When emigrating, is party membership something immigration officials look at?

[DecDoom]

I think I asked a similar question a while ago, but I remembered I never asked this.

I recently turned 18, and I'd like to join a Socialist/Communist party of some sort. However, as I said in a previous topic, I'm considering emigrating from the US after college. So, what I'd like to know is how far immigration officials would dig into my background? Could I possibly be denied entry or residency for being a member of a socialist or communist party?

[Ocean Seal]

I think I asked a similar question a while ago, but I remembered I never asked this.

I recently turned 18, and I'd like to join a Socialist/Communist party of some sort. However, as I said in a previous topic, I'm considering emigrating from the US after college. So, what I'd like to know is how far immigration officials would dig into my background? Could I possibly be denied entry or residency for being a member of a socialist or communist party?

If your question would be about immigration to the United States then the answer is yes. Party membership (at least when my father arrived) is something that could be grounds for denying you citizenship. I mean why would one of the most exploitative nations in the world want class conscious working people spreading the idea that all men are created equal. Clearly evil. :laugh:

Edit: But in all seriousness it actually was/is a factor that could get you deported or could cause you to be denied residency.

[DecDoom]

I had heard about that, there's still an old law that denies Communists entry into the US.

Anyway, I'm American, so I'm not too interested in emigrating to the US. :lol:

[scarletghoul]

Where were you considering going ? Possibly the far right countries like South Korea or Israel may discriminate against commies. But I can't imagine an American red being denied entry to a more chilled out country like Denmark etc or somewhere with widespread popular socialist history like Chile

[ContrarianLemming]

Certain nations ould have a problem, not ones a level headed commie will go to.

[Niccolò Rossi]

So, what I'd like to know is how far immigration officials would dig into my background? Could I possibly be denied entry or residency for being a member of a socialist or communist party?

Regardless of the actual practices of repression against militants excercised by different nation states, I think the rule of thumb really has to be - as far as it is possible of course - don't let them find anything.

Nic.

[The Idler]

Depends where you're going from and to. In theory immigration officials shouldn't have access to party membership lists.

[DecDoom]

I guess it would help to know where I was thinking of going. I've been considering Germany, does anyone know anything about their background checks?

[Jazzhands]

I guess it would help to know where I was thinking of going. I've been considering Germany, does anyone know anything about their background checks?

I think their laws only apply to fascist parties, and they enforce those very strictly.

Also, I think South Korea only technically censors North Korea supporters, but we all know that any leftist party member can be accused of being a DPRK supporter regardless of his actual stances. Israel, I don't know, but probably anyone who has been involved with Free Palestine, etc. My drama teacher had to convert to Islam so she could go to Iran (seems like a rather odd and difficult-to-enforce custom, but...), so sux for us atheists.