1843 (November Issue)
2017/ 11/ 12 by jd in Global News
“Globalisation has turned citizenship into a commodity.” Estimates suggest that each year, “several thousand people spend a combined $2bn or more…on adding a passport or residence permit to their collection.” Convenience and instability are two of the factors encouraging the acquisition of additional passports, which do not come cheap. “The required investment ranges from upwards of $10,000 (Thai residence, for instance) to more than $10m (fast-track residence in Britain).”
Tags: Citizenship, Commodity, Convenience, Globalization, Instability, Investment, Passport, Residence permit, Thailand, UK
