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Hong Kong New CIES: family-office holding vehicle measure from 1 March 2026
InvestHK publishes a New CIES measure effective from 1 March 2026: applicants may hold permissible investments through a qualifying Hong Kong family-owned investment holding vehicle managed by an eligible single family office.
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St Kitts & Nevis PBO: additional-dependant contributions on the CIU page
The St Kitts and Nevis Citizenship Unit publishes separate Public Benefit Option amounts for each additional dependant beyond a family of four: US$25,000 if under 18, and US$50,000 if 18 or over. Those lines are now in the CIP programme register.
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US says its January 2026 immigrant-visa pause for 75 nationalities is no longer in effect
The State Department says that, from 21 August 2026 and in line with a court order, it no longer applies the pause on immigrant-visa issuance that covered St Kitts & Nevis and 74 other nationalities. It is reviewing its vetting policies.
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CRS 2.0 and crypto-asset reporting: the 2027–2028 timeline for families with accounts abroad
The OECD Global Forum CARF list (updated 14 September 2026) groups first exchanges by 2027, 2028 or 2029. Separately, it says amended-CRS first exchanges are in September 2027. Hong Kong’s bill is still before LegCo.
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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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China's offshore-trust tax rules: what the 2026 notices say as the transition window closes
MOF/STA Notice 2026 No. 21 and STA Notice 2026 No. 15 set out when offshore trusts are taxed for PRC individual-income-tax purposes. This is a plain reading of those government texts — not tax advice.