Posted: 4/27/2009 8:31:19 PM EDT
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I'm wondering if it's possible to obtain / purchase citizenship in another country and then later legally change your name in said country?
Would that make it possible to be known in your native country by your legal name and in another country by your legal name there? I'm wondering because I worked with a very nice Vietnamese immigrant who legally changed his name to Daryl here in the US which I thought was hilarious but it got me wondering... |
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What sort of legal troubles are you trying to avoid? It's just hypothetical, it got me thinking one day that if foreigners can do it here, couldn't we do it in another country? The next question would be could you then reapply for citizenship in the US with your foreign name? Seems like a loophole... |
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I am no expert, but IIRC if you are a U.S. citizen, born here in the country, you must renounce your U.S. citizenship in order to be legally recognized as a citizen of another country. You can be a 'permanent resident' in another country for the rest of your life if you wish and keep your U.S. citizenship, but you are thus also required to obey the tax laws, etc. of the U.S. in addition to the country you are living in. Those born elsewhere are subject to the rules in the country they were born in, so they may, indeed, be able to have dual citizenship.
What can be done 'under the table' with enough money and contacts is, of course, a different story, but that sort of thing usually takes BIG bucks, and comes with its' own set of risks, not the least of which would be possible blackmail, since someone else WILL know all about your game, even if they don't immediately sell that info to others...including perhaps the U.S. State Department. |