Ex-Americans are suing America to get back some of the money they paid to renounce their citizenship - eviltoast
  • Bluescluestoothpaste@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    I mean, it’s like asking how can you order food in a restaurant of a different country you’re not a citizen of? Like, you might not be familiar with the topic but you’re assuming some limitation that makes no sense and doesn’t exist.

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      1 year ago

      Except you’re comparing LEGAL SYSTEMS with ORDERING FOOD

      They aren’t comparable.

      I’m almost positive I could navigate ordering food from almost anywhere in the world, as long as I could speak their language.

      But I don’t for a second think I could navigate their legal system, and in quite a few cases from my understanding, I wouldn’t be able to do anything at all as a foreigner.

      Sure, it MIGHT be similar enough. But I’m not going to risk it, and I would prefer to at least ask someone with more local knowledge than myself. Probably a lawyer but if it’s only passing curiosity, a simple question on a website will do.

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        1 year ago

        Well yeah, i couldn’t make a lawsuit in my hometown or in a different country without a lawyer either. Yes, you get a lawyer and they file a lawsuit in the appropriate court, whether it’s your home country or a foreign country. Yes, the process will be different but it doesn’t matter which country youre a citizen of.