Program updates, policy changes, country comparisons, and practical immigration news.
Russia’s upper house approved two bills on 24 July that would impose fourteen new restrictions on Russian citizens who have a final criminal conviction or certain administrative penalty, live abroad, and…
New Brunswick issued a total of 750 provincial immigration invitations between July 16 and July 22, 2026. The invitations were distributed through the Atlantic Immigration Program (AIP) and three streams of the New…
The July 2026 Henley Passport Index shows the Canadian passport ranked 7th worldwide, allowing visa‑free travel to 183 destinations, while the United States passport fell to 10th with access to 180 destinations. Canada…
British Columbia held its first selection round under the new Temporary Rural/Remote Health Support initiative (TRHSI) on July 23, inviting 60 cleaning and security workers employed by a provincial health authority to…
Baptismal and parish registers are often the only surviving evidence of births, marriages, and deaths for Quebec ancestors whose records pre‑date the province’s civil‑status centralisation in 1994. Because…
Vanuatu’s Citizenship‑by‑Investment (CBI) program offers a fast‑track route to a second passport through a qualifying contribution, without requiring applicants to reside in the country before or after naturalisation.…
The Global Property Scoreboard (GPS) evaluates the investment merits of residential markets independently of any golden‑visa residence permits. By scoring seven cities that have been linked to golden‑visa…
Dubai has emerged as a leading hub for family offices, offering favorable tax treatment, a dedicated regulatory framework, and strategic positioning between Europe, Asia, and Africa. The following…
Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has upgraded the myMOM portal to allow more Work Permit transactions to be completed digitally. The changes, effective 20 July 2026, aim to streamline administrative steps…
Applicants for Canadian permanent residence who rely on temporary public policies can no longer obtain humanitarian and compassionate (H&C) exemptions for unmet policy requirements. Effective July 22 2026, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship…