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As an American with two Scottish grandparents, I'm hoping an independent Scotland will implement a Scottish ancestry path to citizenship for Americans. I've vis

As an American with two Scottish grandparents, I'm hoping an independent Scotland will implement a Scottish ancestry path to citizenship for Americans. I've visited Scotland twice and would love to live there and build a business there. Of course I also hope there will be some reforms in taxes and bureaucracy to make starting a business in Scotland a reasonable proposition; currently it's not rational to start a tech business in Scotland, given the immense advantages of doing business in the US. I don't have much confidence that Scotland will actually become more business-friendly, but it would definitely be more likely as an independent nation. But, yes, if an independent Scotland did create a business climate friendly to entrepreneurs and did make it easier for tech people to emigrate from the US, I for one would make the move in a heartbeat.

crb 12y ago
You can get that today, with Scotland as part of the UK? https://www.gov.uk/ancestry-visa/overview https://www.gov.uk/ancestry-visa/overview
- sksksk 12y ago
  The ancestory visa is only open to Commonwealth Citizens, which the USA isn't part of.
  - falsestprophet 12y ago
    You can buy citizenship of Dominica, which is a Commonwealth country, for $100,000 [1]. [1] http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-economic-citizenship-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica#investment http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-econo...
    - ColinCera 12y ago
      Interesting. I wonder if the UK actually lets people bank shot their way into citizenship (or at least a long-term visa) via Dominica or if they instead deny such applications on the grounds they're based on a ruse.
      - falsestprophet 12y ago
        Well they do for £1,000,000 [1] so they may not like the competition. [1] https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview
sjg007 12y ago
If you were born before 1985 you can claim UK citizenship through your Scottish grandfather.
- ColinCera 12y ago
  Only if you're a citizen of a commonwealth country — I'm an American, so doesn't apply to me.

crb 12y ago

You can get that today, with Scotland as part of the UK? https://www.gov.uk/ancestry-visa/overview https://www.gov.uk/ancestry-visa/overview

sksksk 12y ago
The ancestory visa is only open to Commonwealth Citizens, which the USA isn't part of.
- falsestprophet 12y ago
  You can buy citizenship of Dominica, which is a Commonwealth country, for $100,000 [1]. [1] http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-economic-citizenship-of-the-commonwealth-of-dominica#investment http://www.dominica.gov.dm/services/how-do-i-apply-for-econo...
  - ColinCera 12y ago
    Interesting. I wonder if the UK actually lets people bank shot their way into citizenship (or at least a long-term visa) via Dominica or if they instead deny such applications on the grounds they're based on a ruse.
    - falsestprophet 12y ago
      Well they do for £1,000,000 [1] so they may not like the competition. [1] https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview https://www.gov.uk/tier-1-investor/overview

sjg007 12y ago

If you were born before 1985 you can claim UK citizenship through your Scottish grandfather.

ColinCera 12y ago
Only if you're a citizen of a commonwealth country — I'm an American, so doesn't apply to me.