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by carlosjobim 457 days ago
> I never want to be "stateless", quite the opposite! I would like to collect some citizenships to have more freedom, because even with a strong rank other passports still give you access to different areas of the world.

The citizenship part is the easiest part. You can never loose your citizenship, and it is in no way tied to your residency or your income/money.

People who dream about migration almost always and erroneously believe that this means that they have to get on a path to new citizenship. But you shouldn't worry about this, unless you are very anxious to be able to vote in elections.

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This is not entirely true, for example you can lose your German citizenship if you have another citizenship and fight for a terrorist organisation (source: https://rsw-beck-de.translate.goog/aktuell/daily/meldung/det...).

Then there is US citizenship, which is actually tied to your income, if I am not mistaken.

A citizenship for me would only bring the following advantages

- be able to live in a country without the hassle of renewing visas

- Having a second citizenship if the (political) situation in my home country goes sideways

I am not interested in voting because I do not believe that I can make a difference. I have done so for decades and things have only got worse in my country, so I have lost hope in the political process.

> The citizenship part is the easiest part. You can never loose your citizenship, and it is in no way tied to your residency or your income/money.

If you are a citizen of a country that taxes your worldwide income - like the US it does affect your income. You want to be a citizen somewhere and not end up “stateless”

This is not a reply to you, but a comment for anybody stumbling upon the thread:

You can not loose your citizenship for not paying taxes or for owing any taxes.