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For years, the stereotype of marrying a foreigner for a green card has been prevalent in the Western world. In modern Western culture, it is assumed that someone from an emerging economy marrying a US person or other Westerner is merely seeking a life of opportunity.

Now, I’m not going to argue that position one way or the other. Nor do I particularly recommend seeking out foreigners for citizenship status. Heck, with so many tax requirements, who wants to acquire US citizenship (or even a green card) anyway?

However, the stereotypical process of marrying a foreigner for a visa or a green card can go both ways. There are countries around the world that offer expedited naturalization to those who want citizenship by marriage and the second citizenship that comes with it.

Now, I’m not suggesting that you find some random floozie to marry exclusively for the purposes of obtaining citizenship. However, our adage of “go where you’re treated best” can apply just as much to dating as it does to legal tax reduction, and it’s only reasonable to think that a global citizen would consider potential partners from countries outside of their own.

One common misconception is that marrying a foreigner gives you citizenship immediately: this is only true in rare cases, and generally only in random countries.

Instead, marrying a citizen generally gives you the ability to obtain residency in their country. In the wealthiest countries, such as Canada and Ireland, marriage only gives you a reason to live in the country and become naturalized the same way as everyone else.

This can mean years of maintaining a substantial presence in the country and paying taxes. As such, the idea of citizenship by marriage to get a “Tier A” passport may not be a good idea for high earners concerned about tax minimization.

In some other countries, however, marriage to a local offers a fast track that reduces the timeline to naturalization. You generally still need to put in some time there, but it could be far less substantial and may not even require you to pay a lot of taxes.

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