You're right, I'm not sure why I had it in my head. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US

You're right, I'm not sure why I had it in my head. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-legal-considerations/us-citizenship/Renunciation-US-Nationality-Abroad.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/travel-lega... One of the requirements is to appear in front of a US consulate in a foreign country, so you're right - you'd have to be an absolute idiot.