Sulaymān Ibn Nāsir al-‘Alwān. Coming and Settling in the Kuffar’s lands without being forced means, you’re WILLINGLY submitting to the Kuffar’s Sharia’, thus you’re committing SHIRK and KUFR.

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Bismillah! Al Hamdulillah!
Wa AsSalatu AsSalamu A’ala Rasulallah!

An extract from the FATWA of the Shaykh al-‘Allāmah Sulaymān Ibn Nāsir al-‘Alwān (فك الله أسره)

“Firstly, acquiring the citizenship of the kuffar is prohibited by default in all cases. Because what it means to acquire a citizenship is to comply with their systems, making tahakum to them, and submitting to their laws, and that you become an individual from amongst them.”

“So whenever you acquire their citizenship, then the laws of every land [you go to] would apply upon you, and the laws are mandated in all lands. For that reason, when citizenships initially came out, and some Muslims acquired citizenships due to being subjected to severe harm, and [due to] the pressure from their rulers or the torture they would face. This issue was brought up around about 60 years ago, and no one at the time differed concerning its prohibition which is astonishing [compared to our times]. Rather, they differed upon whether he becomes a kafir or not, and they had two opinions regarding that:

There are those who said he becomes an apostate; by merely acquiring the citizenship, he would become an apostate (MURTAD).

And others said he does not become an apostate, because he is Mukrah (under compulsion, fleeing torture, etc.), however, he is sinful by that (as he shouldn’t have acquired it, but rather remained in their land temporarily, Wallahu A’lam).”

The SHIRK and KUFR in acquiring citizenship of the Kuffar’s lands:

1. You have to do a ‘Jury Duty’ in a court when you are called. (Meaning you have to participate in the Kuffar’s law)
2. You have to vote in the democratic elections (Meaning, you have to participate in the system of Kufr)
3. You have to join the army if called in an emergency. (Meaning, you have to fight for your Kuffar’s nation even if it is against Muslims, which is Kufr)

The detail Fatwa is here in the link:

Allah knows best.
May Allah protect us from Kufr and Shirk.
May Allah make our Hijrah easy.
Ameen.