You 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/document

You 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.