Mobility & travel
- Industry NewsEuropean Union · Global
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 NewsGlobal
Australia National Innovation Visa: invitation rounds in April–June 2026
Home Affairs publishes National Innovation Visa (subclass 858) invitation statistics. For April–June 2026 it reports 2,166 expressions of interest received and 248 invitations issued, mostly in Tier One sectors such as critical technologies.
- Industry NewsGlobal
Canada pauses new Start-up Visa applications: what IRCC pages say
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the Start-up Visa Program was paused on 30 June 2026 and that it is not currently accepting new applications. Applications accepted before that date continue to be processed.
- 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.
- Industry NewsGlobal
Singapore ONE Pass: what a September 2026 Manpower written answer confirms
Singapore's Ministry of Manpower, in a written answer dated 8 September 2026, calls the ONE Pass its pinnacle work pass and confirms endorsement tracks including ONE Pass (AI & Tech) and ONE Pass (Investment Management).
- Industry NewsGlobal
Thailand LTR visa: BOI reports 12,010 approvals and a new integrated portal
Thailand's Board of Investment said on 5 October 2026 that the Long-Term Resident visa had 12,010 approvals in four years, and that an integrated digital processing portal linking four agencies launched in September 2026.
- Industry NewsGlobal
UAE Golden Residency for investors: thresholds on the ICP guide (September 2026)
The Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Port Security publishes investor thresholds for UAE Golden Residency, including AED 2,000,000 capital or property routes. The English guide was last updated on 10 September 2026.
- Industry NewsGlobal
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.
- AnalysisGlobal
China's State Council exit-entry provisions (Order No. 841): a plain reading of the text
The State Council's Provisions on Exit and Entry Administration took effect on 15 September 2026. This is a plain reading of what the text says about truthful applications, exit bans and notice, and entry bars for foreign nationals who give false materials.
- 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 NewsGlobal
Hong Kong's 2026 Policy Address: four talent-visa measures, and what the New CIES page still says
The 2026 Policy Address lists four talent-visa measures: more AI roles on the Talent List, easier TTPS extensions for some tech founders, a wider invited-persons scheme and a short-term training visa. It does not mention the investment-entrant scheme.
- Industry NewsSt Kitts & Nevis · Global
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.
- Industry NewsVanuatu · Global
US visitor-visa bonds: what the State Department's 2 October 2026 country list says
The State Department's updated list names 50 countries whose citizens may be asked to post a bond for a US B-1/B-2 visitor visa. Vanuatu is on it. The bond follows the passport used, not where you live.
- Industry NewsGlobal
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.