Thursday, June 2, 2005

A second passport and a second nationality : high or low profile

Speech is silver, silence is gold

Most industrialized countries disapprove of the economic citizenship programs. They consider these second passport programs as schedules where second passports are for sale.

These same countries however grant themselves second passports and second citizenships by discretion to the moneyed individuals , in return for a piece of their taxable income and their investments in the country.

Many countries, such as Granada, Dominica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Belize, have legal citizenship programs enacted in their legislation. These countries, eager to attract investors, gave quite some publicity to these programs, and this gave rise to a number of consequences.

Freedom of travelling is one of the biggest advantages of an economic citizenship program. As the number of second passports grows, the list of countries for visa free travel can shrink quickly. The industrialized countries like Europe and the United States don’t like so many visitors from tax havens entering their country.

Under pressure of powerful countries, who threaten to remove the visa free status of a country, some countries put an end to their economic citizenship program. This has been the case in Dominica.

Widespread programs are often subject to scrutinized control by immigration officials who are well aware of these economic citizenship programs. Expect a long wait at the borders if you don’t speak the language of the country you have a second passport from.

The same scrutiny may be expected when you open a bank account in a reputable bank. Bankers follow their due diligence procedure and they accurately screen the backgrounds of their potential clients.

All this happens with second passports and second citizenships that are 100% legal.

Despite all that, these widespread economic citizenship programs are valuable. They give the owner the absolute right to live in the issuing country. Families from third world countries have used these programs to settle and start a new life in an economic and political more stable country than their -often repressive- own one.

Those who are seriously considering this move must know that a lot of countries have an economic citizenship program that they don’t make public.

The best you can do is to address a respectable agent who can introduce you to the right person in the government of that country or - even better - who will act as an intermediary for your application.

A second passport – a second nationality : myth or truth

Beware: Big Brother is watching you

Politicians and governments curtail daily our personal freedom on all levels, they can track you and your assets with growing ease. More and more people refuse to become the property of any government and start looking for a way out of these shackles by searching for a second nationality.
Before getting started, get yourself informed and arm yourself against the pitfalls and dangers of certain second passport programs.

A second passport : for whom? Why?

Keep your privacy, protect your assets, reduce your taxes, be free to travel

All over the internet and in some economic and business magazines and newspapers, you’ll find a lot of organisations and individuals advertising for a second nationality and a second passport. Such a document has indeed many advantages.

Anything that’s a threat to a government authority and that favours your personal freedom, is subject to disapproval. There exist many misunderstandings about a second passport and a second nationality. However, it has many advantages.

Whatever is said, having a second passport is in itself not illegal, if you have the right one and follow the right procedures.

The advantages of a second passport are not restricted to a name change nor do they offer only a great advantage for those in society who for whatever reason feel the need to disappear.

A second passport is of unquestionable importance for those who want to protect their assets and keep them out of reach of any government who rather wants to be able to confiscate them.

Moreover, it gives the owner complete freedom of travelling and to the economically or politically oppressed it is a life-buoy and the source of salvation.

It’s a perfect privacy tool and a means of reducing taxation liabilities.

A second passport and a second nationality: the right way

Do not skate on thin ice

For the uninitiated, the world of second passports and second nationalities is a world full of pitfalls and dangers. Professionalism in this area is of a discouraging low level.

Good passport programs have always been limited and only a few professionals are able to deliver really good, valuable and legal documents.

Genuine consultants don’t sell passports but act as intermediaries to the authorities of the countries who deliver and grant the second passport and the second citizenship.
They don’t advertise openly, neither do they reveal the details and countries of the program until they have screened carefully the potential client and are sure of his true intentions.

Ordering travel or immigration documents is based on a mutual trust, and is a highly confidential and sensitive issue. The clients who are serious want to keep it private and low profile.

Professional agents want to keep the second passport area closed for the unscrupulous and those who might wish to abuse the advantages of their second passport. If the agent suspects that the intentions of the client are not genuine, he will refuse his services.

Prepare yourself thoroughly and decide what you need and wherefore. Some criteria to consider are:

* Good visa-free travel
* Suitable for asset protection
* Ideal for banking purposes
* Low profile
* Stable economic and political climate in the issuing country
* Fiscal advantage

Communicate clearly about your intentions and priorities to your provider.

The best programs are the discretionary ones.

Only a handful of consultants have the right connections to introduce you to the right person in the issuing country and can guarantee that you will get a valuable second passport and a valuable second nationality, that meets your wishes for privacy, free travel and asset protection, without any danger or pitfall : your life-long insurance policy.

Most programs are by naturalisation; a few can issue a birth certificate and give you a completely new identity.

If you have a high profile and a lot of money then diplomatic appointments are the pick of the bunch.

If you are genuinely interested, don’t hesitate and go for it. Remember that the grip of political and legal powers on your personal freedom grows alarmingly fast. Getting a second passport is your best insurance policy.

If you are genuinely interested, Contact:

Royal Diplomatic Services
Avenida Albir 6, Local 26 - Bx 141
03581 Alfaz del Pi
Alicante
Spain

Tel : +34-639.279.353
info@2nd-passport.com

http://www.2nd-passport.com/