Advantages Of Dual Citizenship

Dual citizenship is the status of an individual who is a citizen of two or more nations. [1] There is 2 way of getting a dual citizenship. Either you are a foreigner and choose to obtain a local citizenship, or you are local and you decide to obtain a foreign citizenship. Specifically, in Singapore, dual citizenship is not allowed. If a Singaporean goes to a foreign country after they turned 18 to take up a citizenship there, the government has the right to deprive them of their Singapore citizenship. Similarly, if a foreigner wants to hold a Singapore citizenship, they have to choose to forgo their foreign citizenship. [2] On the other hand, unlike Singapore, there are other countries like Australia and United States that allow dual citizenship.

Firstly, if you are holding dual citizenship, it effectively means that you are holding two passports. Having two passports means traveling will be so much easier. Especially so If you have any family, business or study commitment at that particular country, it will be easier to travel in and out if you are a citizen. Long term stay at either country will not be a hassle anymore because you will not have a need to apply for long-stay visas. [3] One example is that an American citizen cannot travel to Russia without applying for a Visa. However, if the american citizen owns both American and Ukraine passport, he/she can travel in and out of either country including Russia freely.

Firstly, tax. Tax is a fee charged by the government on a product or income. [11] With that being said, holding a dual citizenship means that you are responsible for paying tax to two different governments. Employment in either country may see certain restrictions too. For example, if you are looking for a government employment job, it may be hard as there may be some conflict between the two countries in the future. Therefore, for example, for a U.S citizen, if you accept a government job in other country, you may have to give up on your U.S citizenship according to the U.S law. [10] Similarly, as a dual citizenship holder, you will have to obey the laws of two countries. However, for instance, if a person commits a crime, and both countries have different law to counter this crime, which law should he be prosecuted under? Is it fair? [5] Another reason why dual citizenship is not encouraged is because of loyalty of the person. Questions like these will be brought up when debating about this topic. “If you are holding two citizenships, which country are you more loyal to?” “If one of the countries is at war, will you stay to fight? Or will you flee to the other country, where it is safer?” “How do you know that this person holding your country citizenship is not up to something bad?” A big issue is the security of the country. If that kind of issue comes up in the country,