On 8/26/07, SM Ling wrote: > > Singapore and China apparently established a good mechanism > > to check this situation. > > > I don't think it is easy to check another country citizenship database. > In the case of Singapore/China, it is easy. One has to provide the letter from Chinese Embassy to the Singapore ICA (Immigration and Checkpoints Authority) to show that he has already renounced the Chinese citizenship. I think it is the same for other nationals if he wants to become a Singapore citizen. > In this increasing interconnect world, those who have dual or multiple > citizenships are also more likely to be highly sought after individuals by > many other countries. A pragmatic country do not want to risk these > talents, I think. Then there is an old saying that is something like "there is no boundary for science, but there is a boundary for scientists". IMHO there is no right or wrong answer to the question to allow or not allow dual citizenship. > But the tax issue shall be a bigger headache to contend than doing a > zero-part programmer. Yeah I think US government is very smart in terms of persuing tax even though I heard that their machines are pretty old... Regards, Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist