Eventually, Europe's forthcoming electronic travel authorization system #ETIAS will start singling out Americans with criminal records. Some of those people will then have to start submitting paperwork relating to their convictions to enter Europe. It may take a year or two or 10, but eventually it'll happen.

8 Attack Vectors on ESTA Visa-Free Access to the USA (55 second video)

8 Attack Vectors on ESTA Visa-Free Access to the USA https://www.malakoutilaw.com/8-attack-vectors-on-esta-visa-free-access-to-the-usa

Your full “mobility asset portfolio” should be a mystery box to others.

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As skeptical and distrustful as I am of nation-state governments, I'm actually shocked to see the speed, aggression and malice with which various governments are attacking freedom of speech in the last two years. #freedomofmovement is the answer.

Very brief rundown (really just a list) of the common types of consular assistance offered to citizens of a country. 👇 https://www.malakoutilaw.com/consular-assistance-as-a-benefit-of-dual-citizenship

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Multiple Citizenship as a personal bulwark against anti-free speech aggression 1. Immediate, highest right of entry in a second country (escape a country's domestic laws against speech) 2. Second diplomatic network to assist you as their citizen (consular assistance) 3. Second passport/travel document (release from single sovereign #traveldocument dependence) 4. Ability to apply for third country visa or residency in a second country (the "bridging residency") 5. Second sovereign that can provide you government issued ID to prove your legal identity (the invisible base requirement to even apply for any mobility benefit) 6. Second national identity to use with third party countries and individuals who may be antagonistic towards your first national identity, and/or have laws restricting your enter-ability, or stay-ability if you only have one citizenship. Examples: a Russian-Spaniard, an Iranian-American, or an Israeli-Slovak. #Freedomofmovement is the answer. It is best attained through #multiplecitizenship. 👍

Can Russia, St. Kitts, or the UAE give Pavel Durov CONSULAR ASSISTANCE in France? Re the billionaire founder of Telegram, Pavol Durak's detention in France yesterday... Pavol's other reported countries of citizenship - St. Kitts, UAE, Russia - may be attempting to offer him consular assistance in France. France, Russia, the UAE, and St. Kitts are all parties to the 1963 Vienna convention on consular relations (see link below). --> The problem is that Pavol's also a citizen of France. If France applies the "master nationality rule", French authorities may treat Pavol as if he's only a citizen of France, and therefore not entitled to any diplomatic assistance from foreign countries. Any French dual citizenship lawyers: pls feel free to chime in. 🤓

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Palau Digital Residency ID to Request Interpol Records? Attempt #17 to use the Palau digital residency ID. I attempted to request any records or information Interpol has regarding myself ("Application Form to Request Access"). Result: SUCCESSFUL. #palau #interpol #backgroundcheck #documentdependence https://www.malakoutilaw.com/palau-digital-residency-id-to-make-an-interpol-record-access-request-field-report-20

Plan B is always a must. #mobilitymeme

The case of this dual citizen Ghanaian-Canadian candidate for Ghana’s Supreme Court shows how dual citizenship can be a drawback for someone pursuing a career in politics or government service. 👇 Even when it is lawful for a dual citizen to serve in a particular position, political adversaries can use the fact of being a dual citizen against you in the court of public opinion. The same thing happened to @DrOz when he was running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022. “Prof. Oppong, who holds dual Ghanaian-Canadian citizenship, could become the first dual citizen to serve on Ghana's Supreme Court. This follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned certain provisions of the Citizenship Act, thereby allowing dual citizens to hold positions such as Chief Justice and Chief Director.” #mobilitynostr #dualcitizenship

"Renounce your Canadian citizenship" - Minority to 'dual citizen' Supreme Court nominee - Graphic Online

The Minority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has raised concerns over the nomination of a dual citizen for a Supreme Court position, emphasizing th...

The Ways to Get Your FBI Background Check If you're an American applying for 2nd citizenship, or residency, you probably need to get and submit your FBI background check to the foreign country. There are 2 ways of applying for FBI background check of yourself: 1. Online application (fbi.gov/how-we-can-hel…) OR 2. Paper application (form I-783) forms.fbi.gov/identity-histo… Anybody can use either of these two application types. I recommend online applications because they tend to be faster even when paired with an ink-on-paper (FD-258) rendering of your fingerprints (see below). ...... Your application type above must be paired with a rendering of your fingerprints. There are 3 ways to render your fingerprints: 1. Via a qualified USPS location in the U.S. 2. Via an "approved channeler" in the U.S. 3. Via old school ink on paper rendering (form FD-258) Not everyone can render their fingerprints using any of the three methods. --> Technically, only U.S. citizens and green card holders are supposed to be able to use an approved channeler. --> Only people in the United States can render their fingerprints via a qualified USPS location in the U.S. --> Anyone, anywhere can render their fingerprints via old school ink on paper (form FD-258). The drawbacks are old school ink on paper a) takes longer, b) is messier and c) more of a hassle. ... TLDR: To request your FBI background check, you must pair one application type above (online or I-783) with one of the three ways of rendering your fingerprints (USPS, approved channeler or FD-258 card) #fbi #backgroundcheck #dualcitizenship #mobilitynostr

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I wanna know what the candidates have to say on the OUTBOUND immigration platform? 🤔 ..... 1. Citizenship-based taxation for Americans ✅ 2. Right of exit-ability from the USA (repeal (8 USC 1185) ✅ 3. Right to renounce U.S. citizenship (put it in a #mobilityamendment) ✅ 4. Relief from onerous financial reporting requirements (FBAR) ✅ 5. Warrantless searches and seizures of at the U.S. border ✅ 6. FATCA - which makes Americans abroad pariahs of banking, mortgage, and financial services.✅ ..... Exit-ability is as important of a right as enter-ability. The two combine to make up freedom of movement, which can be more succinctly described as just freedom. Every American has an interest in establishing and clawing back the rights that constitute their freedom of movement. #mobilityamendment #Americansabroad #Americansoutbound

All law is still interpreted, applied and practiced by HUMANS. Never forget that it all runs through the lens of messy human personalities, biases, blind spots, temperaments, and fallibility.

Consider for a moment the absurdity of your inability to prove your legal identity without ongoing permission from the state, in the form of a valid government issued ID.

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The longer it takes you to exercise a benefit of a mobility asset, the less that mobility asset exists for you. —> Citizenships, semi-citizenships, residencies, visas, passports, substitute travel documents.