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Best second passport for an Australian: Germany. ... well, I guess that means I’m a lucky person when it comes to passports. When I reverse search, the best se

by cjoy 8y ago

Best second passport for an Australian: Germany. ... well, I guess that means I’m a lucky person when it comes to passports. When I reverse search, the best second passport for a German is “Application Error”, and I sure have plenty of those as well :)

sbmthakur 8y ago
It's showing Ivory Coast now. Probably because one will get access to several African nations.
- 1996 8y ago
  But which African countries sell citizenship?
  - pbhjpbhj 8y ago
    Pretty much all countries probably will sell citizenship if you're a multi-billionaire. The UK situation, for example: >"Officially called a “Tier 1 investor” visa in the UK, the scheme gives individuals residency in exchange for investing £2m in UK bonds or shares through a bank, with applicants eligible for indefinite leave to remain, and even full citizenship, after five years. That is, unless they can stump up more cash: those offering £5m can settle after three years, and those with £10m after just two." (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/04/golden-visa-immigration-deal-british-citizenship-home-office https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/04/golden-visa-...) Now it's the Grauniad so I don't expect it to be completely right but I expect it's close -- [THIS BIT IS WRONG, PROPERTY INVESTMENT IS EXCLUDED: so make a company to buy your small pied-a-terre in London for a few £Million and you get access to citizenship.] Things have tightened up recently for Russians, not sure about others. See also https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor.
    - 1996 8y ago
      I mean, at competitive prices compared to others like Dominica I just don't see it being that accessible in Africa.
    - toyg 8y ago
      > Things have tightened up recently for Russians I believe it's for everyone, you basically have to indicate where your money is coming from to a higher degree of detail. It's an anti-money-laundering measure, I think, more than anything. The situation had become shameful, with London being the black-economy capital of the world.

by cjoy 8y ago

sbmthakur 8y ago

It's showing Ivory Coast now. Probably because one will get access to several African nations.

1996 8y ago
But which African countries sell citizenship?
- pbhjpbhj 8y ago
  Pretty much all countries probably will sell citizenship if you're a multi-billionaire. The UK situation, for example: >"Officially called a “Tier 1 investor” visa in the UK, the scheme gives individuals residency in exchange for investing £2m in UK bonds or shares through a bank, with applicants eligible for indefinite leave to remain, and even full citizenship, after five years. That is, unless they can stump up more cash: those offering £5m can settle after three years, and those with £10m after just two." (https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/04/golden-visa-immigration-deal-british-citizenship-home-office https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jul/04/golden-visa-...) Now it's the Grauniad so I don't expect it to be completely right but I expect it's close -- [THIS BIT IS WRONG, PROPERTY INVESTMENT IS EXCLUDED: so make a company to buy your small pied-a-terre in London for a few £Million and you get access to citizenship.] Things have tightened up recently for Russians, not sure about others. See also https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor.
  - 1996 8y ago
    I mean, at competitive prices compared to others like Dominica I just don't see it being that accessible in Africa.
  - toyg 8y ago
    > Things have tightened up recently for Russians I believe it's for everyone, you basically have to indicate where your money is coming from to a higher degree of detail. It's an anti-money-laundering measure, I think, more than anything. The situation had become shameful, with London being the black-economy capital of the world.