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If you have US citizenship, do any other countries unlock more travel destinations? Do any non-US citizenships let you skip a visa and travel more freely than

If you have US citizenship, do any other countries unlock more travel destinations? Do any non-US citizenships let you skip a visa and travel more freely than you otherwise could? With additional citizenships, do you now have added tax obligations? The US always taxes you, even as an expat, IIRC. If something bad happens abroad, which embassy helps you out? Does getting another citizenship put you at risk of losing your original nationality?

larrysalibra 3y ago
1. The U.S. isn’t at the top for visa free places to travel…a number of passports in Europe and Asia are better. https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking 2. Yes - an example I travel to frequently is Vietnam - it is visa free for Italy but not for USA (former American Italian here) 3. Generally no - USA is the only major country that taxes based on citizen and not by residence or territorially 4. Embassies very rarely help anyone “when something bad happens” - in the event of a large natural or political disaster they might help. Most (including the USA) have a policy of not being able to help you in most situations beyond giving you the contact of a lawyer, doctor etc. 5. Most of the time no, but some places do prohibit citizens from having multiple citizenships or acquiring new ones: iirc Singapore is one of those. Wrote about my citizenship changing adventures here since you seem interested! https://larrysalibra.com/goodbye-usa/ https://larrysalibra.com/goodbye-usa/
Brajeshwar 3y ago
Passport Index[1] ranking should answer your question on the travel destination without the Visa hassles. As an Indian citizen, one of an inconvenience is that to travel to a decent country, especially for business, there is always a Visa thing. 1. https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php

larrysalibra 3y ago

1. The U.S. isn’t at the top for visa free places to travel…a number of passports in Europe and Asia are better. https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index/ranking 2. Yes - an example I travel to frequently is Vietnam - it is visa free for Italy but not for USA (former American Italian here) 3. Generally no - USA is the only major country that taxes based on citizen and not by residence or territorially 4. Embassies very rarely help anyone “when something bad happens” - in the event of a large natural or political disaster they might help. Most (including the USA) have a policy of not being able to help you in most situations beyond giving you the contact of a lawyer, doctor etc. 5. Most of the time no, but some places do prohibit citizens from having multiple citizenships or acquiring new ones: iirc Singapore is one of those. Wrote about my citizenship changing adventures here since you seem interested! https://larrysalibra.com/goodbye-usa/ https://larrysalibra.com/goodbye-usa/

Brajeshwar 3y ago

Passport Index[1] ranking should answer your question on the travel destination without the Visa hassles. As an Indian citizen, one of an inconvenience is that to travel to a decent country, especially for business, there is always a Visa thing. 1. https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php