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A point: you can't renounce US citizenship if all you have is permanent residency. You have to have citizenship elsewhere before the US will recognize you havi
by techsupporter 12y ago
A point: you can't renounce US citizenship if all you have is permanent residency. You have to have citizenship elsewhere before the US will recognize you having renounced its citizenship.
- scottlilly 12y agoActually, you can renounce with only permanent residency. I personally know someone here in Paraguay who has done it. He's now stateless. The Embassy highly suggests that you have another citizenship. However, they will accept a renunciation if you don't have one.
- philiphodgen 12y agoYou can indeed renounce your U.S. citizenship and become a stateless person. See the State Department's Foreign Affairs Manual at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/115645.pdf http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/115645.pdf I've seen it happen. Not that I would recommend it, however. Source: I'm an international tax lawyer and have 18 expatriation projects open in my office right now.