<i>&gt; There are some benefits to being a US citizen, like that the army will rescue you if there is a civil war</i><p>This is a common myth. If you don&#x27;t intend to return to the USA there are no benefits to US citizenship, only downsides. The US may or may not rescue you if there&#x27;s a civil war (see the fate of people in Yemen), but if they do, they will charge you for it at military rates you almost certainly cannot afford:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;travel.state.gov&#x2F;content&#x2F;passports&#x2F;en&#x2F;emergencies&#x2F;crisis-support.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;travel.state.gov&#x2F;content&#x2F;passports&#x2F;en&#x2F;emergencies&#x2F;cr...</a><p>See &quot;Will the US government pay for my travel? What will it cost?&quot; which says, essentially, that no, it won&#x27;t. This is unlike other countries which DO evacuate citizens for free and DO NOT charge taxes on non-residents.