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If I move to a country with no conscription,will I still have to return to my country to serve there?
Say I move to another country before 19 and there's no mandatory military service there,will I need to come back to serve in my country?
7 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
A lot of unknowns in your question. Generally, if you are a citizen of a country with mandatory military service, you'll have to make a tough choice- serve or stay gone.
Your question also implies the right to "move to a country with no conscription," and concomitant right of abode in that country.
A nation has a lot of authority, but one thing that seems very unlikely is that a country can force you to return for military service. Thus you would not "have to return." But you'd run the risk of losing citizenship or getting arrested if you visited because the military age frequently goes through middle age. (This depends on the country, right?)
Without more info, a better answer is not possible. ... Good luck!!
- George LLv 79 years ago
GFB is correct, but sometimes it's even worse than that. if you are considered a citizen of a particular country that has conscription, you are still subject to military service whether you've ever lived there at all or whether you also have some other citizenship, inlcluding US, whether or not you ever considered yourself a citizen of that country, or even whether or not you knew you were a citizen of that country. If you are a citizen of that country and you go back, you are subject to their laws, period. and there really isn't anything any other country can do for you, including the US. people get caught up in this kind of problem all the time.
- ibu guruLv 79 years ago
Yes, as a citizen of your country, you must obey the laws of your country, including any military or national service, or registration for Selective Service/draft/military. You must also abide by their tax laws, etc. Wherever you are! The only way out of such national obligations of citizenship is to first become a citizen of another country, then renounce your original citizenship. But, of course, you then become subject to laws of your new country - which may also include national/military service, tax obligations, etc.
Out of the frying pan into the fire? Each country obligates its citizens to something or other! It is part of being a country, a group of people working together for all the citizens of that country-group.
- Lisa ALv 79 years ago
If you ever want to set foot in your country ever again you will have to serve.
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- Brother HesekielLv 79 years ago
Depends on that country.
But I have a question for you. Can your mechanic repair my car and how much is it going to cost me?
No, I won't tell you what car I have and what's wrong with it.
Source(s): The son of a German mother and a Swedish father, I have lived in 6 European countries before immigrating to Southern California two decades ago. I work as a corporate attorney in Santa Barbara and answering questions here is my way of giving back. - Anonymous9 years ago
give specific facts ..not waffle with no content
you cannot just move to another country
- ?Lv 79 years ago
Let's put it his way, somehow,someday you will need something from your country.And when you do? Nada!
That is when troubles will fall on you.