A case for dual citizenship or a second passport

We have all watched in horror at the events which unfolded in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and more recently the earthquake and resulting Tsunami in Japan. The rising water levels produced by the Tsunami have been noted as far as the Caribbean.  One begins to wonder, perhaps for the first time, about the prophetic nature of the movie 2012 directed by Roland Emmerich and starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Chiwetel Ejiofor.

Faced with these social, economic and political challenges currently experienced worldwide and compounded by natural disasters, nationals within the affected areas (and those outside) are reconsidering their citizenship.  Likewise, countries are revisiting their legislation on immigration and citizenship in an effort to stem the brain drain taking place in their countries or to improve economic development.  In a number of instances, obtaining a second citizenship requires renouncing the citizenship of their original country in the case of South Africa. Although  China does not allow dual nationality, there is some flexibility with India . The Constitution of India does not allow dual citizenship but it grants OCI (Overseas Citizenship of  India) to Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) who possess citizenship other that of Pakistan and Bangladesh and whose nationalities allow dual citizenship.

In the Caribbean, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica offers dual citizenship or dual nationality through its Economic Citizenship Program which involves a cash investment, due diligence and an interview. No residency is required, however, application for dual citizenship must be done through a government agent.  An official agent for its dual nationality program is  Caribbean Offshore Services Corp..   For  the Arab World  , dual citizenship is also available.