Parviz Malakouti-Fitzgerald

For FIFA, nationality is the relevant criteria and rules state the nationality must be proven by a “permanent international passport” But, a huge hole in these rules is that they don’t state that the passport must state the player is a national of the country issuing the passport! ‼️ I would bet dollars to donuts this was a mistake in the drafting. I wonder if this loophole has been or is currently being exploited. 🤔

A country that prohibits or imposes consequences on its citizens for dual citizenship tasks their citizens with learning and staying abreast of domestic nationality law of 195+ countries. Citizenship by operation of law.

Mobility Space #1 - what is the value of dual citizenship? Now available on YouTube.

You have a nagging low level feeling of unfreeness because you know in your bones that you need government permission to go anywhere. And they can deny you, purposely or through incompetence. TSA, legal ID, passports. You're entirely reliant on one government, like a newborn baby waiting on mommy for mealtime. You know this even if you don't read mobility law. Unless you have dual citizenship. Then, you're still not really free. But you can go to either of two governments for your permission slip. And you can run away from one to the other if things get bad enough. You're are a little freer.

SOME TOOLS BECOME COLLECTIBLES ⌚️🚓🔫🛂 Watches initially were just a tool to tell time. A tool whose value was driven by utility --> Now many people have diverse, eclectic and/or themed watch collections for affinity. A $40 quartz timex can keep better time than a $12k Rolex, yet the Rolexes sell. Cars were initially just motor-drawn buggies to get people from point A to point B. --> Now many people have diverse, eclectic and/or themed car collections for affinity. Ferrari, Bentley, Rolls Royce. Firearms initially were just tools for hunting and defense (or offense). --> Now many people have diverse, eclectic and/or themed gun collections for affinity. The list of examples goes on... Some watches, cars and firearms are simultaneously very expensive and unuseful for practical application. They are affinity collection pieces. These were pure tools that with time evolved to adopt a collectability use case as well. We're seeing the nub of a similar development in the world of mobility. Residencies & citizenships were initially one-off legal statuses for a person to live (where they are) or move to another place. For many people, they will remain as such. --> But, now some people will move into having diverse, eclectic and/or themed mobility asset portfolios. Practical utility and collectibility. Mobility assets are: Citizenships, semi-citizenships, residencies (PR or TR), passports (including citizenship-less passports), and legal IDs. Ex: Ukrainian & U.S. citizenships & TR in Paraguay; Ex: U.S. & Iranian citizenships, & TR in Mexico; Ex: Argentine & Polish citizenships, PR in the U.S., & Palau digital residency ID; Ex: U.S. & Vanuatu citizenships, Indian OCI, Dominican PR. Endless examples of combinations. People can have or build unique "collections" based on immutable characteristics (e.g. place of birth) as well as their own actions. What started as pure utility for today will morph into a mix of utility & affinity collecting. With an eye towards the "inheritance" for one's children. Just like what happened with watches, cars and firearms.

What's the difference between a CITIZEN and a NATIONAL? Answering that question requires an inquiry into statehood, conquest and colonialism. To that end, I recommend anyone interested in this topic, especially in the U.S. context, check out: "How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States." by historian Daniel Immerwahr The book explores how Filipinos, Puerto Ricans, Hawaiians, and others were all U.S. nationals (but not citizens) at one point. Also why do so many Americans remain hazy, if not, outright uninformed on this point? Some of those U.S. nationals were entitled to, and GOT U.S. passports. Also that phenomenon of a "non-citizen U.S. national" still exists today for those born in American Samoa, Swains Island and U.S. Minor Outlying Islands. Those modern day U.S. nationals also get U.S. passports, despite not being U.S. citizens (another reason to be sharp in the distinction between concepts of "citizenship" and "passport"). Anyway, check out the book. #citizenship #nationality #USA #empire #colonialism

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