With the sheer scale, vast number of countries and dizzying variety of experiences on offer in Central and South America, you’ll certainly need to do some digging to unearth the...
How to Get Lithuanian Citizenship by Descent
Last updated: June 6, 2022 Dateline: Vilnius, Lithuania Lithuania offers a citizenship by descent program that is just as liberal, if not more so, than the more commonly...
How to Get Nicaragua Permanent Residency: The Easy Second American Home
While I believe many of the world's best investment opportunities lie in emerging markets in Asia and even Africa, you can't deny the appeal of Central America as a place to...
What is the best second passport strategy?
Dateline: Seoul, South Korea Yesterday, I shared information about how to get second residency - and possibly a passport - here in South Korea. For such a developed country, the...
How to Get South Korean Residence and Citizenship
Last Updated: April 26th, 2022 Dateline: Seoul, South Korea Which is the best Asian citizenship in the world? While we don’t talk about South Korea a lot, South Korean...
Loss of nationality: How to lose your citizenship
Dateline: Cebu, Philippines With all of the madness coming out of western governments today, it's increasingly common for even the most benign critics of the state to ask "can I...
The 5 most famous people to renounce US citizenship
Dateline: Manila, Philippines Thousands of people renounced their US citizenship last year. In fact, citizenship renunciations reached record levels. And the Federal Register,...
How a second passport helps your privacy rights
Reporting from: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Privacy rights seem to be a lost art these days. In their quest to totally make you their slave, desperate governments are working to...
They always had a second passport and offshore gold waiting
Reporting from: Bangkok, Thailand I've often said that I love spending time in Asia for one simple reason. While I love the big cities, the hustle and bustle, and the great food,...
Is the Cambodia second passport a scam?
Dateline: Siem Reap, Cambodia In Khmer, Siem Reap literally means "Siam defeated". It's an old tribute to the great expansion of the Khmer Empire, which covered most of...
Americans Renounce Citizenship at Record Levels Now
Reporting from: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam They say water seeks its own level. Perhaps that's why thousands of US citizens are handing in their US passports at the local embassy...
The citizenship lottery and Best Places to Be Born
Reporting from: Tai O, Hong Kong On a short cab ride yesterday, I told the driver which hotel to take me to. He grunted and started driving away. I tried to hand him a paper with...
Is the World Service Authority passport a real second passport?
We frequently discuss easy ways to get a second passport. When people hear that I zip through the diplomatic line using a government-issued Global Entry card when entering the...
The Best Citizenship by Descent Passports from Ancestors
Last updated: September 15, 2020 Having a second passport is an important step for anyone looking to plant flags, increase their freedom, and give themselves a “Plan B.” ...
Who owns your citizenship: you or your government?
I sent my US passport into the State Department yesterday so they can add more pages to it. I've been hitting it hard the last two years or so, and all those stamps, stickers,...
How Big Government made it harder to get a second passport
Your options for escaping your home country have decreased dramatically in the last fifteen years. Yes, you are still technically free to move to almost any country in the world...
Buy Real Estate and Get Second Residency in the Philippines
Reporting from: Makati, Philippines The real estate market here in Manila is exploding. Everywhere you turn, there's a sign for a new development. Condos are the thing in this...
Citizenship-based taxation: Just the US and a war-torn country
Reporting from: Los Angeles, California I love economic competitiveness among governments. That's why I had always wanted to speak with someone from the only place on earth that...
Where to plant your citizenship flag
Where should you plant your citizenship flag? This past weekend on my radio show, I spoke with passport guru Mark Nestmann about who is calling him for a second...
Panama Real Estate Investment: What International Buyers Need To Know
Panama is a popular destination for foreign investors seeking to diversify assets, generate rental income, or acquire a second citizenship in a stable country with a dollar-based...
