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I am a citizen that works in an international org abroad and I am exempted from taxes due to my annual income being under the threshold. That aside, I am think
by 616c 13y ago
I am a citizen that works in an international org abroad and I am exempted from taxes due to my annual income being under the threshold.
That aside, I am thinking inevitably I would renounce my citizenship given the opportunity to get a citizenship in Europe. I am no longer interested in associating with the political shithole my nation has become, and it looks like that will not change.
Reality tells me however, and from experience: a) whatever country I would establish in would turn to shit and I cannot shop for citizenship every time some country loses its mind (which happens frequently these days) and b) Americans are treated very well as expats in terms of low restrictions on visa requirements and barrier to entry (unless you are going to Iran and the like). Point A is minor, while Point B, having been married to an Arab national for only over a year, has proven that being anything other than American or one of the European countries of high standing is very uncomfortable for anything requiring travel, and often humiliating. That is why, sigh, she is clamoring for her US citizenship ASAP.
- primitur 13y agoAustralia/New Zealand are pretty attractive, citizenship-wise. As an Australian, I get the 'reciprocal' treatment - i.e., we will treat you as you treat our citizens, and since thats pretty good right now (Australia lets many European citizens in for a working-visa, two years on average), this means I can move around most of the western world without too much fuss. I cringe at the hassle my American friends have to go through whenever they travel through a densely-packaged country region such as Europe .. whereas we Australians seem to get treated pretty well.
- mixmixmix 13y ago"I cringe at the hassle my American friends have to go through whenever they travel through a densely-packaged country region such as Europe" As an American citizen who's been to over 60 countries and as someone who's currently traveling through Europe, I've been treated with nothing but warmth and welcoming attitude by immigration (and other) officials. Never had a single issue anywhere.
- 616c 13y agoWhat are their requirements? I remember hearing about Wozniak but I never checked. I should do that soon.
- lancewiggs 13y agoNZ has a simple immigration points system.(1) We need people and it's awesome here, so come on over. It's even easier to travel on a NZ passport than the Australian one - we offend nobody. As a bonus we hang out in the top 3 places in the world for the World Bank's Doing Business survey and Transparency International's (least) corruption index. (1) https://www.immigration.govt.nz/pointsindicator/ https://www.immigration.govt.nz/pointsindicator/ http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/workperm.htm http://www.immigration.govt.nz/migrant/stream/work/workperm....
- ajtaylor 13y agoFor Australia, the easiest path IMHO is a 457 visa => Permanent Residency after 2 years => citizenship after 1-2 years as a PR. They definitely are pretty generous. I'm working on the paperwork for my PR now.
- jacques_chester 13y agoLike NZ, we have a points system. Young, highly qualified professionals can get in much easier.