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Antigua and Barbuda CIP: suspension talk, but no official decision yet
The Prime Minister has said on radio that a suspension of the Citizenship by Investment Programme is likely. As of 27 October 2026 the programme is still open and no official suspension notice has been published. Here is what is on the record.
- AnalysisEuropean Union · St Kitts & Nevis
What the EU's revised visa-suspension rules say about citizenship by investment, and what has not changed
A new EU regulation lets the Union suspend visa-free travel for a country that operates an investor citizenship scheme. Here is what the legal text says, what the Commission has reported, and what is still only reported in the press.
- Industry NewsEuropean Union
EU Entry/Exit System fully operational since 10 April 2026: what travellers face now
The European Commission says the Entry/Exit System became fully operational on 10 April 2026 after a progressive roll-out that began on 12 October 2025. Passport stamping for short-stay non-EU travellers is replaced by electronic records, including biometrics.
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UK Home Office fee table from 8 October 2026: selected settlement and travel lines
GOV.UK publishes the Home Office immigration and nationality fees table effective 8 October 2026. Selected lines for settlement, BN(O), indefinite leave and the electronic travel authorisation show no change from the prior column on that table.
- Industry NewsEuropean Union
ETIAS still has no start date: what the EU's official site says in October 2026
The EU's official ETIAS site says the system is not in operation, no applications are collected and the start date will be announced several months ahead. Here is what will apply once it starts, and the EU's warning about intermediary websites.
- Industry NewsEuropean Union · St Kitts & Nevis
EU and Eastern Caribbean talks on citizenship by investment: what two government statements confirm
A participating Eastern Caribbean government's press office says talks with the EU followed a Commission request to phase out CBI programmes by June 2028. A July joint statement of Heads of Government, including St Kitts & Nevis, set out their response.
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UK BN(O) route: children under 18 can now settle without five continuous years in the UK
HC 584 rewrites BN(O) rule HK 62.1 from 8 October 2026. Applicants under 18 at application need not show five continuous years in the UK. Adult continuous-residence wording in that paragraph is otherwise unchanged.
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Greece's Golden Visa: Chinese nationals hold nearly half of permits; press reports enforcement remarks
July 2026 ministry figures: Chinese nationals hold 47.5% of active initial investor permits. Greek press reports the minister may revoke permits where prices fall below the legal minimum or short-term subletting rules are evaded.
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Türkiye cancels or withdraws thousands of investment-based citizenship decisions: a due-diligence reading
Türkiye's Interior Ministry says citizenship decisions covering 6,134 people have been cancelled or withdrawn, after appraisal-report reviews and on public-order and national-security grounds. What does it tell families about documentation?