Program updates, policy changes, country comparisons, and practical immigration news.
New Brunswick has extended the Private Career College Graduate Pilot, a study-to-permanent-residence pathway for international graduates of select programs at Oulton College and Eastern College. The pilot will…
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada issued 534 invitations to apply through Express Entry in the first July draw, targeting Provincial Nominee Program candidates with the lowest PNP cut-off…
A new Senate proposal would sharply increase the stock buyback excise tax for large oil and gas companies in response to the Strait of Hormuz crisis. The Taxing…
A recent argument claims that full expensing neutralizes the burden tariffs place on imported business equipment and inputs. The counterargument is that tariffs still raise the cost of…
William Reynolds Archer Jr., a former Texas and U.S. lawmaker who chaired the House Ways and Means Committee during major tax and budget debates of the 1990s, died…
Moving to Dubai and becoming a UAE tax resident are separate issues. Since 1 March 2023, the UAE has had formal rules for individual tax residency, and a…
New citizenship-by-investment programs are expanding beyond the traditional Caribbean and European markets, with recent or proposed activity in Africa, the Pacific, and Latin America. New options can create…
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has released a 358-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to formally implement the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022, with new investor…
The final step to becoming a naturalized Canadian citizen is attending a citizenship ceremony. Ceremonies may be held virtually by video conference, which is the most common format,…
A three-jurisdiction Plan B strategy can combine European access, a livable low-tax base in South America, and fast second citizenship through the Caribbean. The approach pairs Latvia for…