Re:Why expat Americans are giving up their passports
by masklinn on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @07:11AM
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> E.g. you can visit the US with a German passport for 3 months for a holiday but it's extremely difficult to get a visa to move there indefinitely.
You do realise that works the same way for everybody and US visa-free entry is not a residence permit right? For instance as a US citizen you'd get visa-free entry to Iceland or Japan or New Zealand but can only stay for 90 days.
Re:Why expat Americans are giving up their passports
by TheCoelacanth on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @10:51AM
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Yes, the point is that the ranking would look very different if it were based on the ease of long term residence instead of a short visit. Going from the US to Germany for a short visit is basically the same as going from the UK to Germany for a short visit, but going from the US to Germany for long term residence is much more difficult than going from the UK to Germany for long term residence.
Re:Why expat Americans are giving up their passports
by Vespasian on Wednesday February 10, 2016 @07:58AM
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Well it works that way for everybody with a "good" passport. This is why the list is there in the first place ;)
Things get a lot more difficult if you have for example an Egyptian passport.
Not sure if "powerful" is the right word either. It's more of a list of the best passports to have if you want to go on holidays. "Doesn't require a visa" usually means those countries don't require visas for short non-business trips (anything from 14 days to 6 months). E.g. you can visit the US with a German passport for 3 months for a holiday but it's extremely difficult to get a visa to move there indefinitely.