Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B'

Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by xcambar on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:31AM (#31304362)

Any european passport is a golden ticket. I was born in Europe and only as an adult with friends from around the world did I realise that.

I feel so blessed.

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Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by javert on Sunday May 08, 2022 @11:05AM (#31304731)

I would happily trade my US citizenship for an EU one. You are lucky.

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Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by dorchadas on Sunday May 08, 2022 @11:38AM (#31305020)

Yep. I'm glad I took a masters program in Ireland when I did. Now just to find a job where I can actually live in Dublin and not squeak by... which sadly isn't likely give Irish salaries and how ridiculous Dublin is.

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Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by was_a_dev on Sunday May 08, 2022 @11:30AM (#31304947)

Same thing happened with Brexit. Many British citizens looked for applying for second citizenship by descent to maintain EU status.

I myself applied for a Irish passport since my gradparents are Irish citizens.

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Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by reom_tobit on Sunday May 08, 2022 @01:42PM (#31306258)

How long did the application take if you don’t mind me asking? (Foreign birth register + passport application)

I looked into it a few years ago but they had such a massive backlog to deal with I was told 24 months, so I put it off.

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Re:Wealthy Americans are buying second passports as a 'plan B' by mardifoufs on Tuesday May 10, 2022 @04:12AM (#31324719)

Funnily enough that's the complete opposite for me. I'd trade my canadian passport for an American one anytime

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