Comments by "Marvin Fine" (@torontovoice1) on "Is This the Next Tier A Passport?" video.

Quite a few issues that you raised. First of all, if you're on a flight that's hijacked, you're up the creek without a paddle no matter what password you have. But most Israelis travel on Israeli airliners which have armed security Marshals. Many other airlines started doing the same thing and I haven't heard of too many hijackings since 9/11. Have you? The second of all you talked about funding to Israel. Israel is a first world country and does not need the financing from the United States but rather have a binational agreement providing the United States with intelligence and a whole host of other things that are not readily disclosed which more than pays them back for the miniscule amount of aid they provide Israel. And by the way the aid is in the form of military spending so they provide money to American contractors who in turn provide military equipment to Israel. The bilateral relationship that the United States shares with Israel is something that is beyond the scope of money. Remember the f-15 was first used in battle by the Israelis. The f-35 was flown from Israel to Iran and back covertly, and there's probably thousands of other things that you don't hear about which are shared with the US military. Where else can the US military have battle tested weapons?
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@darnation8650 oh so sorry. Normally you're allowed to go to the states on a land border if you are permanent resident of Canada, even before you become a citizen. As far as those five countries that you mentioned, obviously there are issues from my security point of view. I'm not sure how the biden administration is dealing with them. I know that Trump was doing maximum vetting. I suppose, and I'm guessing now as long as you're not on a terrorist watch list or a no-fly list, you may be all right. But I would check with us immigration to get the clear answer. Anyway there's so much covid all over the world, it's best to stay home. And I would not travel unless it was absolutely necessary. Canada is like 8,000 km wide and you can go by snowmobile from one end of the country to the other. It's a big wonderful country and according to USA news, it has the best quality of life in the world. So my best recommendation would be to stay put. Canada is also quite a safe country, the United States not so much. Coming from Syria, you're well aware of wars, terrorism, bombings, and all kinds of violence. You can rest assured that Canada is a relatively safe country with very low crime rates. That is the case because of a tremendous amount of social program, and that people are not desperate to do things that would land them on the other side of the law. Work hard, start businesses, and earn a good living. You can now run a small business and pay only 15% tax on the first four or $500,000 of income which should be enough to keep you in a style likely better than where you came from. Enjoy your stay in Canada!
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@munther1071 well that's great. I live in Israel so I know the area well. When you have dictators and other countries like Iran that are trying to export a revolution and dominate people, it takes its toll on the local population. There are no muslim countries that are democracies. Why is that? Well I guess you understand what living in a democracy is like, and as a dual citizen, I hope you enjoy your new country and make the most of it. A lot of people don't appreciate what benefits accrue in a country like Canada because they were born there. They don't understand what it's like living somewhere else. Anyway, the best thing you should do is get as much education and training as you can, and find something you really enjoy doing and do it to the fullest of your abilities. You will enhance your life, and accrew benefits to Canada which will encourage the country to bring in more refugees. Welcome
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Sounds like a good idea. There was a lot of undesirables that were going up taking up passports under citizenship by investment programs. Many of these countries have not scrutinized they're applicants enough and found that countries that offered them visa-free access started to change their mind. So if this is true, this is the first I heard about it, it's probably a good idea because it will dissuade people from buying passports solely for the purpose of travel, and give people the ability to go to countries that the contracting state had no intention of endorsing
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People that are moving to Israel are Jewish people that are zionists and interested in contributing to the country. People who simply just want to go there to get a passport are generally refused. They have a very robust application program, and they're not interested in having a passports but rather inviting people who are interested in being part of the community. In response to this poster, I believe you have to be one year in the country before you are actually issued a passport. And when your passport expires, if the country feels that you have obtained the passport under false pretenses, they will just simply refuse to issue you another one. There are no free lunches in this world
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It depends on what age you come to the country. I believe if you're over 30, they don't want you to serve. Also you don't have to serve if you claim to be too religious such as the ultra orthodox, the Arab community do not serve in the military, and there is an option for all Israeli citizens to serve as a volunteer for 2 years instead of the army service.
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Well first of all, Canada taxes you on your worldwide income including foreign income. So I don't know who told you that but they're wrong.
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That information is very well documented and it's all over the internet if you want to look at it. Basically what people do is hire the company who have in their back office historians we generally do research on their family name to see the origins of where they came from. They then team up with the Jewish community in those countries which provides letters authenticating the origins of that particular family. Based on that historical data and a number of other documents, applicants can assemble a file and submit it to the Portuguese authority to get citizenship. It's a very unique type of application and does not have very broad-based appeal, particularly to the public. Even this video has very little broad-based appeal. A lot of people don't know but there is a very small percentage of the population that is Jewish. In most countries that have large Jewish communities like Canada the United States France Argentina Brazil and a few others, it's much less than 1%. The two largest communities are Israel and the tri-state area of New York. The rest of the areas are very sparsely populated with the Jewish people. So when you're making a video that applies to such a small percentage of the population, it's a very little interest to the overall population. And in the case of the Portuguese passports, they apply to even a much smaller group of people. So I don't think you're going to see a video like this by Mr h. It's kind of like dangling a piece of roast beef in front of a dog that's chained and he's 2 inches away from being able to grab it.
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That's very true. People who are descendants of sephardim we're able to get Spanish and now Portuguese passports. In fact I believe some 30,000 were already issued according to Media reports in the Israeli press. And recently, Roman abramovich has just become a citizen of Portugal.
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