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WTF Fun Fact – Citizenship Cancelled After Marriage

September 24, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Citizenship Cancelled After Marriage

Under the US act of March 2, 1907, all women acquired their husband’s nationality upon marriage, meaning U.S.-born citizen women could lose their citizenship by marriage to any non-citizen. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/1998/summer/women-and-naturalization-1.html

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WTF Fun Fact- Visa-Free Zone

August 11, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Visa-Free Zone

Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago with a population of 3,000, is the only visa-free zone in the world, meaning that anyone may live and work there indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Svalbard

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WTF Fun Fact – Switzerland Democracy

May 13, 2020

In Switzerland, applications for citizenship are decided at the municipal level. Thus, if your neighbors find you too annoying then they can vote to deny your citizenship. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2018/03/how-swiss-canton-voted-deny-vegan-citizenship-because-she-was-annoying

WTF Fun Fact – Winston Churchill US Citizen

April 10, 2021December 21, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Winston Churchill US Citizen

In 1963, Winston Churchill was the first foreign national to receive honorary United States citizenship. He also received a passport-like document along with it which was not valid for travel. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.history.com/news/americas-honorary-citizens

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WTF Fun Fact – Facebook Founder

September 11, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Citizenship to Avoid Tax

Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying US$700 million in taxes. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303360504577410571011995562

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