Would you sell your citizenship/passport? For how much? And which one would you get instead? -

[Omnium Ultimatus]

I reckon a lot of westerners here would perish the thought of parting with their citizenship. But hypothetically, if you could sell your citizenship to the highest bidder, preferably some third or second-worlder with a net worth in six or seven figures, you could probably make a sizable fortune doing so. This would be especially appealing for poor people, with the caveat that you would not be able to regain and sell the same citizenship again.

I don't really have a good passport on me, and I can't imagine anyone buying mine other than the minority of travelers obsessed with exploring my country, and they don't have much money to begin with, comparatively speaking. But if I could choose a different passport I'd go with Japan. They can go to most countries in the world and their passport doesn't show one's place of birth.

 

[Carlos Weston Chantor]

I'm actively working towards buying a citizenship of St. Lucia or some other caribbean island and the second I have spare $100k I will reject my cuck EU slave citizenship with utmost joy

 

[shameful existence]

I've never met anyone who'd give up an EU passport. I wouldn't.
I know the Canadian investor Visa used to be among the more interesting ones for people expecting a collapse, but it has changed in the past few years.

 

[RussianParasite]

Am I left stateless as a result or do I have to trade for the buyer’s passport? I’m not sure which is likely worse. That said, in the US anyway, getting a passport back could be relatively easy if you have family in the country. Simply sell your existing passport, apply for a family-related green card, and boom back in the country.

 

[Omnium Ultimatus]

Am I left stateless as a result or do I have to trade for the buyer’s passport? I’m not sure which is likely worse. That said, in the US anyway, getting a passport back could be relatively easy if you have family in the country. Simply sell your existing passport, apply for a family-related green card, and boom back in the country.

You would have the option to do either. The latter would happen if the money wasn't enough to buy a second passport or if the seller intended to do something else with the proceeds. I do believe there are plenty of people who'd pay substantially more for a US/EU member passport than they would one from St Kitts and Nevis, so the amount of proceeds would probably be enough to buy a second passport.

I added that caveat so there wouldn't be an industry of people selling their citizenship, naturalizing in the country of said sold citizenship, and then selling the same one again. I could see them having a special status that let's them live in their country, but prevents them from going through the process again or just denied naturalization if the grounds aren't anything else.

 

[W00K #17]

I'd do it for a three piece tendies and Phish tickets.

 

[Lemmingwise]

you could probably make a sizable fortune doing so.

Between refugee waves, a marriage or other illegal ways to attain them with bribes and such, it really wouldn't be that expensive.

 

[polyqueerandrosensual]

Anyone with a decent amount of money can easily get into the USA if they wanted to, without buying my citizenship, so moot point.

If I was a richie, I'd buy Danish I think, or whatever Euro country has the highest standard of living, and isn't too nogged down yet. Yeah they have some of course but in tolerable amounts.