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Citizenship of all countries comes with some rules and expectations on the holder. In some cases it is national service, others it is a requirement to vote, in
by osullip 4y ago
Citizenship of all countries comes with some rules and expectations on the holder.
In some cases it is national service, others it is a requirement to vote, in the U.S. case it is to declare and pay taxes.
I would expect that most people like the idea of the option to live and work in the U.S. and keep their citizenship even if not residing there.
I think it is a difficult call to renounce citizenship but if the tax requirements are onerous on the individual they are least have the choice.
- ramraj07 4y agoCitizenship of _some_ countries come with rules and expectations on the holder. As far as I can tell, if I leave India for good I don’t owe India anything after 1.5 years. That sounds correct.
- arcticbull 4y agoNot exactly, you still have rules and expectations should you return that are not imposed on non-citizen visitors. They also may choose to, in the future, impose restrictions on you but these are (unless you're Uncle Sam) very difficult to enforce on expats.
- davchana 4y agoTrue. Everything has up & downside. The downside of Indian Citizenship is you can't have two citizenships. (Although OCI card gives you almost every right except voting, gov jobs etc).
- int_19h 4y agoMost countries that don't recognize dual citizenship also don't prohibit it; they just treat you as their citizen regardless of what other citizenship you might have. Is that not the case with India?
- davchana 4y agoNope, India specifically prohibits it, and expect its citizens to renounce Indian one in 6 months or less from acquiring other one. No repercussions as long as you don't go to India or deal with Indian Embassy (which almost every ex Indian has to, family, relatives, stuff in India). So for them, the process is, get US naturalization certificate. The 6 month clock starts. Get US passport (its mandatory to cancel the Indian passport). Then apply for Indian Renounce process (4 months). Now, if you want to go to India, apply for 30 day e-visa (a week at most).
- bruce511 4y agoIn a few countries you are required to provide a service to the community (ie national service) - in a few you need to adhere to the "must vote" requirement. But in America all we want is your money. In America its _always_ about the money...