IMI Podcasts

Investors are flocking to African residency and citizenship programs before they increase in price. In this video, you'll learn about the 8 active African residency by investment programs available today,. The case for looking here at all: pricing at a third of the global floor, ECOWAS settlement rights across 15 West African states, and some programs that could eventually unlock Schengen access.

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Wondering the fastest 2nd passport route on every inhabited continent in 2026? From a $90,000 investment program that issues citizenship in six weeks to a two-year naturalization clock – Six continents, six speeds, and the trade-offs that decide which one fits you – We covered it all.

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Turkish President Erdogan's proposed 20-year tax holiday could outlast every other regime, with zero entry cost or required investment. IMI covers why Turkey is moving now and what this means for the country's citizenship by investment program.

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Greek golden visa approvals jumped nearly 96% in 2025, and the government just dropped a 31-page circular targeting fake deals fueling the boom. In this video, you'll learn the new fraud rules, the €250,000 option that survives, and why the Airbnb ban is narrower than the headlines suggest.

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In 2025, the European Court of Justice ended formal citizenship by investment programs across the EU, shutting down Malta, Cyprus, Montenegro, and North Macedonia. IMI covers how citizenship by merit is becoming the new shadow market for wealthy investors in Europe.

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Remote work permits often trip the tax residency threshold that make nomads pay more tax than they had predicted. Your foreign income, taxed once at home, becomes fair game locally as well. But a small group of digital nomad visas sidesteps this rule entirely through one of four mechanisms, and IMI's latest video covers 15 of them.

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Chile has the strongest passport in Latin America. Will it sit on the sidelines while Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay attract capital and talent? In an IMI Daily opinion piece, Chilean investment migration expert Maria Esperanza Schorr Donoso makes the case that the country is leaving one of the industry’s largest opportunities on the table.

Most golden visas cover a spouse and minor children. These nine go further, allowing parents, grandparents, siblings, and adult children well into their thirties.

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Twelve golden visas that grant residency through passive investment while demanding zero or near-zero time in the country. The full list for Plan B investors in 2026.

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Buried clause in December's military reform requires Bundeswehr approval for extended male absences; dual nationals included, enforcement mechanisms remain undefined.

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