For the record, I have no intention of doing this, just wondering why I don’t hear about it more often.

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    9 days ago

    That depends. Does your country of origin have an extradition agreement with the Philippines?

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      9 days ago

      So theoretically someone could actually take out a ton of loans and move to a country that doesn’t have an extradition agreement?

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        Theoretically, yes. But then you would be a US citizen in a foreign country. Eventually, that country will make you either leave or become a citizen.

        Also, even though extradition wouldn’t be possible, deportation might still be on the table if you piss off the wrong people the right way.

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        What everyone is missing here is that you need a visa, and eventually your passport will expire and you’ll need a new one. Regardless of the extradition angle, the local government will care about your immigration status.

        What you’ll probably want to also need to do is marry a local for residency. They’ll want you to spend that money on them, so…