Programme status & change tracker.
Which routes are open, restricted or closed right now — and what has changed. Programmes move: thresholds shift, routes close, new rules land. We track them against official sources so your plan is built on what is true today, not last year’s brochure.
Source registry reviewed 22 Jun 2026 · 65 facts tracked against official primary sources, each with its own source link.
Every programme, tracked.
What changed — and when.
- Effective 1 July 2026🇲🇺 Mauritius
Registration / land-transfer duty on non-citizen scheme purchases rises from 5% to 10%, applying to titles registered from that date. Registering before the cut-off locks the 5% rate.
Source: Finance Act 2025 (Laws of Mauritius)
- 3 April 2025🇪🇸 Spain
The investor Golden Visa closed to new applicants. Spain is retained in our comparisons for honest context only.
Source: Organic Law 1/2025 (Spain)
- September 2024🇬🇷 Greece
Golden Visa property thresholds were tiered by area — €250,000 for commercial-to-residential conversions and listed-building restorations, €400,000 standard, €800,000 in Attica, Thessaloniki and larger islands — each a single property of at least 120 m².
Source: Law 5100/2024, Art. 64 (Greece)
- October 2023🇵🇹 Portugal
The real-estate route to the Golden Visa was abolished; fund, cultural and other routes remain. We advise on the surviving routes only.
Source: Mais Habitação law (Portugal)
- 2 May 2023🇨🇾 Cyprus
The Regulation 6(2) fast-track secured-income requirement was raised to €50,000 per year (plus additions for dependants). The €300,000 property minimum was unchanged.
Source: Civil Registry & Migration Department revision (Cyprus)
Cite as: Kestrel Programme Status Tracker, Kestrel Private (2026), kestrelprivate.com/programme-status. Status reflects our latest review against official primary sources; the issuing authority’s current published text is always authoritative. Kestrel Private is an advisory firm, not a law firm. See the Residence Index →