Industry news and plain-language analysis on investment migration, each item linked to its official source. General information only. Nothing on this site is legal, tax, immigration or investment advice, an offer, an application filing or a fee quote.https://beyondborders.ms/insights/topic/family-planningenhttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/hong-kong-new-cies-family-office-2026https://beyondborders.ms/insights/hong-kong-new-cies-family-office-2026InvestHK 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. The New CIES official site summarises a measure effective from 1 March 2026 allowing an applicant to hold Scheme investments in a private company that meets stated conditions. The company must be incorporated or registered in Hong Kong, wholly owned by the applicant, used only for permissible investment assets, and structured as a Family-owned Investment Holding Vehicle (FIHV) or a Family-owned Special Purpose Entity under an FIHV, as defined in Schedule 16E to the Inland Revenue Ordinance. The FIHV must have at least two full-time employees in Hong Kong and incur at least HK$2 million operating expenditure annually in Hong Kong; it must be managed by an Eligible Single Family Office managing aggregate net assets of not less than HK$240 million for the family FIHV(s). This article does not repeat the separate New CIES net-asset and investment thresholds already covered in our Policy Address piece; readers should check ImmD and InvestHK pages together.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry NewsGlobalProgramme updatesFamily planninghttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/st-kitts-nevis-pbo-additional-dependantshttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/st-kitts-nevis-pbo-additional-dependantsThe 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. The CIU Public Benefit Option page lists, under contribution requirements, US$25,000 for each additional dependant under 18 and US$50,000 for each additional dependant 18 or over, beyond a main applicant or family of up to four. The main contribution for a main applicant or family of up to four remains US$250,000 in a unit of an Approved Public Benefit Project, paid to the Unit, as on the same page. CIP programme register v0.2.1 (21 October 2026) now carries the same additional-dependant lines on the PBO row, matching the CIU page. This article fills the fee gap left open in our earlier PBO explainer, which omitted the figures until the register was updated.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry NewsSt Kitts & NevisProgramme updatesFamily planninghttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/us-immigrant-visa-pause-lifted-2026https://beyondborders.ms/insights/us-immigrant-visa-pause-lifted-2026The 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. The State Department said on 28 August 2026 that, as of 21 August 2026 and in accordance with the court's order in CLINIC et al. v. Rubio, the January 2026 pause of immigrant-visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries is no longer in effect. The pause took effect on 21 January 2026. St Kitts & Nevis was on the list. The page says tourist visas were not affected and no immigrant visas were revoked. In February 2026 the St Kitts & Nevis government said, after engaging the US Embassy in Barbados, that applications were being refused under section 221(g) while the pause applied. The State Department says it is undergoing a full review of its screening and vetting policies.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry NewsSt Kitts & NevisGlobalMobility & travelFamily planninghttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/crs-carf-timeline-2027-2028https://beyondborders.ms/insights/crs-carf-timeline-2027-2028The 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. The Global Forum CARF commitment PDF (last update 14 September 2026) lists 46 jurisdictions for first exchanges by 2027, 27 by 2028 (including Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates), and 4 by 2029 (including the United States). A Global Forum Secretariat note of 6 March 2026 states that first exchanges under the amended CRS will take place in September 2027. Hong Kong’s Inland Revenue Department says the Amendment Bill gazetted on 22 May 2026 is still subject to Legislative Council scrutiny; if passed, CARF-related amendments would apply from 1 January 2027 and amended-CRS amendments from 1 January 2028.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisGlobalSource of funds & wealthFamily planninghttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/uk-bno-settlement-under-18https://beyondborders.ms/insights/uk-bno-settlement-under-18HC 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. HC 584 lists APP HK1 among paragraphs that take effect on 8 October 2026; APP HK1 substitutes a new HK 62.1. New HK 62.1 still requires the applicant’s most recent permission to have been on the Hong Kong BN(O) route, and five continuous years on a settle-able route, unless the applicant is aged under 18 at the date of application. GOV.UK’s BN(O) settlement page states that under-18s do not need five continuous years and can apply once their parents become eligible.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTIndustry NewsGlobalFamily planningMobility & travelhttps://beyondborders.ms/insights/china-offshore-trust-tax-notices-2026https://beyondborders.ms/insights/china-offshore-trust-tax-notices-2026MOF/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. MOF/STA Announcement 2026 No. 21 (published 24 July 2026) addresses individual income tax on property placed in offshore trusts and on trust income. STA Announcement 2026 No. 15 sets companion administration rules, including which tax authority is in charge and when returns are due. Article 11 of Notice No. 21 says a person who has foreign nationality or foreign long-term or permanent residence, but whose main economic interests are in China, may still be treated as a resident individual with domicile.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTAnalysisGlobalFamily planning