Dominican Republic residence permits issued to Americans reached 2,491 in 2025, and most went to one category. Temporary residence took 64% of the total, or 1,591 permits. Every other route trailed far behind. The figures, sorted by visa category and nationality, sketch how Americans actually enter the country. The figures count Dominican Republic residence permits […]
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Mexico made its residence visa rules tougher May 16. The change lands hardest on foreigners hired by Mexican employers. Amendments to the General Guidelines for
Americans in Turkey show up in two different counts that don’t match. About 9,621 hold US citizenship as registered residents. Roughly 30,100 are US-born. The
Canadian citizenship by descent just became one of the easiest second-passport routes available to Americans, and the country’s immigration agency has the application backlog to
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More than 500 Golden Visa investors, predominantly American, are organizing a collective lawsuit against the Portuguese state after Lisbon raised the citizenship timeline from five
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 share of US passport holders reached 48% of the American population in 2024, up from 5% in 1990, according to State Department figures cited
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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
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
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
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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
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
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
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