citizenship, passport, expat

OK, so for example...

I have US citizenship. No complaints, but I always thought it'd be cool to have multiple citizenship, like Jason Bourne, etc.

I don't speak any other languages fluently, so I wouldn't want to be a citizen of a non-English-speaking country. But I think it'd be cool to have UK or Irish citizenship, as that would give access to most of Europe. Ditto for Australia or NZ citizenship (giving access to both of those countries).

It might also be nice to travel on a "non-political" passport such as Irish or NZ... don't know if it would really make any difference anywhere I'd go, but it seems like it might. Any thoughts?

Also, what about national health insurance, other social benefits, laws, freedoms, taxes, etc...
Any thoughts on which countries have pros or cons in these areas?

I would love to hold dual nationalty with Monaco or Lichtenstein.

I'm a UK citizen and I think I'd like dual nationality with Bhutan, Australia, New Zealand or Fiji, just because I'd love to spend a lot more time in these countries. Assuming that I ever got the chance, I'd have to do more research into the rights and obligations it would involve, though.

I wouldn't want a passport that would make me eligible for compulsory military service. For this reason I've never pursued my theoretical right to Israeli citizenship.

Have British but would love an English passport.

I'm happy with what I have and don't feel a need to have anything else . . . (in terms of passport anyway!)

I hold both a Australian and United Kingdom passport. Very handy indeed!

I would love to hold a Russian passport for the obvious reasons for easy access to the central asian region as a whole.

I can speak fluent German and Finnish and can read Hebrew.

Happy Days!

Interesting.

Venona - why those two countries in particular, and not, say, Switzerland, Andorra, etc.?

Nerina - good point. What are some other pros and cons of Israeli citizenship? And what ages does compulsory military service apply to? I imagine it wouldn't apply to anyone over 30 years old, or 40, etc.

workingNOMAD - I'm guessing it's just a matter of time...

zzark - cool

intravol - how did you manage to get both Aussie and UK, if I may ask? I hear this is pretty common in Australia and NZ... any idea what percentage of citizens of these two countries are dual nationals w/ UK, Ireland, Italy, etc.?

@peasbeuponyou - My mother was born in the United Kingdom thus being illegible to hold both. It is nice to have freedom to both work and live in a massive region (New Zealand, UK and the EU). Not sure about the percentage but I know it is common to see Aussies with dual nationality ... We are convicts after all!

Lucky you!

Say, not that you'd need to, but just curious... if you wanted NZ citizenship, or citizenship in another EU country, could you use your Aussie or UK passport to become a permanent resident of NZ or, oh I don't know, Sweden, for example, and then be eligible for citizenship after living there the requisite number of years?