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> Is this viable? Absolutely fucking not. But if you really, really, I mean, really want to stateless yourself and end up in a situation where you can’t even
by sgjohnson 4y ago
> Is this viable?
Absolutely fucking not.
But if you really, really, I mean, really want to stateless yourself and end up in a situation where you can’t even get a travel document, you can.
Not that anyone ever should.
> Perhaps there are countries that will grant citizenship to stateless people out of compassion, or for a fee?
Not that I’m aware of.
- javert 4y agoHow did you find out that the US will allow you to renounce and make yourself stateless? I'm genuinely curious, and also slightly skeptical that it's really true.
- sgjohnson 4y agohttps://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US-Nationality-Abroad.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-lega... > Persons intending to renounce U.S. citizenship should be aware that, unless they already possess a foreign nationality, they may be rendered stateless and, thus, lack the protection of any government. They may also have difficulty traveling as they may not be entitled to a passport from any country. This guy did it in 2008. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gogulski https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Gogulski