Citizenships

But as the audition process progressed in England last spring, a major clue emerged for Richmond, an actor with Canadian and British citizenships who has just graduated with her master's in acting from the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School.

There’s only one real reason for second citizenships to block people from running: it’s an anti-competitive measure by existing politicians to preserve their cosy little monopoly on power and kick-backs.

But it is time to revisit and codify dual citizenships in our laws.

Wealth management companies cater to their wealthy clientele and in extreme cases…can purchase different passports for them; I also read that there’s even a market for boutique companies, which will aid in changing citizenships for their clients.

White settlers in Zimbabwe, for instance, had a conflict of interest such as keeping dual citizenships to protect the interests of the former coloniser while also enjoying colonial benefits like owning and farming on stolen land.

He forced his court and ministers (mostly provided by Napoleon) to speak only Dutch, and also to renounce their French citizenships.

In addition, many citizens of Hong Kong hold citizenships or have current visas in other countries so if the need arises, they can leave Hong Kong at short notice.

In addition to refusing to introduce conscription, he declared himself Dutch rather than French and demanded that his ministers renounce their French citizenships as well.

In such a situation, it may be incumbent on the individual to renounce one of his citizenships to avoid possibly being forced into situations where countervailing duties are required of him, such as might occur in the event of war.

In the course of a century, the number of citizenships so granted was in the hundreds rather than thousands.

In the United States, ESTA-eligible visitors must indicate whether they have several citizenships, and only "natural-born" citizens can be elected President or Vice President.

Therefore, citizenships rights enjoyed by residents of mainland China and residents Hong Kong are differentiated even though both hold the same citizenship.