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For those that are solidly American (e.g. 3rd+ gen), what are their options of where to go? Or is the only way to marry someone of the target country or have mi

For those that are solidly American (e.g. 3rd+ gen), what are their options of where to go? Or is the only way to marry someone of the target country or have millions to get an investor/monied-type visa?

philiphodgen 13y ago
You buy a passport or you go to a country where you can get permanent residency and they you stay long enough to qualify for citizenship. Or yeah. Marriage. :-)
- clamprecht 13y ago
  What is your opinion of the "economic citizenship" programs in countries such as Nevis & St. Kitts, Dominica, etc?
  - philiphodgen 13y ago
    Those are the traditional choices.
  - seanmcdirmid 13y ago
    Switzerland's cantons will let you work out a deal on citizenship and a flat rate on how much taxes you pay.
beachstartup 13y ago
* solidly American (e.g. 3rd+ gen),* and where exactly does one's US citizenship start becoming "unsolid"?
- jfb 13y ago
  I read it more to mean, a US citizen with highly attenuated ties to another country; after 3rd generation, you aren't likely to have immediate family overseas, &c. At least, I hope that's what was meant.
  - billpaetzke 13y ago
    Yes, this is what I meant.
- mtowle 13y ago
  He doesn't mean it like that. He's referencing the tendency of other nations to grant citizenship to descendents of citizens. E.g., if my father were German, I'd have a better chance of acquiring German citizenship than if my most recently immigrated ancestors came to the U.S. circa 1840 (which for me happens to be the case).
narcissus 13y ago
I know that for Australia and Canada, at least, marriage really means nothing as far as permanent residency (and from that, citizenship) is concerned. It's all about the relationship itself. That is to say, you need to prove that the relationship is solid and marriage does not prove that. It's the years before that of living together, joint bank accounts and bills that proves that relationship.

philiphodgen 13y ago

You buy a passport or you go to a country where you can get permanent residency and they you stay long enough to qualify for citizenship. Or yeah. Marriage. :-)

clamprecht 13y ago
What is your opinion of the "economic citizenship" programs in countries such as Nevis & St. Kitts, Dominica, etc?
- philiphodgen 13y ago
  Those are the traditional choices.
- seanmcdirmid 13y ago
  Switzerland's cantons will let you work out a deal on citizenship and a flat rate on how much taxes you pay.

beachstartup 13y ago

* solidly American (e.g. 3rd+ gen),* and where exactly does one's US citizenship start becoming "unsolid"?

jfb 13y ago
I read it more to mean, a US citizen with highly attenuated ties to another country; after 3rd generation, you aren't likely to have immediate family overseas, &c. At least, I hope that's what was meant.
- billpaetzke 13y ago
  Yes, this is what I meant.
mtowle 13y ago
He doesn't mean it like that. He's referencing the tendency of other nations to grant citizenship to descendents of citizens. E.g., if my father were German, I'd have a better chance of acquiring German citizenship than if my most recently immigrated ancestors came to the U.S. circa 1840 (which for me happens to be the case).

narcissus 13y ago

I know that for Australia and Canada, at least, marriage really means nothing as far as permanent residency (and from that, citizenship) is concerned. It's all about the relationship itself. That is to say, you need to prove that the relationship is solid and marriage does not prove that. It's the years before that of living together, joint bank accounts and bills that proves that relationship.