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It's not like they immediately revoke your passport as soon as the IRS decides that you owe them money. You need to get a lien or levy against you. People who a
by TheCoelacanth 8y ago
It's not like they immediately revoke your passport as soon as the IRS decides that you owe them money. You need to get a lien or levy against you. People who are contesting the debt either administratively or in court or who have a payment agreement with the IRS can still get a passport.
The State Department can also bypass the rule for emergencies or humanitarian reasons and will do so to allow someone to return to the US, so it is not possible to be stranded outside of the country because of this.
- ci5er 8y agoRe: Part I - Yes. Getting a payment agreement works. This is nicer when you aren't caught by surprise. Re: Part II - "Home" for many is not the US. That's just citizenship. Trying to island hop across the South China seas without an "active" passport is problematic. Or if one were to return to the US to bury a parent, getting back to work can be problematic. I'm not arguing that it can't be worked through. But it is a real time-consuming hassle, esp. when caught unawares because of bureaucratic snafu, that can be career limiting when caught on the wrong side of a dotted line...