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Americans Are Using Their Ancestry to Gain Citizenship in Europe
- oriettaxx 4y agouh, GREAT! what is the problem? state borders are ridiculous, and not just for the rich.... some more years and it will be more clear that the "king is naked". I feel so bad for all law enforcement workers worldwide: what a stupid job! they made a documentary about those workers in France or Belgium, cannot recall, and how they fell by enforcing borders laws for years... then the EU came and they were not just completely useless, but they also fell they invest their energy for years in the name of the state for something completely useless, poor them.... try to explain your kids you did something for years that then become totally useless... if I recall well, many were pretty depressed .... ahahaha: my 2 cents: trust yourself and not so easily what seems normal just 'cause the state or many says it is :)
- JoeAltmaier 4y agoIs this news? Countries eager to have Americans retire back to 'the old country' have been encouraging this for a long time.
- withinboredom 4y agoI think it’s surprising? that there has been an uptick. A number of my friends have followed me to the Netherlands in the last year or two after me being here almost 5 years. I get emails ~monthly asking questions about moving here, just in the past year. It def feels like an exodus (albeit small scale, maybe just an order or half more than usual) of tech workers from the states.
- Kon-Peki 4y agoDid you get a Dutch passport, or just the DAFT visa? The Netherlands makes it pretty cheap and easy for self-employed Americans to live & work there, but that's not the same as the dual citizenship angle that this article is talking about.
- neutered_knot 4y agoArchive link: https://archive.ph/bgYoq https://archive.ph/bgYoq
- fxtentacle 4y ago"The US has become so violent and backwards, while Europe is safe and cheaper" (quoted inside the article)
- adam_arthur 4y agoCheaper if you’re not on a European salary, maybe
- zeruch 4y agoNo, generally in terms of QOL. If you make less, but what you have goes further (because of offsets like national health services and otherwise functioning societies)there are some tradeoffs that some folks are ready to make.
- bequanna 4y agoMost in the US have the majority of their heath insurance premium paid by their employer AND have higher than Euroland salaries. After spending time in impossibly small Euro homes/apartments I’m still not sure what people are referring to when their cite some better quality of life. Better access to muesli?
- waste_monk 4y agoPresumably things like not having to worry about bankruptcy if you lose your job and associated medical insurance, and then break a limb the following day.
- bequanna 4y agoCommon myth. Income based health insurance is available via every state govt. Most low income people pay nothing for health insurance in the US. Additionally, COBRA lets you continue coverage using your old plan under your employer. But that may be an expensive option.
- TomMasz 4y agoI tried to obtain a Polish passport but my grandparents left the country when it was still part of Russia under the Tsar. You have to have ancestors who were there post-WWI to qualify.
- europeanguy 4y agoOof that sucks. It's like you got screwed because you got screwed.
- Am4TIfIsER0ppos 4y agoCan I somehow do the opposite? I want to flee communist occupied europe for the freedom of america. I'll trade one of you. You come pay taxes and I go for speech and guns.