Superman to Renounce U.S. Citizenship!

[.Morticia.]

But will he still maintain a residence in Metropolis?

An illegal alien brazenly living in America's largest city. Just wait 'til the Minutemen get a load of this. They'll be branching out of Arizona and starting a New York chapter.

That is the million dollar question. He's free to drop US citizenship, but he can't keep living here. He'd have to maybe get a place down in the Caribbean.

I have a feeling this is just a ploy to avoid US taxation.

So it would Clark Kent renouncing citizenship or would it just be a stunt by his Superman persona?

[.Morticia.]

One thing for certain

Superman would never be able to be US President.

[Lozzer]

Weird thread is weird

[Coito ergo sum]

One thing for certain

Superman would never be able to be US President.

But, Batman would.

[Ian]

One thing for certain

Superman would never be able to be US President.

Sure he could. He just wouldn't be able to do it by being elected. If General Zod could bust his way into the Oval Office in Superman II, then Superman could definitely do the same thing. All he'd need to do would lower his sense of legal ethics down to the level of, say, Richard Nixon.

[Coito ergo sum]

But will he still maintain a residence in Metropolis?

An illegal alien brazenly living in America's largest city. Just wait 'til the Minutemen get a load of this. They'll be branching out of Arizona and starting a New York chapter.

That is the million dollar question. He's free to drop US citizenship, but he can't keep living here. He'd have to maybe get a place down in the Caribbean.

I have a feeling this is just a ploy to avoid US taxation.

So it would Clark Kent renouncing citizenship or would it just be a stunt by his Superman persona?

The immigration service doesn't issue multiple visas or citizenships to the same person. Superman can be naturalized once, and would be required on the forms to disclose all of his aliases. If he didn't, it would be immigration fraud and he'd be subject to having his citizenship revoked anyway.

[Sisifo]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

[Atheist-Lite]

I hope he enjoys his life in the terminal.

[Coito ergo sum]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

The Director of the CIA can't issue a green card.

[Sisifo]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

The Director of the CIA can't issue a green card.

It is very, very common in intelligence services to provide residence to helping aliens by a fast track... It is a normal way of running the business.
http://immigration-usa.com/ina_96_title_3.html

Whenever the Director of Central Intelligence, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration determine that an applicant otherwise eligible for naturalization has made an extraordinary contribution to the national security of the United States or to the conduct of United States intelligence activities, the applicant may be naturalized without regard to the residence and physical presence requirements of this section, or to the prohibitions of section 313 of this Act, and no residence within a particular State or district of the Service in the United States shall be required: Provided, That the applicant has continuously resided in the United States for at least one year prior to naturalization: Provided further, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any alien described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 208(b)(2)(A) of this Act.

[Coito ergo sum]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

The Director of the CIA can't issue a green card.

It is very, very common in intelligence services to provide residence to helping aliens by a fast track... It is a normal way of running the business.
http://immigration-usa.com/ina_96_title_3.html

Whenever the Director of Central Intelligence, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration determine that an applicant otherwise eligible for naturalization has made an extraordinary contribution to the national security of the United States or to the conduct of United States intelligence activities, the applicant may be naturalized without regard to the residence and physical presence requirements of this section, or to the prohibitions of section 313 of this Act, and no residence within a particular State or district of the Service in the United States shall be required: Provided, That the applicant has continuously resided in the United States for at least one year prior to naturalization: Provided further, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any alien described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 208(b)(2)(A) of this Act.

Naturalized means to be made a citizen. Superman already is a citizen, and he's proposing to renounce that citizenship.

[Hermit]

saving damsels in distress would require a work permit.

Surely, only if he saved damsels in distress in order to earn a living.

[Sisifo]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

The Director of the CIA can't issue a green card.

It is very, very common in intelligence services to provide residence to helping aliens by a fast track... It is a normal way of running the business.
http://immigration-usa.com/ina_96_title_3.html

Whenever the Director of Central Intelligence, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration determine that an applicant otherwise eligible for naturalization has made an extraordinary contribution to the national security of the United States or to the conduct of United States intelligence activities, the applicant may be naturalized without regard to the residence and physical presence requirements of this section, or to the prohibitions of section 313 of this Act, and no residence within a particular State or district of the Service in the United States shall be required: Provided, That the applicant has continuously resided in the United States for at least one year prior to naturalization: Provided further, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any alien described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 208(b)(2)(A) of this Act.

Naturalized means to be made a citizen. Superman already is a citizen, and he's proposing to renounce that citizenship.

Oh, right.
What about green card through registry? http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ ... 2ca60aRCRD

[Coito ergo sum]

No need of Visa or citizenship. A permanent residence permit (green card) can be issude by, say, the Director of the Central of Intelligence... All problems easily solved in one panel... Meh.

The Director of the CIA can't issue a green card.

It is very, very common in intelligence services to provide residence to helping aliens by a fast track... It is a normal way of running the business.
http://immigration-usa.com/ina_96_title_3.html

Whenever the Director of Central Intelligence, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration determine that an applicant otherwise eligible for naturalization has made an extraordinary contribution to the national security of the United States or to the conduct of United States intelligence activities, the applicant may be naturalized without regard to the residence and physical presence requirements of this section, or to the prohibitions of section 313 of this Act, and no residence within a particular State or district of the Service in the United States shall be required: Provided, That the applicant has continuously resided in the United States for at least one year prior to naturalization: Provided further, That the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to any alien described in clauses (i) through (v) of section 208(b)(2)(A) of this Act.

Naturalized means to be made a citizen. Superman already is a citizen, and he's proposing to renounce that citizenship.

Oh, right.
What about green card through registry? http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/ ... 2ca60aRCRD

Nope - he has maintained a residence outside the US - the Fortress of Solitude - and he has resided there for part of the time since 1972. In order to qualify for permanent residence by registry, he would have to not have lived anywhere else, even temporarily, since 1972. The Fortress of Solitude is in the Arctic. According to Action Comics #261, Superman first established secret Fortresses in outer space and at the center of the Earth before settling on an Arctic location. So, he's been maintaining non-US's temporary residences for some time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortress_of_Solitude

It's not clear to me why it would serve his purpose to be a permanent resident of the US. He seems to be renouncing his citizenship because he doesn't want to be perceived as limiting himself to the US and the "American Way." If he is a US permanent resident he is basically the same as a citizen, except that he can't vote.

[Atheist-Lite]

The Chinese paid him a hell of lot to do this didn't they? How long ago did they buy him?