September 21, 2026
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Welcome to the first edition of Expat Crow Weekly.
Living internationally creates opportunities, but it also creates a steady stream of changing rules, deadlines, documents, and decisions. Expat Crow was built to make that complexity easier to manage—and this newsletter extends that mission by highlighting developments worth knowing before they affect your plans.
Each week, we’ll bring together selected Country Intelligence, a practical guide, useful commentary, and noteworthy ideas from across the global-mobility community. The goal is not to cover everything. It is to provide a concise, useful starting point for staying informed, asking better questions, and keeping your global life organized.
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Country intelligence
Panama
New Qualified Investor Residency Decree in Panama
Panama reaffirms its commitment to legal certainty and foreign investment through Executive Decree No. 17 of September 8, 2026, published in Official Digital Gazette No. 30613 and in effect since September 16, 2026. The regulation updates and consolidates the provisions of the permanent residency program under the Qualified Investor category, with rules on investment modalities, ownership structures, value verification, investment maintenance, and the inclusion of new dependents.
Source: Icaza González-Ruiz Alemán
Eswatini
New Era For Investors As Eswatini Plans Three Visa Categories
Eswatini is moving towards a new era in its immigration regime, with government proposing three new visa categories aimed at attracting major investors, retaining high-value businesspeople and positioning the country as an attractive retirement destination. The proposed changes are contained in the Immigration Bill currently under discussion and were outlined by Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) Mthokozisi Dlamini during a stakeholder consultative workshop involving the Ministry of Home Affairs, the House of Assembly Portfolio Committee and other stakeholders.
Source: Eswatini Positive News
New Zealand
New Zealand to change Active Investor Plus Visa investment rules from September 28
New Zealand is set to change investment requirements under its Active Investor Plus (AIP) Visa from September 28, 2026, Immigration New Zealand (INZ) said. The changes will introduce new requirements for managed funds and direct investments, aimed at improving the quality of approved investments and giving migrant investors and fund managers greater certainty.
Source: The Economic Times
Indonesia
Prabowo Wants to Revise the Dual Citizenship Accommodation Act
President Prabowo Subianto announced that the government proposed a change in the law so that Indonesian citizens can have two citizenships at once (dual-nationality). In the Speech of the Presentation of the 2027 APBN Bill and the Financial Note at the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia, Jakarta, Friday (8/14), Prabowo said that the government would propose limited dual citizenship arrangements for Indonesian citizens who have extraordinary abilities and are beneficial to the country.
Source: CNN Indonesia
Featured country guide
Cyprus Tax Residency Under the 60-Day Rule
A practical guide to Cyprus’s 60-day tax-residency test, day counting, home and activity requirements, the 2026 reform, registration, evidence, and treaty cautions.
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