$500K Purchase = US Citizenship ?

[pc100porsche]

For sale: U.S. citizenship, $500,000 to $1 million - LA Times

[stomachmonkey]

Wrong forum.

Belongs one level deeper.

[Gogar]

if you buy a $350k+ house in st kitts , you get citizenship for free.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Wrong forum.

Belongs one level deeper.

One?

Try about 20.......thousand.....

[David]

While I don't agree with the way it's being used to finance fancy high rises, I think this is pretty common in most countries since countries like rich citizens.

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by Gogar

if you buy a $350k+ house in st kitts , you get citizenship for free.

Originally Posted by David

While I don't agree with the way it's being used to finance fancy high rises, I think this is pretty common in most countries since countries like rich citizens.

There is a distinct difference between a country whose government sets preferential immigration policies based on economic contribution and a citizen intimating their families position in a countries government can circumvent that countries immigration policies.

Thats called a bribe.

[slow&rusty]

Originally Posted by David

While I don't agree with the way it's being used to finance fancy high rises, I think this is pretty common in most countries since countries like rich citizens.

Correct...especially ones that finance businesses and jobs in depressed areas.

[Kraftwerk]

Much cheaper than Switzerland...

[HardDrive]

Meh. So what? Got $500k lying around and foolish enough to pay US taxes? Come on in buddy.....

[john70t]

Hey if your ancestors got kicked out of Portugal in 1523 you can emigrate back for free: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_return
(slip the records guy a few bills and create some family documents)

[onewhippedpuppy]

Typical government program, good in theory but poor in execution. If you want to immigrate to the USA and actually contribute something to our country, particularly in the form of your business and jobs, then come on in. If you want to mooch off of our generosity, no thanks, we already have enough of you.

[DanielDudley]

I have done business with a few scoundrels from other countries.

There are lots of ways that people get money, and relocating gives one fresh opportunities to scam the unsuspecting.

[WPOZZZ]

Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Typical government program, good in theory but poor in execution. If you want to immigrate to the USA and actually contribute something to our country, particularly in the form of your business and jobs, then come on in. If you want to mooch off of our generosity, no thanks, we already have enough of you.

I wish we could do that.

Unfortunately, Hawaii is caught between a rock and a hard place. With the Compact of Free Association (CoFA), many residents of Micronesia and the Marshall Islands move to Hawaii and swell our welfare ranks. Many are sick and in need of dialysis... and the Hawaii taxpayers pick up the tab without reimbursement by the Feds. These people can migrate freely to the US and most end up in Hawaii.

[Deschodt]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

There is a distinct difference between a country whose government sets preferential immigration policies based on economic contribution and a citizen intimating their families position in a countries government can circumvent that countries immigration policies.

Thats called a bribe.

That's what most people outside the US call Lobbying, too...
We're quite good at sanctimonious behavior while taking bribes ;-)

[varmint]

Originally Posted by Gogar

if you buy a $350k+ house in st kitts , you get citizenship for free.

Or a million dollar home in Vancouver., instant Canadian.

[Rick Lee]

If I were a rich Chinese guy, I'd rather buy my Canadian citizenship. Their passport is just slightly more accepted than ours and you can travel freely in the US and more easily hide your money from the tax collectors. A Chinese ex's filthy rich dad bought his Canadian citizenship, a house in Vancouver and then another in Plano, TX. His brother lives near the one in Plano and takes care of it. He bought his daughter a house in Falls Church, VA and has another in Irvine, CA. With his Canadian passport, he can come to the US as easily as we can go to Canada. With China's new multiple entry visa good for a year, he has to pay once and can go back and forth to China all he wants. Best of all, because he's not a US citizen, he can stash money in any bank in any country (except the US) and not be subject to IRS reporting on US citizens we impose on all banks around the world.

[MrAlien]

damn, wish I could sell my citizenship, I would take a lot less for mine