrid, Barcelona and ValenciaMay 2, 2026
Countries With The Most American Expats, RankedMay 1, 2026
African Americans moving to Ghana: 3 fast-moving months of policy changeMarch 19, 2026
US Citizenship Renunciation Fee Cut by 81%March 18, 2026
Over 125,000 People Obtained Mexican American Dual Citizenship in 2025March 17, 2026
Why Wealthy Americans Retiring in Panama Skip the Golden Visa RouteFebruary 9, 2026
Nicaragua’s Dual Nationality Ban Targets Exiles and Raises Global AlarmsFebruary 6, 2026
Americans drive 40% of New Zealand Active Investor Plus Visa ApplicationsFebruary 5, 2026
Renouncing US Citizenship Costs Americans More Than the $450 FeeFebruary 4, 2026
Spain Migrant Regularization Legalizes 500,000 as Borders Tighten ElsewhereFebruary 3, 2026
US Business Structure Choices for Americans Living AbroadFebruary 2, 2026
Plan B Citizenship: Why Wealthy Americans Are Buying Backup PassportsJanuary 24, 2026
Greece Bets on Startups as It Rewrites the Rules of Its Golden VisaJanuary 20, 2026
Mexico Residency Requirements 2026: New Income, Savings and Fee RulesJanuary 16, 2026
Second Passports, Hard Tradeoffs: What Dual Citizenship Really Means for AmericansJanuary 6, 2026
Wealthy Americans leaving the US keep money in but move families outJanuary 1, 2026

2025

Portugal Court Partly Blocks Nationality Reforms, But 10-Year Citizenship Rule SurvivesDecember 31, 2025
FATCA in the Gulf: What Every American in Dubai, Riyadh, and Beyond Really Needs to KnowDecember 30, 2025
Moreno’s Dual Citizenship Crackdown Collides With His Own WordsDecember 29, 2025
Mexico’s New Fault Line: When Gentrification Makes Welcome Wear ThinDecember 28, 2025
3 EU Countries Leading Non-EU Migration Totals Attract AmericansDecember 22, 2025
New Zealand’s NZD 5 Million Investor Visa Is Redefining Global Residency for High-Net-Worth FamiliesDecember 20, 2025
Plan B in the Parish Hall: Why Oklahoma’s Mexican Families Are Racing to Secure Dual CitizenshipDecember 19, 2025
Caught Between Flags: How 2025 Turned Dual Citizenship into a High‑Stakes Gamble for Americans in FranceDecember 18, 2025
Americans Express Interest in Potential Botswana Citizenship by Investment ProgramDecember 17, 2025
EU Court Showdown: Can Belgium Hand Over “Accidental Americans’” Tax Data to the US?December 17, 2025
Greece Retirement Visa Tops 2026 List for Affordability, Healthcare and Easy ResidencyDecember 16, 2025
Black Americans Moving to Ghana Reshape Accra Housing and CitizenshipDecember 15, 2025
Why Are Americans Moving to the Netherlands?December 12, 2025
Flight Across the Atlantic: Why More Americans Are Settling in the UKDecember 11, 2025
A Surge in Americans Applying for Residency in the Netherlands Amid New U.S Presidential Reforms Threatening Liberal ValuesJuly 4, 2025
Wealthy Americans Are Pursuing Second Passports as a Hedge on UncertaintyMarch 25, 2025
Leaving the Frame: Why We're Launching the American Emigration RevueMarch 20, 2025
Announcing the Launch of AER: A New Initiative to Observe and Understand American ExpatriationMarch 17, 2025
Who Are the Americans Becoming Luxembourgish Citizens? The Data Tells a Surprising StoryMarch 17, 2025
Where American Citizens Live in France, by the StatisticsFebruary 22, 2025