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If 'Brexit means Brexit', here's how to get a second citizenship

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Picture: Justin Sullivan/Getty

Theresa May met ministers for the first time this summer in a Cabinet away day at Chequers, where she reiterated that there will not be a second referendum.

Ten weeks after the referendum results, May remained vague about exactly what happens next in Britain relationship with the European Union.

We must continue to be very clear that ‘Brexit means Brexit’, that we’re going to make a success of it.

That means there’s no second referendum, no attempts to sort of stay in the EU by the back door, that we’re actually going to deliver on this.

Right. Any actual details about what the status of the UK will look like post-EU? No?

Not to worry, the people over at MoveHub have you covered with an infographic. While the British government continues to pontificate, get yourself a second citizenship and reap all the benefits that will have once Britain finally exits the common market.

The plan is obviously full-proof:

You can:

  • Work in another country
  • Move between two countries freely
  • Have a ‘just in case’ nationality
  • Improved financial options
  • Pass the citizenship on to potential babies

Are you interested? Well here are the three ways it can be done:

Citizenship by investment

You can essentially buy a citizenship by donating a sizeable chunk of money towards certain countries' welfare or economic development.

St Lucia offers a bargain deal at £153,497, and both Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda’s prices are in the same range.

If you’re feeling rich, you can invest over £2 million for Cypriot citizenship.

Descent

If you're great granddad was Brazilian, you might be able to claim citizenship for free (!) through your lineage.

Over 150 countries, including Ireland, Poland, Italy and Spain have some form of citizenship through ancestry program. Get to it.

Naturalisation

If you're feeling especially bold, you can always pick a country, acquire residency and hold out for a couple of years. You can then apply for naturalisation, making you de facto citizen. Australia and Canada have a four-year wait, but if you're thinking somewhere warm, you can always relocate to Paraguay and wait out the three years.

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