Huh? Why would that be? Wouldn’t “Born in the USA” automatically make it impossible for the USA to refuse him entry? he could even run for president.
It depends. If they feel he renounced his American citizenship, it can tighten up the rules for him. It’s a law designed to prevent people from taking citizenship in some other country and renouncing their American citizenship for tax reasons while they continue to more or less permanently reside in the United States. The law restricts how much time a renounced citizen can be in the United States. This creates the ironic situation where a person who was never an American citizen might be able to enter the United States while a former American citizen cannot.
Yes, the limit is 30 days per year; 60 if travelling for an “unrelated employer”. It sounded from the post that his was his first visit to the USA and did not sound like he had renounced his citizenship.
American citizens (which he would be, since he was born in the USA) are required to enter the US using an American passport. I presume, although AK84 didn’t state explicitly, that he was using an Israeli passport.
Filipinos are the fourth largest US immigrant group, behind only Mexico, China and India. It’s not uncommon for Filipino-Americans to move back and forth between the US and the Philippines pretty regylarly.
Hey! Don’t give anyone any ideas! There are already too many farangs (Westerners) living here. :mad:
There are quite a few Americans here, but really, most farangs I encounter are European or Aussie/Kiwi.
Another possible factor: Fillipinos are predominantly Christian, so there wouldn’t be the same level of culture shock as if you moved to, say, the Middle East.
Yeah, Thailand is really much more of a “thing” for Europeans & Australians than for Americans.
Interesting. I did not know that, thanks.
I wasn’t aware that US citizens could be denied entry into their own country.
Proximity has a lot to do with it too. Thailand’s even farther than the Philippines, much closer for Europeans and Aussies.
Yeah. I could be wrong, but I’m thinking that going to Thailand for an Aussie is pretty much equivalent to an American going to Cancun.
It’s 4,500 miles from Sydney to Bangkok.
Even Portland to Cancun is half that distance, so it’s a bit more of a trek.
Yes, but it’s a long way from Sydney to pretty well anywhere that’s outside Australia.
Thailand is definitely considered foreign-but-nearby.
All I know is it seems like you can’t swing a cat by the tail in Bangkok without hitting an Aussie.