European Union: General Immigration

Malta's citizenship framework has undergone a fundamental transformation in 2025, replacing its investment-based system with a merit-driven model that prioritizes genuine contribution to the nation's economic, social, and cultural development. This new approach evaluates each application individually based on the applicant's real ties to Malta and the substantive value they bring to the country, marking a shift from standardized procedures to personalized assessment of contributive belonging.

Every two months, our experts from around the world compile an update on immigration and global mobility practice, setting out recent changes to the law, policies and procedures.

Greece has emerged, over the past decade, as a serious competitor in the European market for internationally mobile capital and globally mobile individuals.

Malta's nationality law includes a discretionary framework for acquiring Maltese citizenship recognising individuals who have rendered or will render exceptional services to the country.

These shifts are increasing both transparency and risk, with closer monitoring of visitor activity, evolving 'permanent establishment' rules...

A structured pathway enabling high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) and family offices to establish a presence in Malta and within the European Union through a residency route intrinsically...

Negli ultimi mesi, a causa del Decreto-Legge n. 36 del 28 marzo 2025, poi convertito nella Legge n. 74 del 23 maggio 2025 la normativa italiana sulla cittadinanza iure sanguinis...

Citizenship by descent is often described as a straightforward administrative procedure.

When a foreign spouse is married to a Cypriot citizen, Cyprus law allows an application for citizenship by registration.