#mobilitymeme Monday 
As skeptical and distrustful as I am of nation-state governments, I'm actually shocked to see the speed, aggression and malice with which various governments are attacking freedom of speech in the last two years.
#freedomofmovement is the answer.
Very brief rundown (really just a list) of the common types of consular assistance offered to citizens of a country. 👇
https://www.malakoutilaw.com/consular-assistance-as-a-benefit-of-dual-citizenship
#mobilitymeme Monday 
Multiple Citizenship as a personal bulwark against anti-free speech aggression
1. Immediate, highest right of entry in a second country (escape a country's domestic laws against speech)
2. Second diplomatic network to assist you as their citizen (consular assistance)
3. Second passport/travel document (release from single sovereign #traveldocument dependence)
4. Ability to apply for third country visa or residency in a second country (the "bridging residency")
5. Second sovereign that can provide you government issued ID to prove your legal identity (the invisible base requirement to even apply for any mobility benefit)
6. Second national identity to use with third party countries and individuals who may be antagonistic towards your first national identity, and/or have laws restricting your enter-ability, or stay-ability if you only have one citizenship.
Examples: a Russian-Spaniard, an Iranian-American, or an Israeli-Slovak.
#Freedomofmovement is the answer.
It is best attained through #multiplecitizenship. 👍
Can Russia, St. Kitts, or the UAE give Pavel Durov CONSULAR ASSISTANCE in France?
Re the billionaire founder of Telegram, Pavol Durak's detention in France yesterday...
Pavol's other reported countries of citizenship - St. Kitts, UAE, Russia - may be attempting to offer him consular assistance in France.
France, Russia, the UAE, and St. Kitts are all parties to the 1963 Vienna convention on consular relations (see link below).
--> The problem is that Pavol's also a citizen of France. If France applies the "master nationality rule", French authorities may treat Pavol as if he's only a citizen of France, and therefore not entitled to any diplomatic assistance from foreign countries.
Any French dual citizenship lawyers: pls feel free to chime in. 🤓
https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=IND&mtdsg_no=III-6&chapter=3
Palau Digital Residency ID to Request Interpol Records?
Attempt #17 to use the Palau digital residency ID.
I attempted to request any records or information Interpol has regarding myself ("Application Form to Request Access").
Result: SUCCESSFUL.
#palau #interpol #backgroundcheck #documentdependence
Plan B is always a must.
#mobilitymeme 
The case of this dual citizen Ghanaian-Canadian candidate for Ghana’s Supreme Court shows how dual citizenship can be a drawback for someone pursuing a career in politics or government service. 👇
Even when it is lawful for a dual citizen to serve in a particular position, political adversaries can use the fact of being a dual citizen against you in the court of public opinion.
The same thing happened to @DrOz when he was running for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania in 2022.
“Prof. Oppong, who holds dual Ghanaian-Canadian citizenship, could become the first dual citizen to serve on Ghana's Supreme Court. This follows a recent Supreme Court ruling that overturned certain provisions of the Citizenship Act, thereby allowing dual citizens to hold positions such as Chief Justice and Chief Director.”
#mobilitynostr #dualcitizenship
The Ways to Get Your FBI Background Check
If you're an American applying for 2nd citizenship, or residency, you probably need to get and submit your FBI background check to the foreign country.
There are 2 ways of applying for FBI background check of yourself:
1. Online application (fbi.gov/how-we-can-hel…)
OR
2. Paper application (form I-783) forms.fbi.gov/identity-histo…
Anybody can use either of these two application types.
I recommend online applications because they tend to be faster even when paired with an ink-on-paper (FD-258) rendering of your fingerprints (see below).
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Your application type above must be paired with a rendering of your fingerprints. There are 3 ways to render your fingerprints:
1. Via a qualified USPS location in the U.S.
2. Via an "approved channeler" in the U.S.
3. Via old school ink on paper rendering (form FD-258)
Not everyone can render their fingerprints using any of the three methods.
--> Technically, only U.S. citizens and green card holders are supposed to be able to use an approved channeler.
--> Only people in the United States can render their fingerprints via a qualified USPS location in the U.S.
--> Anyone, anywhere can render their fingerprints via old school ink on paper (form FD-258). The drawbacks are old school ink on paper a) takes longer, b) is messier and c) more of a hassle.
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TLDR: To request your FBI background check, you must pair one application type above (online or I-783) with one of the three ways of rendering your fingerprints (USPS, approved channeler or FD-258 card)
#fbi #backgroundcheck #dualcitizenship #mobilitynostr
#mobilitymeme Monday 
I wanna know what the candidates have to say on the OUTBOUND immigration platform? 🤔
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1. Citizenship-based taxation for Americans ✅
2. Right of exit-ability from the USA (repeal (8 USC 1185) ✅
3. Right to renounce U.S. citizenship (put it in a #mobilityamendment) ✅
4. Relief from onerous financial reporting requirements (FBAR) ✅
5. Warrantless searches and seizures of at the U.S. border ✅
6. FATCA - which makes Americans abroad pariahs of banking, mortgage, and financial services.✅
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Exit-ability is as important of a right as enter-ability.
The two combine to make up freedom of movement, which can be more succinctly described as just freedom.
Every American has an interest in establishing and clawing back the rights that constitute their freedom of movement.
#mobilityamendment #Americansabroad #Americansoutbound
All law is still interpreted, applied and practiced by HUMANS.
Never forget that it all runs through the lens of messy human personalities, biases, blind spots, temperaments, and fallibility.
Consider for a moment the absurdity of your inability to prove your legal identity without ongoing permission from the state, in the form of a valid government issued ID.
#mobilitymeme Monday 
The longer it takes you to exercise a benefit of a mobility asset, the less that mobility asset exists for you.
—> Citizenships, semi-citizenships, residencies, visas, passports, substitute travel documents.
Getting a second citizenship means you can get:
✅Immediate, highest right of entry in a second country
✅Immediate, highest right of residency in a second country
✅ Another passport
✅ Another set of visa-free access
✅ Another government-issued national ID
✅ Another set of foreign consulates that can help you
✅ Access to another country's bilateral treaties
✅ Another soft national identity you can use
✅Another country in which you can apply for immigration benefits in third country consulates (the friendlier consulate springboard)
✅ Access to another set of countries for advantaged entry or residency terms (if the citizenship is part of the EU, CTA, MERCOSUR, or other freedom of movement bloc).
Freedom of movement through #multiplecitizenship is the answer.
10 Freedom of Movement & Self-Sovereignty Actions 🎬for Americans
Here are 10 actions you can pay a professional to do for you to immediately position yourself for better mobility and Plan B options (or DIY yourself, with possibly mixed effectiveness):
1. Find and order 3 certified copies of your important vital documents (BC, MC, DC). Apostille one certified copy of each. Store them in plastic sleeves in a Sovereignty Binder (I'll write more about the "Sovereignty Binder" later). 🎬
2. Research your family ancestry and get yourself and your family screened for citizenship by descent eligibility by a professional. 🎬
3. Get your FBI background check (identity history summary). See what's on it. Check that the information (name, birth date, citizenship, criminal information) is accurate. 🎬
4. Apply for a U.S. passport card. 🎬
5. Apply for a second U.S. passport. 🎬
6. Apply for a Palau digital residency & ID.🎬
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If you have any criminal record, including misdemeanors!....
7. Get 3 certified copies of the final dispo./minute order. Apostille one certified copy.🎬
8. Get screened for post-conviction relief eligibility (expungement, vacatur, sealing, expunction, etc.). If you qualify for any post-conviction relief, get it done. 🎬
9. Update your FBI background check (identity history summary) to reflect any post-conviction relief you've obtained (if applicable). 🎬
Note: THESE UPDATES TAKE TIME AND DO NOT USUALLY HAPPEN AUTOMATICALLY.
Finally...
10. Book a consultation with a mobility lawyer to discuss your preferences, goals, eligibility issues, price-range and what citizenships & residency options are available and appropriate for you. 🎬🎬🎬
“The strength of a bureaucracy is measured by its ability to resist giving anyone special treatment.”
-Citizen X
People don’t know they’re in a cage until they try to move without permission.