Does anyone know what expatriation is? What are the pros and cons of it?

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Does anyone know what expatriation is? What are the pros and cons of it?

Answer 1

Expatriation / Sovereignty is absolute, irrevocable, and immediate

The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially, the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of allegiance.

Expatriation

Expatriation is the right of a citizen or subject to transfer allegiance from one political state to another. Under English rule, this right could be exercised only with the government's consent, but in 1868 the U.S. Congress recognized that all persons possessed this right. Later legislation set conditions under which expatriation would occur, some of which called for loss of citizenship against the wishes of the individual citizen. The Supreme Court in the 1950s and 1960s declared unconstitutional a number of such provisions, so that expatriation is now basically voluntary and cannot be imposed against a citizen's wishes, particularly as punishment, although naturalization can be canceled for fraud.

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Answer 2

Hmmm... not sure exactly what you are asking.  Do you want some sort of dictionary definition.  Basically, expatriation means to leave the country of your nationality, either temporarily or permanently.

For example, I am currently living in Japan.  When we talk about the 'ex-pat' community here, we are talking about all the non-Japanese who are living in this area.

What are the pros and cons of it?

Hmmm...  

pros = you get a chance to live in a new culture and environment

cons = you are far from family, and as a foreigner might have more onerous regulations, requirements