Six Benefits of Being an EU Citizen
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EU passports are among the most coveted passports in the world. What do we mean by that? It’s simple. EU citizens can enter 153 countries without a visa, making an EU passport one of the most desirable travel documents around.
In this video, Andrew shares six benefits of being an EU citizen.
00:00 Start
0:21European Union citizenship
1:59 Citizenship is They Can’t Get Rid of You
3:17 Travel Benefits
5:16 Work in Europe
6:09 Study - Cheap and Good
10:11 Tax Benefits
10:20 Healthcare
10:30 How to Get European Citizenship
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I’ve lived in Spain 4 years after moving from California. Tomorrow I’ll become a Naturalised EU Spanish citizen . In 4 years while keeping my own citizenship and passport 💥
Can I ask how did you get Spanish citizenship in 4 years? i thought it took 10 years for Spanish citizenship.
@@AKSmith15 actually after two years of legal residence . I have a Latin American passport. Only two years for us.
hi, Could u tell me the way u got Latin Amercian citizenship？by born or naturalization？thanks 😊
@@hungyiuhin4750 by birth. It’s a concept known as “Jus Sangunis”. Every Latin American passport needs only two years of legal residence to acquire EU Spanish citizenship.
@@Asiatix85 no you must have been born in a Latin American country
I just got my dual citizenship (by descent) and applied for my passport at the consulate yesterday. Thank you for the motivation and information Andrew!
"by descent" is ofc a jackpot but it takes time usually.
Congrats. I just did the same. I'm sending in my passport paperwork today!
Congratulations ! How long did the process take from when you applied to when you got your citizenship papers ? Over a year ?
@@helenefalk500 It was almost exactly a year. The last step is my passport. I sent in the final required documents for that today. They say turnaround time of 10 days (but add in shipping back and forth to the USA), so probably a month. Altogether, I'd say 18 months
@@donnapartow Thanks for the info. As I thought, it was a long process but oh well, I guess time only goes in one direction forward. Congratulations again !
I just got my Luxembourgish citizenship by descent. I now have a brazilian and a luxembourgish passport. 🎉
Thank you Andrew
Glad your medical procedures went well and you’re still with us
Thank you.
Love the videos keep them coming bro
Great videos, Andrew! Sagacious advice! Thanks.
My pleasure!
Your channel motivated me to get my Czech citizenship by descent, got myself a lawyer and going through the process now 😁
We are always happy to help with citizenship by descent cases, but wish you great luck with your new passport!
Great info
Ευχαριστώ 😊
I'm dual US/EU citizen. I'm born in US and dad born in Ireland.
Do you reside in the US? Do you still pay Ireland taxes?
@@MFDan69 you only pay Irish taxes if you reside in Ireland
I love this guy. I moved to Ireland after listening to his videos.
Costly I guess
@@cosmichealth3907 Many well paid jobs in Ireland though
@@1queijocas agree and the beauty of the country as well
@AHUTOSH, from where?
Ashutosh (didn’t press hard enough on the ‘s’ button ; ))
Regarding Ireland, if a person has been granted irish citizenship by naturalisation, they have to be aware that in case of living outside Ireland for a continuous period of 7 years without registering the intention to retain the irish citizenship, it will be revoked.
Edit: the same rule goes for Malta
Sounds like a prison
It is my understanding that this declaration of one's intention to retain Irish citizenship needs to be made annually, not just after 7 years.
As long as it's just a process, it's a small price to pay for one of the best passports in the world.
It won’t “be revoked” - it “may be revoked”. Big difference.
@@bennyboysanctus you are totally right. My bad I didn't read it carefully
@@FrozenSkyy exactly. It must be made every year as long as the person is outside the state.
I used to enjoy being an EU citizen but lost my EU passport when my fellow British citizens voted for a unicorn by putting a cross in a box. 🇬🇧🦄
Welcome to the US, Aus, Canada and everywhere else.
sovereignty matters
What about South Cypress ?
You might add that some EU countries don't allow you to apply for another citizenships once you acquired theirs, except for some specific contexts like marriage. It's been a long issue for Slovaks who got another citizenship. They automatically lost the Slovak one unless it was their spouse's citizenship or it's by descent. It may be quite a tricky topic.
That’s interesting
US does the same thing.
Pls advise me, which one may i choose to live argentina or spain with family. I can not choose
France sat Germany, visit luc nao cung duoc. Bay gio bay ngay Frankfurt.
Just became an Irish citizen by descent!!! Applying for my passport today.
Uh yeah... if you have the option.
Potato!
Congratulations!! I applied for mine last week, how long did it take after you sent all the required paperwork?
Very interesting. I realize how lucky I am being born in Austria and later lived in South Africa, as now I have an EU passport and a BRICS passport. BRICS will be BIG in the coming years. Currently I live in the French Riviera, and would not want to be anywhere else.......Food, weather, fun, health, relaxed life style.....including ski resorts in the Southern Alps and day trips to Italy
I had no idea there was a "BRICS" passport. Does it mean that an Indin can freely live and work in china, brazil or south africa, the same way europeans can in the eu?
I just recently got Irish citizenship by descent. Ireland is not in the Schengen region so I can only stay in that region for 90 of each 180 period unless I apply for residency. It’s a bit confusing
@chriso5842 yes Ireland isn't in the Schengen Agreement but it is in the Common Travel Area with the UK so we are the only nationality in the world that can live and work in both the EU and the UK :D
I do have a UK & Canadian passport because my dad is from Scotland and I was born and raised in Canada. I’m on my 2nd UK passport and haven’t used it since I received it 2005. Good to know the benefits. I cannot pass the citizenship down to my son however which is odd,but that’s the rules. Thanks
Well, the UK passport wont be giving you much since UK isnt part of EU anymore.
the UK passeport now is just a piece of shit any passeport from EU countires even Hungary or poland with all respect is more valuable ... they can work in all 27 EU countries without any problem , for a british if he stays more than 3 months in EU he will get deported .the canadians and australians are more respected in EU and US , british people now are poor immigrants ...
Uk passport has become kind of worthless
Are you sure you can't pass it down? The rules are quite complex for those born outside of the UK, but I think your son could acquire it by living there with you for 3-5 years, as far as I remember (unless there is some age issue).
@@rubensnogueira5838 no he cannot because he did apply for it but was denied.
Switzerland is not part of the EEA.
Why southren Greek CYPRUS 🇨🇾 is not Schengen ?
I often think about this. Things in the US are sketchy with our political system. I can see why people would want to move to the EU to get away from it.
Given the way things in the US are going in late 2023 - early 2024, I'm more motivated than ever to get my Spanish citizenship. I was born in a former Spanish colony, but am a US citizen, by naturalization. So, in 2-3 years of residency, I can become a Spanish/EU citizen and about a year later, so can my partner. This gives us amazing flexibility to live somewhere that suits our lifestyle and values. And because I was born in a former colony, I don't have to renounce my US citizenship, so I get the best of both worlds.
As a EU resident (D7) - even though border-free, the 90 day rule still applies for the each individual country. So, if sailing the Med, every 90 days, in theory, you don't need to change country eg :90 days in France, then 90 days in spain?
If you are a EU citizen you do have total freedom of movement. You can basically treat the EU as just one country passport wise.
Nobody checks once you are in the EU
What has more advantages being a US citizen or being an EU Citizen?
big difference between visiting and moving to another country.
can this create legal headaches because now you are subject to laws, including future laws you have no say in, which are horrible? for instance ireland is working on a draconian anti free speech bill under the banner of "stopping hate". is an unsavory online post going to get you arrested the next time you go to visit ?
This is a hard watch for people from Brexit Britain.
Which European country citizenship is easiest comparatively?
Hi, you can see this article about The World’s Easiest Passports and Citizenships in 2023: nomadcapitalist.com/worlds-easiest-citizenships-and-passports/#:~:text=Easiest%20Passport%20for%20Citizenship%20by%20Descent%3A%20Mexico&text=I%20even%20named%20it%20the,months%20for%20less%20than%20%24100.
Does Rumania offer citizenship to a grandchild of someone born there?
Yes it is.
No
Switzerland is not part of the European Economic Area. Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein are part of the EEA but not EU.
Moving to Switzerland is more complicated.
13:38 what’s the citizenship you get in 18 months?
at 10 minutes you say even when you dont live in italy you can take advantage of their taxes? i tought u had to pay taxes where you live? so if i dont live there i would have to pay tax in the place where i am living?
How about philipines?which one is better, malaysia, philipines, indonesia or singapore?
@Moral Hazard 2 year path for spanish citizenship for philippinos
@@davidrichards1741 but you can't have dual citizenship with a Singaporean passport
@@davidrichards1741 - I used to live there. Nice country. The cost of living is very high though.
The countries you mentioned do not allow dual citizenship.
Good for coronation
I consider myself (SG)exit.
😵💫 its always 1984 x 10 in the EU
?
It's not.
@@brexistentialism7628 it is. I live in Germany and it's getting worst and worst every year
It's because the EU is the Third German Reich, with children of WW2 Nauzzeees sitting in all power seats.
With the population demographics of Italy, and more importantly Germany, which is the economic engine for the EU how much of a future do you think the EU actually has do you really think the French are going to carry the Germans in the same way the Germans carrie the French today?
Remember this though your citizenship in your country remains the same but EU status can change say if your country decides to leave like the UK.
I don’t think that any other country will leave the EU in the near future, after they’ve seen the brexit desaster
It seems like the European citizenship has a lot of benefits, plus they are not taxed in their country if they live abroad in a non-EU country
One disadvantage of being an EU citizen: You have to deal with the EU.
guessing you have no money? good luck with that.
@@realitywithmj4334 Because I disagree with the idea that other people are entitled to my money via poorly managed government, you assume I have none? Interesting. I shall ponder this while enjoying my not insignificant income, zero debt, and breathtaking views on multiple acres of rural homestead.
Sshhh we need immigrants money .
are you an EU citizen?
Nah the EU is alright. Look at how the UK is doing post-Brexit.
Be aware tax of that most EU countries is very high. But still I love life here just that forget about career ambition when you learn that 40% of the increase will be taxing (Spain)
There are plenty of low tax options in the EU.
Germany has some social benefits for families and children plus the affordable Education that might be interesting
especially interesting that you can enter the country without passport if you claim "asylum" .....
@peter metz well, nothing in life is for free. Otherwise, who is gonna work and finance the pension system and the heathcare system in Germany ?
After 35 years of low fertility rate under 2.1, the politicians will do anything to prevent the economic collapse driven by( lower economic productivity due to labor shortage plus higher debt to GDP ratio = higher retirement age ) it's a disaster for any developed country
I have the BEST combination. I am Austrian-Argentine. Born in Argentina, easy to get residence in South America (Mercosur Treaty) + Mexico (Treaty) , six months in Russia and China, and Austrian passport through my parents. Also having the advantage to be Argentine is that we are a country that, although many problems, we keep our traditions pure and the spirit of a Nation Reborn. We are all from immigrant background.
Same here. Argentinian and Italian passports, currently living in italy. I dont know if it is the best combination but gives us a lot of access.
I'm Brazilian-Italian, so it's a similar setup. But are you sure about the Russian and Chinese visa requirements? Pretty sure Russia allows for a 90 day visit and China will require an visa interview altogether(unless if you're a Caribbean citizen).
@@BlackSunRX2008 Im not sure if you require a visa or not but surely you would be treated best with an argentinian or Brazil passport than an EU one. Specially Brazil that is now on the BRICS with Russia and China!
Argentinians are the most impolite and pretentious of all south Americans. It's funny, I am in Brazil and I dislike Argentinians here even more than Brazilians...
The problem with the Argentina passport is by your constitution. You can’t revoke it when shit hits the fan.
Unfortunately the family tree only puts me in Scotland (grandparents long since passed away)... from what I gather there is no benefit to doing the leg work for this one? Anyone else know of any good reason to pursue this (My parents and myself born in Canada)? My partner is Hungarian Citiz but that would not be an option as their rules are pretty impenetrable.
@@AdrianAJojko brilliant and complete answer. It's just a matter of paying the price and doing the homework.
Someone told me that the UK's National Health Service covers a lot that is not necessarily covered in Canada. So if you come down with a debilitating condition not covered in Canada (or with a long wait list) you might benefit from moving to the UK for treatment. It could save your life. But other than that potentially improbable benefit, there's not much benefit unless you want to move to the UK or Republic of Ireland.
You won’t be able to get British citizenship with grandparents, you can get the ancestral visa though for commonwealth citizens with British Grandparents and get it after living in the UK for 5 years.
I'm trying to plan, but are they going to force europeans to eat bugs and all that stuff?
and you will be ruled by European bureaucracy which doesn't ask its citizens to say their word on any matter ! Ireland and Malta are very good countries to save your money ! that is the reality of Europe, great !
I will be citizen of macedonia
All at a cost of £8 billion a year.
There must be one Eu Passport for all Eu citizens with some more rights and benefits.
Does anyone know if Cyprus actually naturalize residents after 5 years of living there, once all the criteria have been met?
I've believe Malta and Greece don't do it, but wasn't sure if Cyprus follows through naturalization in practice.
Once they closed their golden visa program I checked, and of course you can just google Cyprus naturalization, but I had to look deep. But I seem to remember it was like 7 years and another year to process. I'm not positive, but that's what I remember. Malta too, if you're not going the million dollar route.
Likely not.
@@nomadcapitalist Oh my God! After all these years I finally managed to be part of a response!😂
@@nomadcapitalist Damn, that's such a shame!
Cyprus is great in so many respects. Given their CBI program no longer exists, thought they would have now begun to actively naturalize residents after 5/7 years. 🙄
So how does one determine which passport to use when traveling abroad? For example, it you've acquired a second passport in Ireland, how do you figure out which passport will give you greater benefits and access, based upon where you're traveling?
You Google it.
@@Denver_____ is that like an encyclopedia or something only available in libraries?
Each country track entering and exiting their country, but don’t track after you entering or exiting to another country. For example, you exit Ireland, they tracked that you exited. But you are entering Bahamas, as Ireland passport holder, Ireland don’t track that. In this case, you should use Ireland passport to exit Ireland and Caribbean passport to enter Bahamas. You do the reverse when you exit Bahamas and entering Ireland.
@@test12345265 but when you return to Ireland, with your Irish passport, it won't look like you went anywhere because there won't be any stamps from another country right? Not sure if that means anything.
@@demetrij7120good question. I have an Irish passport but I’ve never been in Ireland. They’ll probably be confused the first time I show up lol.
4:40 germany is 30 days visa free to Thailand; thai citizens need a visa to germany
if you are single: citizenship by marriage is a thing also :D
My girlfriend (USA citizen) can get both Italian and Polish citizenship. Is there a benefit of getting both or should she choose one?
if by descent: take both, it wont hurt
@@rivenoak yes both by decent. Thank you!
One might take longer than the other to obtain. So go through the process to get both
Poland plans to get in hot war with Russia. Check if she could be drafted to Poland's army in any capacity.
Definitely Italian it's no.4 passport in the world
Nice !!!! Where is the Bubble Gum Machine located so i can get one !!!!!!🤣😂😂🤣🤣 Its the hardest Passport to get unless you are wealthy or a war refugee from Ukraine
@Katye Dyakova The point I was trying to make is that unless you are escaping a crises area like Ukraine Syria Afghanistan Libya or any other war torn area, you will have very small and challenging chance of being allowed to settle in Europe as a foreigner or unless you have money to invest or buy property
Actually there is a easy option called the „blue card“ visa, which you can get if you work in the EU and earn (in Germany, don’t know about other countries) at least 56800€ or 44300€ if you have a shortage occupation.
@@E85stattElektro Yes I can qualify I’m only 4”11 😂😂😂
@@lifeasithappens I dont quite understand what you want to say
you forgot one if you are not part of eu .
you are not getting screwd
Malta citizenship is very expensive though. comes down to 1million usd$
The channel is not for poor people
I have an interesting question. Being Russian, making good money, how can i open a bank account in the countries you are talking about. The western system just decided it is ok to block Russians bank accounts in Europe or US or in many other places. How can you explain, blocking money of the people without any legal reason. And the answer, we are going to send the money to Ukraine. But, i have not been in the military, i have not killed anybody, i haven't done anything illegal, and yet the bank accounts are being frozen. And not only those who are under sanctions even though i think it is illegal to block people accounts with no proof of a wrongdoing.
So my question is, how can you say that moving your assets to EU countries or US is safe???? Where they can illegally block your accounts with no right to do that? EU AND US by far not the safest places to put your money. Forget taxes, you can just get a frozen account just for fun )
But, on the plus side, i hope it would be a lesson for India, China and other countries to think twice before putting the money into a dumpster.
P.s Sorry if i made mistakes in grammar or spelling, i am not a native english speaking person.
Thanks
EU citizenship isnt appealing for us asian lol
Then don't come.....REALLY
Thank goodness we escaped from the WEF/EU which is now falling apart.😅
ANDREW & TEAM, I’d be interested to know which European countries you have nationals wishing to hedge against their country…🙏
Toi left New York, dang Paris roi. Khong de My no quay nua. Phuc tap. Dang Paris roi. Dang EU roi.
Huy quoc tich My. Mat thoi gian. Chinh thuc toi huy quoc tich My. Lao. The xong.
God highest dragon saint day. Noi may nghe? May thach thuc?
My thang nao dang thach thuc?
Nhom nao o My dang thach thuc? Tao Trum earth day. Thang nao thach thuc?
I have citizenship in Ireland but i cant get a passport thoughts?
That doesn't make sense, care to elaborate?
I qualify for EU citizenship since 2001...although I live here for the moment, there is no upside being a citizen. Brussels is not your friend
What are the downsides if you can live elsewhere and keep the option to return? Plus, you can renounce any time if you have dual.
For free health care in retirement and low tuition for your kids.
I miss Andrew's Trump impressions.😢
But.... Dont EU states charge you crazily high tax? 😢
This is the one thing that puts me off going for eu citizenship. I will either get double taxed or move my business there and get highly taxed. It can be very costly.
@@MrSilverfish12 You do not have to live in the EU if you are an EU citizen and unlike the US if you are not living in the country of your citizenship, you won't be taxed by most of them with rare exceptions. I mean a Dutch national living in the UAE should have a zero tax rate and have a passport that gets you into the CUNA countries, Europe, South America, Japan, Mexico, most of Africa, and Southeast Asia. If you are an American and want to become Dutch under the current law you have to renounce US citizenship to obtain the Dutch citizenship, but with ESTA you can visit the US easily enough for 90 days a year.
Not all countries, Bulgaria has 10% corporation tax and a 10% flat personal income tax
@@kotare86 I mean Hungary has a fairly low corporate and personal rate too.
@@jeremybarlow2291 Netherlands doesn't allow dual citizenship. So even if you do want to renounce your US citizenship anyway, you still can't get other citizenships after your Dutch one.
So why invite Nigel Farage to your Live show if EU has certain advantages?
Charter for traitors!
As a current South African and former Dutch national, I stand to gain a massive benefit should the current Dutch citizenship amendments be passed. Whatever the Dutch passport can't access, the SA passport can 🌚
You gave up Dutch citizenship for South African! Thats mind blowing.
@@dondomingo6578 I'm a dual national Dutch/South African by birth. I lost it as a minor when my mother lost hers, because of the arbitrary rule that you need a valid passport of you live outside NL while having another one.
@@JonathanWrightSA South Africa is going down the tubes. I’d call it a Titanic citizenship
@@dondomingo6578 I can't see myself living anywhere else. The people, the near total freedom, the climate, the natural beauty, the cost of living...
You need to take steps to state proof yourself of course, and be willing to put up with issues you wouldn't elsewhere.
Africa is not for sissies, and the problems here are big, but they are not insurmountable, and the payoff is worth it I feel. My home in Somerset West, Western Cape certainly helps. This province is increasingly moving towards secession and cutting ties with central government.
@@JonathanWrightSA I sincerely wish you all the best
The EU is one of the best things that ever came out of Europe. In 2009 i moved to the UK and in the first few years i got tempted by the anti EU sentiment of that time. However, it didn't take long to figure out and realiae how much the EU benefitted every of its memberstates and citizens. With NATO and EU, its enemies often like to place these institutions as outwardly, aggressively expanding institutions but it's the other way around: countries and nations seek to join those in order to gain more stability, greater growth and plenty of support and help that is more or less guaranteed. Its simply a no brainer to be wanting to be part of them. Ohh, and dont forget: Switzerland may not be part of the EU or NATO but they are indeed part of the single market.
What an NPC you are.
If you retain US citizenship, you still have to file every year with IRS; they track you everywhere. EU governments do the same.
No they don't
Yes, they do. I just paid my EU and US taxes, wish I did not.
@Numpty I live in the US most of the time. And have to report any foreign propert and income on my tax return.
The US definitely does. I live in the UK and yes I have to still deal with the IRS. Only way out is to renounce my citizenship.
EU government won't do it if you live there for less than 183 days a year
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Malaysia and only Malaysia
why explain please
@@carlwereld5131 people
Tax
Whether
Culture
All good....
Aliens deo co ai. Tui may deo co tien. Huy het.
Taiwan is the best province of China in this world.
Close all borders, don't worry we'll vote for the right political spectrum. This madness has to stop!!!
EU is heading towards energy poverty that is the only benefit
Thank Brexiters for taking this away from me
6 benefits vs 6000 disadvantages. 🖕the EU
Lol
Latest disadvantage: all EU residents need to register their assets, including gold and crypto. There will be a general asset register.
Honestly, living in Switzerland, I tend to agree 😆
@@margretabroad4873 you are taxed in your country of residence, so why are you so upset ?