>>1578
He's from the southeastern U.S. originally, which is where we are now.
>Can any couple move to Brunei and have multiple wives?
Almost; it is a religious thing. You should be of a religion that supports polygamy, preferably any sect of Islam or Christianity. You'll find life easier here if that is the case.
>If I move myself and my two girls there, could I marry both and pick up 2 more if I chose or is it a citizen thing?
I'd recommend being at least religiously married to them beforehand; get a priest or some other holy man to conduct a formal ceremony and give you some kind of proof that it occurred. You needn't be legally married, of course. You can get married to additional women after immigrating, assuming we let you in and approve you for residency. Citizenship isn't like in America and other Western countries; there are people that were born here and have lived here their entire lives, and are now elderly, and are not citizens. Many want to be, but just aren't. I'm a citizen, but my husband isn't, and likely won't be for years (at least) due to his lack of command of Malay. You must be able to prove fluency in our language, both written and spoken, in order to become a citizen, in addition to the other requirements.
On the bright side, if you are American, you'll be streamlined through basically every step. I'm not entirely certain as to why this is, but we give preferential treatment to American tourists, immigrants, and businesses. There's a long list of countries we favor (including the UK), but our government is just so much more generous with Americans. An American visa to visit here is valid for 3 times as long as anyone else's, for example.
It also becomes easier to live here permanently if you a) secure employment before attempting to move, or b) are independently wealthy already and invest in our country's economy. My husband was option B; few countries will turn away someone willing to invest in/start businesses, and Brunei is no exception. Option A works out especially well for medical specialists; we have a wonderful healthcare system, but we lack in-country doctors for more obscure situations, and anyone with these severe ailments is sent off to Europe or America for treatment.
(Disclaimer: I am not a lawyer and you should expect some additional surprises somewhere in the immigration process that I have not accounted for.)
>>1598
>I do know that in order to have additional wives, one must convince the authorities that one can adequately support them. That sounds like proof of income, which is probably a citizen or resident thing - tax returns and whatnot.
I mostly answered this already, but I wanted to add that we don't have any income taxes here. Again, make sure you have secured a job before coming! There are English-language websites that you can use to search for them. We have no patience for unemployed bums.
>I wasn't able to find out if it's restricted only to Muslims either.
It isn't - though make sure your religion is friendly to polygamy!