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Does having dual citizenship have any practical advantages?

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Riprorin

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My kids are dual US and French citizens.

Other than being able to live/work in Europe if they choose, are there any other advantages, particularly for defraying the costs of higher education?
 
I'd like my wife to become a US citizen but she may lose her Australian superannuation (retirement/pension???).
 
Doubt it...it's dual 😉

It can be nice though knowing that if the US becomes a seething hellhole I can easily leave !
 
They can work in the EU without jumping through a few years' worth of legal hoops. Well worth it. And it's not like the French army is going to ask them to go to Iraq 🙂
 
a ton of people around here have dual citizenship so they can work in the US but still live in Canada. also, i guess if you need to stay in the US for any significant length of time (ie. Mike Weir), you would need dual citizenship.
 
The biggest advantage to being a French citizen is the ability to live and work anywhere in the EU. It opens up additional career opportunities for them. I think there are a few countries that require a visa from an american to visit but not from someone from france, but that probably is a minor point.

There may be additional complication - not sure what the french tax rules are, but the USA taxes you on your world income.

Michael
 
Originally posted by: Riprorin
A French passport is expensive.

University in France is free, but my kids don't speak French. 🙁
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Time to teach them 🙂

BTW, how old are they? A few years of french lessons might be more economical than 4 years of tuition.
 
Originally posted by: Biggerhammer
They can work in the EU without jumping through a few years' worth of legal hoops. Well worth it. And it's not like the French army is going to ask them to go to Iraq 🙂
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They used to have required military service for all males in France, but I think that they did away with it recenely. If not, my son would have to do military service to retain his citizenship.
 
Originally posted by: Jassi
Originally posted by: Riprorin
A French passport is expensive.

University in France is free, but my kids don't speak French. 🙁
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Time to teach them 🙂

BTW, how old are they? A few years of french lessons might be more economical than 4 years of tuition.
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They're 8 and 11.

My wife spoke to my daugher in French when she was a small child so she understands a bit of French, but my son knows zero.
 
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