72 sats \ 5 replies \ @kepford 11 Apr \ parent \ on: Best Places for a Second Passport? earth
I've heard both are difficult to obtain citizenship.
Functionally impossible to get either unless you're very wealthy. Switzerland for example is a "decentralized" country - political matters are decided by individual cantons (administrative districts), including citizenship.
Sounds great but it also means your individual neighbours get a say in your citizenship, think having a HOA decide your citizenship. Applicants have failed because they didn't know of a bear enclosure in the local zoo, or because they didn't enjoy skiing: https://www.iamexpat.ch/expat-info/swiss-expat-news/5-times-swiss-citizenship-was-denied-strangest-reasons
Sounds like a nightmare of bureaucracy and petty mindedness.
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Getting citizenship should be difficult not easy
It’s a feature not a bug
If it’s too easy the result is social unrest
Think of it like a country club. They don’t let anyone in and you need money.
If you don’t like skiing then Switzerland is the wrong place for you.
If you enjoy praying facing Mecca five times a day, Switzerland is the wrong place for you. In fact western civilization is the wrong place for you.
Makes sense, a feature not a bug
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