Second Passports
Traveling in Asia with a Passport from the Commonwealth of Dominica
Last week, I arrived in Ho Chi Minh City after a series of three flights from the Caribbean. This place is hustling and bustling! Motorbikes zoom everywhere, the traffic is heavy, and the economy is booming. Yes, this may be the “Socialist Republic of Vietnam,” but opportunities abound here. For instance, many labor-intensive industries are [...]
A Second Passport from St. Kitts & Nevis Unlocks a New World of Opportunities
A second citizenship and passport provides numerous benefits. It can expand your travel possibilities, give you the right to reside in other countries, enable you to cross international borders if your primary passport is lost or stolen, and even reduce your profile to terrorists. For U.S. citizens, a second passport has another benefit: it is [...]
Congress to U.S. Citizens: Pay Your Income Tax or Forfeit Your Passport
One of the strongest enforcement mechanisms any government has over its citizens is to restrict their ability to travel internationally. Since international travel to almost anywhere requires a passport, requiring citizens to adhere to specified rules to obtain this travel document is a highly effective mechanism of social control. Many governments therefore temporarily or permanently [...]
White Market, Grey Market. and Black Market Passports
Every country has a path to naturalization through its constitution and law of nationality. In most countries, eligibility for citizenship and a passport requires a period of extended legal and physical residence of one year to 10 years or more. The applicant must also demonstrate good conduct, full compliance with immigration rules, some degree of [...]
This Week in the Commonwealth of Dominica
One of the most fulfilling aspects of my work is to see with my own eyes the progress in the countries in which we operate. The Commonwealth of Dominica is definitely a case in point. During the week I’ve spent here with my colleague P.T. Freeman, I’ve seen construction everywhere, with numerous infrastructure improvements completed [...]
Back in the Commonwealth…Again!
My wife and I just arrived back in the Commonwealth of Dominica a short while ago, landing at Melville Hall Airport off of a LIAT flight. We were here last month for a funeral and I lived here for a time some years ago. Yes, I feel like I come back home every time I [...]
And Where the H*** is Nevis?
I despise redeye flights, but they’re the only way to travel from the west coast of the United States to the Caribbean without making an overnight stop. In any event, after a really bad flight from Phoenix, and subsequently a bumpy ride in a puddle-jumper, I just landed at Nevis’ Vance Amory airport, named after [...]
Offshore Due Diligence, International Embargoes, Offshore Tax Compliance and More on “The Second Passports and Expatriation Report”
As you may know, I’m a longtime friend of Mark Nestmann, and also one of his business associates. Since the beginning of the year, I’ve also hosted an online radio show airing live each Friday at 16.00 EDT on the Overseas Radio Network. It’s called the “Second Passport & Expatriation Report: The Life of a [...]
Can the U.S. Government Involuntarily Revoke Your Citizenship?
Many countries punish political enemies by stripping them of their nationality. In just the last century: In 1915, France introduced a law giving the government authority to “denaturalize” naturalized citizens with “enemy” origins. Belgium enacted legislation in 1922 revoking the naturalization of citizens who had committed “anti-national” acts during World War I. In 1926, Italy [...]