What is the ruling on one who acquires a non-Islamic nationality in order to live in an Islamic country with honor?

The questioner : Some people say that this is a dire necessity. For example, some of the expatriates from Islamic lands do not have a nationality and do not have a passport.

The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.

The questioner : So they find no refuge and no solution except to acquire the nationalities of the people of disbelief and live in Islamic lands. For instance, they get an American passport and live in Saudi Arabia.

The Shaykh : By Allah, this is a matter where the answer is known quickly and scientifically: dire necessities permit the prohibited. But is it true? Is it true that any Muslim who does not have a passport cannot live in the lands of disbelief? If it is true, then dire necessities permit the prohibited. As for me, and as we said earlier, I am not a person well-versed in the conditions of passports and the reasons that allow a foreigner to obtain a passport in a certain country, and so on. Therefore, I state the general rule: if this claimant is truthful that there is a dire necessity, then I say that dire necessities permit the prohibited. But personally, I am not convinced, and I do not oblige others to be unconvinced like me. I am not convinced that there is a pressing dire necessity for a Muslim who does not have a passport such that he is unable to live in an Islamic country except in the lands of disbelief. And Allah knows best.