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Portugal Golden Visa: the four investment routes left after the 2023 reform
The Legation Times · Analysis

Portugal Golden Visa: the four investment routes left after the 2023 reform

After the 2023 reform, the programme dropped real estate. An analysis of the routes still in force, capital thresholds and residency duties, from official sources.

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Germany's Chancenkarte: the card that lets you come and look for a qualified job
Ellis Post · Skilled work

Germany's Chancenkarte: the card that lets you come and look for a qualified job

A residence permit for a qualified job search in Germany. The two routes, the points system and what you may do — from Germany's official source.

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Greece Golden Visa: the €400,000 and €800,000 tiers after the 2024 reform
The Legation Times · Analysis

Greece Golden Visa: the €400,000 and €800,000 tiers after the 2024 reform

From September 2024, Greece split its real estate threshold by region. An analysis of the two tiers, the size condition and the €250,000 routes still left, from official sources.

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Canada Express Entry: which doors category-based selection is opening
Ellis Post · Skilled migration

Canada Express Entry: which doors category-based selection is opening

Canada now invites by in-demand occupation, not points alone. The 2025 categories, the new physician category, and what candidates should grasp — from IRCC official sources.

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US EB-3: the green-card route for skilled workers — and the price of the wait
Ellis Post · Skilled work

US EB-3: the green-card route for skilled workers — and the price of the wait

EB-3 grants a green card to workers with an employer sponsor. Three categories, the PERM process and the Visa Bulletin decide the wait — analysed from USCIS and US State Department sources.

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Australia skilled migration: how the 189, 190 and 491 points visas differ
Ellis Post · Skilled work

Australia skilled migration: how the 189, 190 and 491 points visas differ

Australia's skilled program runs on a points test and invitations. Distinguishing the 189, 190 and 491 visas — independent, state-nominated and regional — from Department of Home Affairs sources.

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Second citizenship or residence by investment: two models, two kinds of rights
The Legation Times · Foundations

Second citizenship or residence by investment: two models, two kinds of rights

CBI and RBI are often lumped together, yet they grant fundamentally different rights. Distinguishing the two models by speed, residence duties, cost and the path to citizenship.

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The five Caribbean citizenship programmes: alike in framework, different in detail
The Legation Times · Comparison

The five Caribbean citizenship programmes: alike in framework, different in detail

St Kitts, Antigua, Dominica, Grenada and St Lucia now share a common investment floor after a 2024 agreement. Yet each keeps its own distinctives — analysed from the citizenship units' own sources.

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Investment migration programmes: why the OECD flags more than 100 of them
Prosperous Intelligence · Data

Investment migration programmes: why the OECD flags more than 100 of them

The OECD has reviewed over 100 investment migration programmes and flagged those posing a tax-reporting risk. The two criteria, and what a flag does not mean.

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The Human Development Index: why the geometric mean changes the ranking
Prosperous Intelligence · Method

The Human Development Index: why the geometric mean changes the ranking

The Human Development Index combines three dimensions with a geometric mean, not an arithmetic one. That technical choice decides rankings, and it has a reason.

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