17 Tishrei 5786
2nd Day Chol Hamo'ed Sukkot
Moadim l'simchah
Here we go! I'll proudly state for the record right here and now. I hold a single citizenship - in Israel. However, my primary "loyalty" is, and always will be, to God and to Him alone!!
Every American Should Know!
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ReplyDeleteIronically, the term "dual citizens" has become like a code in articles and comment sections when referring to Jews, to avoid being flagged as offensive.
I hold a European passport also which I have never had a problem to renew while living abroad. Now that I reside here in EY, I expect that they will not renew it next time. Or the conditions to renew will simply be unacceptable.
Regarding the above video, the tigntening of the ever widening noose of the big brother surveillance state is accelerating.
It is not difficult to see the implications of the above measures for Jews in chu"l, especially in the US and Britain. Renouncing foreign citizenship before making aliyah might be a practical step for Jewish Americans. However, the fee to renounce US citizenship has increased to $4000 +
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If so, it has not been corrected on the Embassy's website.
DeleteYou will be required to pay a non-refundable fee of $2,350 or equivalent in Israeli shekels to begin the process of obtaining a Certificate of Loss of Nationality.
This reminds me of a report during Obama that Jews were asked if they would refuse to fight if the US went to war with Israel. It was something on that order.
ReplyDeleteMy understanding is that dual citizenship in America only dates back several decades to some Supreme Court case. It was banned like everywhere else before that. I don't know the details, but it could be, and is probably likely, that the parameters are much more restrictive than has been enforced in practice.
ReplyDeleteHolland doesn't allow dual citizens, and there are many Dutch Jews who don't want to lose it. I think for them, the medina still offers Permanent Resident status (at least it did, don't know about now), which all Olim used to go through during the aliyah process. At the time, it had practically all the benefits of citizenship, except the right to vote. You were even exempt from some taxes. Obviously, they got rid of it (for most) a while back.
Anyone know the tax laws? I haven't filed in 12 years. I thought if you earned under 30k...you didn't need to. I want my SS benefits someday so I'm keeping my citizenship...
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