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I’m a citizen of three countries: Russia, Israel, and the United States. I can’t say I’ve ever found myself grateful for three whole passports.
by x2w8TGm8BSTd853 6y ago
I’m a citizen of three countries: Russia, Israel, and the United States. I can’t say I’ve ever found myself grateful for three whole passports.
- rootusrootus 6y agoI think it would depend on where you wanted to live, and what countries citizenship you had access to. I would love to have permanent residency in one of the Schengen Area countries. But that's probably not feasible unless I bump up my income a bunch.
- eric4smith 6y agoSpeak for yourself :-) Multiple passports, in 2021 gives you options that are invaluable. You can establish homes in 3 countries. In case of emergency in one country you can go to another 2. You can enter countries that exclude citizens with one or more passports. There is so much to be thankful for with multiple citizenships. The one major downside is U.S. Taxes. Be very grateful to your parents and self-initiative.
- thatfrenchguy 6y agoI have only a French passport so far, and I can settle in 31 countries without any issues. Sometimes you just get the right one ;-)
- the_local_host 6y agoBy "settle", do you mean "visa not required", or permanent residency?
- seszett 6y agoPermanent residency, as those 31 countries are the EU and EFTA.
- benhurmarcel 6y agoI moved between different EU countries over the years, every time you don't have to request any authorization to settle or work, you just declare that you're doing it at the beginning.
- eric4smith 6y agoPermanent residency or even long time multi-year residence.
- klipt 6y agoA US passport or green card lets you settle in 50 states with no issues ;-) Of course there is less cultural diversity than the EU - but the uniformity of law and culture makes moving between states even easier than the EU. For example a green card holder can reside one year in each of five different states and that will count as the 5 years residence necessary to naturalize as a US citizen. If an EU permanent resident moves between countries like that, they'll never stay long enough in any one country to gain citizenship.
- GoOnThenDoTell 6y agoThe US has one federal gov though, so you have less choices about entry requirements. All the EU counties have different citizenship requirements, but once you get one you can live in any
- klipt 6y agoYes, which leads to weird situations like Malta selling EU citizenship to anyone with money. Imaging if the Alabama state government could sell US citizenships and pocket all the proceeds themselves! Definitely creates weird incentives.
- eric4smith 6y agoI was thinking bigger. Suppose you wanted to settle in a different continent. Country outside of the US or the EU. Suppose some issue happened in your country or region that you did not agree with? Suppose you wanted to give up EU or US citizenship. Multiple passports give you damn options. A French passport is hardly the “right one”. The whole world is not the euro or anglo countries. There is plenty out there to enjoy or explore or move to. You should check out the Nomad Capitalist channel on YouTube for an even wider view on all of this. Open your horizons.
- andi999 6y agoDo you have to do militari service in Russia and/or Israel?