Valino@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agoGeorge Clooney and wife Amal granted French citizenshipwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down11
arrow-up1133arrow-down1external-linkGeorge Clooney and wife Amal granted French citizenshipwww.theguardian.comValino@lemmy.world to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square19fedilink
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 day agoI guess one hurdle in becoming a citizen would be the government fearing you becoming a burden. Being filthy rich might help.
minus-squarejaybone@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoI assume normal people have to learn the language and the laws and the history and probably take some tests. Do rich people get to skip all that? (Because they will pay more taxes and spend more to contribute to the economy?)
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 day agoYour guess is as good as mine. But I understand that you don’t want to have citizens that can’t provide for themselves, so riches at least help. And being a beloved actor might help as well.
I guess one hurdle in becoming a citizen would be the government fearing you becoming a burden. Being filthy rich might help.
I assume normal people have to learn the language and the laws and the history and probably take some tests.
Do rich people get to skip all that? (Because they will pay more taxes and spend more to contribute to the economy?)
Your guess is as good as mine. But I understand that you don’t want to have citizens that can’t provide for themselves, so riches at least help. And being a beloved actor might help as well.