On Receiving my Certificate of Loss of Nationality
Why is there an assumption that citizenship should extend to people living outside of a country as citizens of another country?<p>There&#x27;s a lot of complaints here about annoying and costly taxation of &quot;expats&quot; but there&#x27;s no discussion of <i>why</i> it should be valid to have citizenship but not reside in that country&#x27;s borders?<p>What is citizenship for except to actually be a citizen? And what does that mean, living in another place and being a citizen there? Or should it mean actually contributing to the country you are a citizen of by living and working there, building the &quot;community&quot; you claim to be a part of? Should it not come with obligations to pay taxes to the country you are a citizen of?<p>I don&#x27;t get the mindset that views it as some right and not a privilege that comes with responsibilities.. I think it&#x27;s even perfectly valid for nations to ban dual citizenship itself.<p>People like the OP who produce dozens of posts documenting the supposed injustice following her own decision to move to another country are the epitome of the term &quot;rootless cosmopolitan&quot;. What interest of a nation does it serve to cater to these people that have left for greener pastures?