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> Someone who has renounced their US citizenship is forever barred from ever getting citizenship, and their children are typically also barred from getting citi

by dvdhnt 8y ago

> Someone who has renounced their US citizenship is forever barred from ever getting citizenship, and their children are typically also barred from getting citizenship. In addition, they will pretty much always be denied a visa for entry, and they are ineligible for visa at arrival, and may have difficulty to get even pre-applied visas for visiting such as B-1/B-2. This does not appear to be true, can you provide sources? The State department's website makes it clear that you'll be treated as any other "foreigner", and a Google search shows plenty of articles noting that while _near impossible_, there is at least a possibility you can regain citizenship - but you'll be competing against the entire world. Also, your children can get their citizenship if they were born in the U.S., as long as they apply within 6 months of their 18th birthday. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciaton-USCitizenship-persons-claiming-right-residence.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-lega...

tristor 8y ago
I don't have a documented source, it's based on conversations I had at one point with State Department officials when I considered permanently emigrating to a country I'd lived in (In the EU) for a number of years. I wanted to avoid being double-taxed, since the FEIE wasn't sufficient to make me whole. I ended up moving back to the US (for non-economic reasons). The thing you need to understand is that the State Department/US Government has extremely broad leeway under the law in how they process citizenship applications. What the letter of the law says is almost meaningless, what matters is that you get 1) Lucky, and 2) Don't have black marks against you. Denouncing your US Citizenship is basically the ultimate black mark, and you are frankly never getting past it unless you are personal friends with the President or something.

by dvdhnt 8y ago

tristor 8y ago

I don't have a documented source, it's based on conversations I had at one point with State Department officials when I considered permanently emigrating to a country I'd lived in (In the EU) for a number of years. I wanted to avoid being double-taxed, since the FEIE wasn't sufficient to make me whole. I ended up moving back to the US (for non-economic reasons). The thing you need to understand is that the State Department/US Government has extremely broad leeway under the law in how they process citizenship applications. What the letter of the law says is almost meaningless, what matters is that you get 1) Lucky, and 2) Don't have black marks against you. Denouncing your US Citizenship is basically the ultimate black mark, and you are frankly never getting past it unless you are personal friends with the President or something.