US Citizenship Is Getting More Expensive and Slower at the Same Time
DHS has proposed a 75% fee increase for US citizenship paperwork while USCIS's own data show 727,371 pending N-400 applications...
Japan Tightens Permanent Residency Rules with New Income, Pension and Language Tests
Japan's Immigration Services Agency revised its permanent-residency guideline on October 1, 2026, raising income, pension and Japanese-language bars for applications...
Spain’s Parliament Rejects Emergency Housing Decrees as Protests Sweep the Country
Spain's Congress rejected two emergency housing decrees on October 2, triggering protests in roughly 50 cities; Zagdim unpacks what actually...
How Much Notice Must a Landlord Give You? Eviction Rules Across Europe Compared
Anyone renting in Spain, France, Germany, Italy or the UK as a foreign resident needs a working sense of these...
Eviction Rules in Europe: How Much Notice Must a Landlord Give You?
On 1 October 2026, Euronews published a comparative report on tenant protections across Europe, prompted by the eviction of an...
Netherlands Drops Wealth Tax Plan Amid Exodus Fears
The Netherlands has scrapped its plan to tax unrealised ("paper") gains on shares, bonds and cryptocurrency, replacing it with a...
Vietnam’s Decree 342 Sets New Trading and Retail Licence Rules for Foreign Investors
Vietnam has issued Decree 342/2026/ND-CP, published 3 September 2026 and taking effect 18 October 2026, overhauling how foreign investors and...
Thailand Revokes Citizenship of Israeli-Born Businessman Over Passport Irregularities
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, acting in his capacity as interior minister, signed an order on October 1, 2026 revoking the...
US Treasury Issues First GENIUS Act Rule, Setting $10 Billion Line for Stablecoin Oversight
The US Department of the Treasury published its first binding rule under the GENIUS Act on September 30, 2026 —...
US Mortgage Rates Climb to Three-Year High of 7.3%
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose 18 basis points to 7.30% in the week ended September 25,...
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