Guest Post by Mark Nestmann
Dual citizenship, coupled with a second passport, holds numerous benefits. It can:
- Expand your travel and investment possibilities;
- Give you the right to reside in another country or countries; and
- Allow you to cross international borders if your primary passport is lost or stolen.
However, the most compelling reason to obtain a second passport is that it could literally save your life. During World War II, the Nazis stripped German citizenship from hundreds of thousands of Jews and shipped them off to concentration camps. Most died there, but a few thousand fortunate survivors had an escape plan: a second passport they could use to escape the Nazis to freedom.
Thankfully, America allows dual citizenship – you can get a second passport from another country and still maintain your US one.
If you’re thinking about taking this step, now is a great time to do so. That’s because the Commonwealth of Dominica, which has the lowest cost “citizenship-by-investment” program in existence, just announced a major expansion in the number of countries that its citizens can visit without a visa.
Effective June 1, 2015, Dominica passport holders will no longer need visas to visit the “Schengen area” – a total of 26 European countries – for visits up to 90 days. In addition, you can travel to any other Schengen country in this 90-day period. In most cases, you won’t need to show your passport except when crossing borders between Schengen and non-Schengen countries.
With the addition of the Schengen area, Dominica citizens can travel without a visa, or obtain a visa upon entry, to more than 120 countries.
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