In recent years, the number of people who are divorcing themselves from the heavy hand of Uncle Sam has been increasing exponentially.
In 2013 the number of people renouncing US citizenship jumped 221% over the previous year. In the last quarter of 2013 alone, people abandoning US citizenship jumped 1,402% over the same period a year earlier.
This year the number of people refusing to support the system is on course to hit a new record high, despite the government increasing the fee charged to renounce US citizenship by 522%.
As the developed world continues to deteriorate the topic of today's case study is becoming quite popular:
Multiple passports and residency.
Now, why would you want a second passport?
As you’ll see clearly, the main benefit is that it’s a really useful insurance policy in the event of things like social unrest, political turmoil, major lawsuit, economic collapse, etc.
Having a second citizenship is like having a ‘get out of jail free’ card.
It creates options. No matter what happens in the world, you’ll always have a place to go. You’ll always have a ticket out.
And as I’m fond of saying, nobody ever hijacks an airplane and threatens to kill all the Brazilians. Second citizenship does bring a greater sense of security.
(We cover second passports and residency options extensively in our premium service Sovereign Man: Confidential. Become a premium subscriber hereif you’d like to get started right away.)
What you can learn from the case of Edward Snowden
When the NSA-debacle was in full swing Ron Paul said on his Facebook page:
“My understanding is that espionage means giving secret or classified information to the enemy. Since Snowden shared information with the American people, his indictment for espionage could reveal (or confirm) that the US Government views you and me as the enemy.”
He’s right. If nothing else, the way this has played out tells you everything you really need to know about the Land of the Free right now.
Snowden has been demonized by just about every government official on record. US Secretary of State John Kerry called Snowden’s actions “despicable and beyond description,” while US Senator Lindsey Graham said, “I hope we’ll chase him to the ends of the Earth…”
Words like “hanging” and “treason” floated around the mainstream media. The debate didn’t have anything to do with the criminality of the government spying on its own citizens and its allies, but whether Snowden should be shot or hung. It’s incredible.
Yet amazingly enough, many polls showed that roughly half of Americans think that Snowden is a traitor and should be prosecuted.
Such data is truly profound. Roughly half of Americans don’t give a rat’s eye about their own liberty. And it’s obvious that the US government has every intention to continue these programs with full speed ahead.
When it becomes this clear that you no longer share basic, core values with your government… or your neighbors… maybe it’s time to consider other options.
The world is a big place, after all. And there’s a tremendous amount of freedom and opportunity ripe for action-taking, talented people.
Now, would Mr. Snowden have been aided if he had procured a second passport?
The answer, quite simply, is a resounding Yes.
Snowden is now marred in a number of banal legal technicalities.
The US government cancelled his passport (another questionable legal move from Uncle Sam). So after being stuck in the international transit area at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport he’s now living in an undisclosed location in Russia.
He’s not legally able to travel anywhere.
If Mr. Snowden had been able to procure a second passport prior to stepping into the limelight, he would likely not be in this predicament as he could have been traveling on his other passport.
This is one of the hidden virtues of having a second passport. You might never ‘need’ one. But should such a need ever arise, it can really be a life saver.
What's the best second passport?
In Mr. Snowden’s case, and possibly in your case as well, the best option on the table would have been Brazil.
Why? Because anyone can be Brazilian. It doesn’t matter what your ethnicity
is; Brazil is a melting pot of 200+ million people. White, black, brown, Asian... it doesn’t matter. Even obviously anglo names like Edward Snowden are not terribly uncommon in Brazil.
Moreover, Brazil has a very clear policy of not extraditing its citizens.
So if Snowden had become a Brazilian (which anyone can do – via 2-4 years of residency, or marriage, or having a child, hell even adopting a rain forest in some cases), he could be happily living out his days on the beach in Fortaleza, rather than being stuck in Russia.
Right now the demand for citizenship in Brazil is low. Few people are thinking about this… which means the ‘cost’ is low.
You can apply for naturalization in as little as a year, and there are dozens of backdoor loopholes to qualify. We’ve covered Brazil in depth in Sovereign Man: Confidential.
Now, I have to imagine that the day will come, however, when people from all over the world will travel to Brazil in order to give birth… analogous to the way migrants from Central America and Mexico would travel to the United States.
As this happens, the ‘cost’ of acquiring citizenship in Brazil is going to increase. Big time. The government will pass all sorts of new laws and regulations, making it much more difficult.
If you remember only one thing, remember this:
Even if you’re not facing imminent peril or are running from the US faux justice system, a second passport has a lot of useful functions.
It can help you establish bank and brokerage accounts overseas (especially if you only have the dreaded US passport), and it also helps you keep a low profile while traveling should the need arise.
Problem is, there is little accurate information out there about how to actually obtain a second passport from country X or establish residency in country Y.
The ‘industry’ (if you could call it that) is fraught with snake oil salesmen who claim that they can ‘get’ you a passport in places like the Dominican Republic or Panama, as if passports are served up on a menu.
There are also droves of ‘experts’ who have no earthly idea what they’re talking about; they dish out internationalization advice from North America and make up for their lack of knowledge and personal experience by asking Google for the answer.
This just isn’t the sort of information you’re going to find on Wikipedia.
Bottom line-- tread carefully, and if you can see yourself going down this route (which I recommend), I want to encourage you to get the right information, weigh your options, and take action now.
If you kick the can down the road, you risk losing your window of opportunity while it’s open now. As we’ve seen before, we can all wake up tomorrow to a different reality.
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