Field Notes is Short, dated dispatches on what’s changing in residency, tax, and visa policy worldwide — beyond our core five countries.
Portugal's parliament has voted twice with supermajority support to double the citizenship wait from five years to ten. The law isn't signed yet. Plan for ten anyway.
The UAE's standalone ESR regime ended, but substance requirements didn't they moved into corporate tax law and enforcement just got sharper. What free zone founders need to know..
Paraguay's DNIT Resolution 47/26 mandates wallet-level crypto reporting for residents starting with the 2026 fiscal year. No new tax but a new paper trail.
Armenia is running a 113-country visa exemption through July 1, 2026. Here's who qualifies and why it matters.
he Entry/Exit System is now live across all 29 Schengen countries. No more passport stamps — and no more margin for error on the 90/180 rule