Introduction
Dual Nationality is when an individual is holding citizenship of two different countries. Every country has its own citizenship laws and there are different ways to get citizenship in a country such as automatically by birth or marriage and applying for it. (Best-citizenship.com, n.d.) More than 30 countries have already allowed dual nationality, such as United States, South Korea, Philippines, and etcetera. However there are many countries that do not allow dual nationality, such as Singapore, Japan, China, and etcetera. Just this year, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean mentioned that Singapore is still not in a situation where dual citizenship will strengthen us Singaporeans together. (Janice Heng, 2015) However he mentioned that the government asked for Singaporeans to be open minded for any possible changes.
Advantages of Dual Citizenship …show more content…
They are able to vote and is able to own a company in either countries, depending on the law of each country. They are also able to pay school fees and medical fees at the rate of the citizen. They will also have the freedom to move between two countries without having the need to apply for work permits or visas even for a long term stay and can also leave anytime they want to. This is one of the most common reasons why people would get dual citizenship as they have their family or company in both countries and would save them a lot of trouble and
Dual Nationality is when an individual is holding citizenship of two different countries. Every country has its own citizenship laws and there are different ways to get citizenship in a country such as automatically by birth or marriage and applying for it. (Best-citizenship.com, n.d.) More than 30 countries have already allowed dual nationality, such as United States, South Korea, Philippines, and etcetera. However there are many countries that do not allow dual nationality, such as Singapore, Japan, China, and etcetera. Just this year, Deputy Prime Minister Teo Chee Hean mentioned that Singapore is still not in a situation where dual citizenship will strengthen us Singaporeans together. (Janice Heng, 2015) However he mentioned that the government asked for Singaporeans to be open minded for any possible changes.
Advantages of Dual Citizenship …show more content…
They are able to vote and is able to own a company in either countries, depending on the law of each country. They are also able to pay school fees and medical fees at the rate of the citizen. They will also have the freedom to move between two countries without having the need to apply for work permits or visas even for a long term stay and can also leave anytime they want to. This is one of the most common reasons why people would get dual citizenship as they have their family or company in both countries and would save them a lot of trouble and