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These 19 Passports Will Be A Lot More Valuable On July 1st
Submitted by Simon Black via Sovereign Man blog,
It seems strange that a complete accident of birth has such a massive impact on someone’s life.
We don’t get to control where we’re born. It’s a fluke really. Yet as soon as we come into this world a particular nationality is thrust upon us like a birthmark that stays with us for life.
Our nationality dictates so many things throughout our life.
It might mean that we’re required to serve in the military– to go fight and die in some foreign land at the behest of an insensitive, out of touch politician.
It might mean that we’re required to pay an ever increasing portion of our income to finance government largess that we don’t agree with at all.
It can also substantially restrict the places we can go and travel in this world.
That last one is a major issue, because travel is a huge opportunity.
The world is a massive place. It’s gorgeous and there’s so much to explore. Anyone who ever says it’s a small world clearly never spent 26 hours on a plane trying to get to Palau.
There are so many opportunities and so many amazing people to meet that it’s only possible to capture the full human experience through travel.
Yet if you happen to be born on a particular piece of dirt, your travel opportunities are limited.
United States citizens, for example, have a lot of latitude in terms of where they can go. Though there are still a lot of restrictions.
Americans need a visa to go to a number of countries, including Russia, China, and several countries in South America.
If you’re from Ukraine, on the other hand, you can travel to Russia without a visa. However the vast majority of the world is off-limits unless you first jump through a number of administrative hoops.
Representatives from the European Union recently closed out a summit in Riga to decide the future of EU visa policy with respect to Ukraine.
Once again, Ukraine was denied visa-free access to the EU, proving that “European support” for Ukraine against Russia is just hot air and empty promises.
There are, however, 19 other countries, which will be joining the EU visa-free list as of July 1, 2015. They were officially approved late last year and reaffirmed at the summit.
They are: Colombia, Peru, Dominica, St. Lucia, Grenada, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago, UAE, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Palau, Micronesia, Samoa, Solomon Islands, East Timor, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu.
The thing that’s interesting about nationalities is that even though we’re born with one, you don’t have to live your entire life with that single option.
It is possible to obtain citizenship and a passport from another country. This means more options to travel and more options to live and work somewhere else should you want.
Panama is a great example.
There’s still an easy and inexpensive process to obtain residency in Panama, and in 5-years time you’ll be able to apply for naturalization, and then a passport.
Of the 19 countries that join the EU visa-free list this July, both Grenada and Dominica have “economic citizenship” programs where you can make a low six-figure investment in the country in exchange for citizenship.
Colombia and Peru are two places where you can become a legal resident and apply for citizenship in 2-5 years.
This can be very cost-effective, as in Colombia it can cost less than $1,000 to obtain residency, including legal assistance.
Bottom line– there are always options. You don’t have to go your entire life being restricted by something that was an accident of birth.
Having a second passport means having more freedom and more possibilities.
So, finding expedited or cost effective ways to obtaining one is a great tool and insurance policy for anyone to consider.
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Emigration bitchez!
Personally, I think Simon is a bit of a putz. But in many matters, he's absolutely right.
If you have any significant wealth, and only one passport, you are IMHO a fool. You can, after all, buy a completely legal second passport for $175K.
$175k sounds a bit too low today. I don't think there are such cheap places left. Besides, bank compliance departments are very stringent with these things. White guy from St. Kitts wants to make substantial deposit in Swiss bank? Don't think so.
You can buy another passport and move away. Doesn't mean the corrupt IRS won't go after you...
My brother just recently got his US citizenship....I should my head, "you now have the mark of the beast" I told him.
Its not gett a US passport that is difficult, its getting rid of the fucking thing that is.
The IRS will hound you till knigdom come.
Squid.
>>>My brother just recently got his US citizenship.... "you now have the mark of the beast" I told him.
And, as we Biblical scholars all know, it doesn't matter whether you get the mark in the forehead, or in the right hand.
If you don't think of yourself as beastly, but still do beastly things....
You're absolutely right, Merkel-avatar guy/gal.
Note that you can get foreign Residency for FAR less. Latin America works nice for this and is preferred by Americans. You might have to live in the place continuously for some months, but after that you only need to come back once a year to keep it going... until you truly need it in a TSHTF situation. And when you have Residency in one Latin Am. country, you do not need your (US) passport to travel to another.
That's why many affluent Chinese invested in Vancouver: get a place, a Canadian passport, and go back. Till they have to make a quick getaway.
And for some reason you apparently need an Israel dual Visa to hold most public offices in the US>
19 passports, where have i seen that number before....
A: "Nineteen" = The average age of GI's in Vietnam. N-n-n-n-nine-teen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJN850qHklw
East Timor = already dollarized, go put $20K in the Dili branch of an Aussie or Singapore bank, they'll make you a citizen.
will check it out
Singapore is 50k + income coming in
Malaysia is a 10k cash bond returnable after 10 years
Careful with Singapore....
They don't allow dual citizenship. If you want a Singapore passwport you need to renounce all others.
Its and MoD thing. if shit hits the fan they don't want everyone buggin out to Oz or whereever,they want you to stay and fight.
Squid
They gave me a passport to earth and I was fool enough to use it.
I hear the orcs are much friendlier in Middle-earth.
They may be friendlier but they're just as ugly. You want to hook up with one of the minions in Dispicable Me 2. They're moar your speed.
:o)
What, not Israel?
All the best warplanners and intelligence officers, untrained ones I mean, have had an Israeli passport!
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-05-26/key-iraq-war-architect-%E2%80%9...
Dude?
What's the difference?
Nearly all travellers holding an Israel passport also hold passport(s) from the USA, UK, France, Canada, Holland, Netherlands, Belgium and/or some other country.
Why would they flash their Israel passport when they fly when they can simply pull one of their other passports out of the drawer and thereby skip the visa process required of Israel passports?
If you were born in Israel and you travel with a US psssport, everyone knows you are Israeli (place of birth line 5)
It's there Pro Forma, even though no one truly cares where you were 'born'.
All they want, is the right Owner's Brand (passport) that USSA is buds with with. To make you trackable and likely to comply with US laws and taxes.
But if you're born in New York, like most Israelis, and have a USA passport, it'll have POB as New York. Use the USA passport and it's accepted everywhere. The Israel passport isn't. And for good reasons, too.
according to european news stoltenberg said that eu borders will be protected in ucraine
or something in that direction
more than only hot air
NATO clowns like Stoltenburg and Breedhate are agitating for war without actually committing anything, and the EU themselves don't want a bit of it beyond the theft of Ukraines farmland
It's always a good idea to have a second or third passport, and Simon Black has done a lot of excellent research on the subject. However, it's worth bearing in mind that the right to a visa-free visit does not amount to a right to reside. I mention that lest any reader rush to the wrong conclusion!
True. But with 90 day limit you can come and go indefinitely. Just as good as residency. Work visa is the problem. Unless you work off the books.
Restricted to 90 days in 180 days.
If you're Canadian or Mexican, have a college or university degree and work experience, you simply need a Job Offer to get a TN-1 (Canada) or TN-2 (Mexico) Work Visa, based on NAFTA, that's good for 1 year. You no longer need to leave the US to renew it annually, but can get a legal service to do it for you.
You get it at the port of entry to the US, showing your passport, job offer and degree (from a real school). That plus $100, or whatever they charge these days.
If only it were that simple. There are a limited number of specialties that can apply for the free trade work visa and many that cannot. For example, medical doctors cannot use the free trade work visa to go south, even if they have the proper credentials and licensing in place.
Next shoe to drop. Give us the names of EU nationals who got economic citizenship or we shut down the Visa free travel for you. These citizenship programs are next after the crackdown on Switzerland.
Colombia is a beautiful country, full of friendly people, beautiful places - nothing like you would expect. There is no open hostility toward Americans. We saw no sign of any drug activity when we were there. Prices are very reasonable.
<-- Standoff vs. against the Bolivian Army in Bolivia
<-- Standoff vs. Storm Troopers during Jade Helm
Have fun Butch Cassidy & Sundance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndYSLNXZxPo
Costa Rica...
Nah, too many 'Mericans.
that's why it's not a third world shithole
Costa Rica wasn't a third-world shithole before the influx of gringos. More like second-world.
Ask McAfee how that works out.
When TSHTF, I wouldn't want to be the white man in a brown man's country.
Or a "guest" in any other country.
You will be the target.
Visa-free travel to USA for Philippine women please.
paradigm shift coming
shrinking productive population
imagine states competing for the best citizens instead of citizens competing to get into the best states
Long before Simon graduated from West Point or started his Sovereign Man biz, I had my DC (Dual Citizenship), thanks to my parents.
Neither is a US passport -- or from the ME, Asia, Africa, a Conflict area, Developing or Island nation. They are in fact Status passports that won't make me or my family obvious targets when traveling. Neither requires a US Visa to get into the US, and one is from a vanilla EU country. They are my Plan B, when not using my Green Card. Being trilingual and having worked on 2 continents (3 countries) in the private sector also helps. Especially when it comes to having more than one pension.
I actually never intended to come to the US, but having traveled here a lot on business, plus a great job offer (at the time) in a part of the US that I found "livable" (the Pacific NW), made me take the chance to overlook the kind of US society I saw on TV (crime, drugs, hicks, thug cops, uneven education, expensive health care, and people carrying guns). I never owned a gun until I lived here, and after my house was broken into and robbed (in a nice suburban neighborhood).
After many years here and a roller-coaster career, my plan is to stay in USSA because of our kids who are still in school, else I'd be gone. If things get worse here, or I retire, I'll also be gone. My (US-born) kids can decide for themselves where they want to work and live, given the Triple citizenship they have, thanks to me.
For anyone planning to have a Foreign Residency (that leads to a passport), I strongly suggest the low-stress approach of first going there on holiday for several weeks. You'll get first-hand experience, info and contacts for what's required to take the next steps in true Residency. You may want to buy a modest Apartment, rather than an overpriced house or farm the Americans are prone to buying. You can scale up (to house or farm) after you're a Resident, so you won't make Rookie mistakes when buying RE. Wade in, don't jump in, but do something. If nothing else, it won't hurt to look into what Simon's network of professionals can do to customize your situation. Good luck.
Smoke another one, comrade!
Kirk, I'm in a very similar boat in terms of citizenship. Three passports. Not really by design but just because of where work took me to. Today I'm moving into a new apartment in SE asia, rented, as I think that's a better option in the near term. I'm pretty excited and a little nervous, although I've lived here before for a few months to make sure I'm ok with the environment. I don't have any kids which in this case is a good thing because I still have some debts to pay down.
>>>If nothing else, it won't hurt to look into what Simon's network of professionals can do to customize your situation.
I'll endorse that.
Simon's posting here may or may not be your cup o' tea, but he does have a very extensive network of contacts. Of course, he's not the only guy doing this sort of thing, but he does seem to be a quality mid-market source of actionable information (i.e. not at the very marginal Dollar Vigilante level, but also not top-tier, like Henley and Partners.
May I suggest - Santa Catarina state of Brazil. I am thinking more and more, which REGIONS can do better in case of upcoming (highly likely) financial collapse and many countries may have such regions, Santa Catarina is high on my list. Amazingly beautiful and diverse, ample of water and fertile land, cooler subtropical climate, this place really has a lot going for it. Just 50 000 USD to invest and you can apply for a residency and with smart property choices you can likely double your money in 1-2 years. Check it out - http://visa4brazil.com/
Disclosure - government in Brazil is criminally insane...while the US government is insinely criminal...
The world is a massive place. It’s gorgeous and there’s so much to explore. Anyone who ever says it’s a small world clearly never spent 26 hours on a plane trying to get to Palau.
fuck you simon. just fuck you . you are a cancer on zerohedge. get outta here.
i think if you had Irish parents or grandparents you cna get an Ireland passport.
course, they need a lot of mail order faggot brides these days so just be warned.
It's also illegal for a citizen of the USA to use a foreign passport if he or she has an American USA passport. I don't have a cite for the law, but I think the it (yet another law for us slaves) was passed sometime last year.
>>>It's also illegal for a citizen of the USA to use a foreign passport if he or she has an American USA passport.
That rule only applies if you are crossing the US border, inbound or outbound.
I didn't start getting high paying job offers until I got my Dutch citizenship back .
Also having an EU country passport gets you to more places and welcomed with a smile than a USA passport.
Biggest myth is that USA citizenship is such a great thing.
Queue, the '''well everyone wants to come here''' crowd LOL
WRONG, Mexicans yes,