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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by refurb on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:10AM (#34296239)
To be honest, if you’ve never interacted with the US government you can let sleeping dogs lie.

For example if you’re born in a foreign country to a US citizen who can pass down citizenship. You’re a US citizen, but there is no record of it. USCIS doesn’t know, the IRS doesn’t know. Nothing will ever happen if you travel to the US on a foreign passport.

I know a couple people in Canada like this.

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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by kube-system on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:25AM (#34296333)
> For example if you’re born in a foreign country to a US citizen who can pass down citizenship. You’re a US citizen, but there is no record of it.

Unless you've had a FS545, DS1350, or FS240 filed.

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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by albert_e on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:23AM (#34296311)
don't travellers to US on any type of visa need to fill up lengthy forms called DS-160 where you declare details about your parents and their nationality, your own nationality and citizenship,answer questions about whether anyone in your family is a US citizen, and then swear that you are being truthful?
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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by refurb on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:54AM (#34296477)
Sure but citizens of 60+ countries don’t need a visa at all.
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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by olliej on Sunday January 08, 2023 @12:18AM (#34296285)
But if you ever had a reason to immigrate to the US the process could reasonably expose you to tax problems. yay!
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Re:U.S. gov't announces intent to slash citizenship renuncia... by refurb on Sunday January 08, 2023 @04:46AM (#34297619)
Streamline filing. Do last 3 years of filing and FACTA and you’re good.

And if come from a country with higher taxes than the US you’ll owe $0.

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