Ask HN: How best to secure citizenship outside the US for my daughter?

[jlblatt]

Background: 38 y/o software engineer, married, with a 9 month old daughter, currently in the DC area. Due to the political climate in the US (off-topic for this thread/forum) I'm interested in securing an alternative citizenship for my daughter at some point in her lifetime. I understand this would be a large undertaking and assume it's not really feasible to cast a wide net, so I was hoping to rank our best options since it seems like we'll only have one approach, especially with us being older parents already.

I understand some countries would be more desirable than others to emigrate to, but I'd like to fully understand my options before weighing them. So for the purposes of this discussion let's assume any country is on the table regardless of the current political/economic/social situation there.

I'm prepared to relocate and work elsewhere but that's not a requirement - I just assumed with my skill set it would be the easiest approach. Bonus points if we (her parents) are able to obtain citizenship as well, but that's also not a requirement.

Basically I'm just looking to give her an option when she turns 18 if she needs it. Thanks in advance.

[QuarterReptile]

This isn't really the forum to look for that info, though I suspect someone has answers.

There's a podcast (with associated content) called Radical Personal Finance where the guy talks extensively about pursuing alternate citizenship/residency, typically with a focus on Central America (in part because it's the culture he's familiar with, being from Florida.)

[jlblatt]

Thank you, I will check that out.

I asked here because I figured I wasn't the only one on this forum that might want to know their options, and that the prevalence of STEM backgrounds and world experiences on here would offer some unique options that wouldn't otherwise be feasible for others.

[yann2]

Canada has opened the flood gates - https://www.immigration.ca/canada-to-dramatically-increase-i...

[injb]

Hard to know what the best options might be without knowing what it is you are trying to avoid in the US.

[jlblatt]

I purposefully didn't include details around this as I didn't want to exclude any options or drive the discussion toward US politics.

I can say my #1 goal is long term security and stability for her. That might be accomplished by amassing a pile of money here, yes. Looking for alternatives for her to use on her own accord, if she desires.