US EditionState Department Slashes Fee to Renounce US Citizenship by 80% to $450
The fee cut ends a six-year legal battle led by the Association of Accidental Americans and reduces the cost by 80%, affecting at least 8,755 Americans since 2023, advocates said.
- On Friday, the U.S. State Department published a final rule in the Federal Register reducing the renunciation fee to $450 from $2,350, an about 80% reduction.
- Advocacy groups had pressed the issue for years after filing lawsuits, and officials say the 2015 fee rise followed a surge in renunciations partly due to FATCA burdens; the department first proposed lowering the fee in October 2023.
- Applicants must appear in person before U.S. consular officers, provide written and verbal attestations, and take a formal oath before the U.S. State Department reviews their Certificate of Loss of Nationality.
- The change will reduce federal renunciation receipts by about $7.2 million annually and takes effect for Americans with appointments on or after April 13, 2026, the Association of Accidental Americans hailed as a victory.
- Because of FATCA and CITIZENSHIP-BASED TAXATION, legal challenges and foreign banks warn they might close accounts; courts may see renewed disputes over refunds or waivers.
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Why Did The U.S. Slash The Fee To Renounce Citizenship?
The U.S. State Department has sharply reduced the fee for Americans who want to renounce their citizenship. According to the Associated Press, the department cut the charge from $2,350 to $450, an 80 percent reduction. The new rule was published in the Federal Register and took effect Friday. Officials had promised the change in 2023 but had not implemented it until now. The updated fee returns the cost to the same level charged when the policy …
They will increase from $2,350 to $450 as of April 13th. The measure is welcomed by Americans living abroad, forced to report their income to the tax authorities even though they have never been resident in the United States.
Cancellation to the U.S. citizenship will be less costly starting on April 13, announced the State Department. The measure has been welcomed by an association of "Asset Americans", persons obliged to declare the income of American tax...
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