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    Bastard . . .

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    ^ Champagne socialists, like much of the lefty dross on here.

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    My step-daughter is on a roll ... graduated Washington State this past December and sworn in as a new US citizen today.

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    ^ WooHoo! Brilliant!

    Triple congrats, SK.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    ^ WooHoo! Brilliant!

    Triple congrats, SK.
    The wife got denied. Supposedly her application was 86 days too early. So instead of applying in August 2019 her application should have been submitted in November 2019. OK, fine ... why wasn’t this discovered when initially submitted and by the way it’s now February 2021.

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    Congrats SK

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    Quote Originally Posted by Storekeeper View Post
    The wife got denied. Supposedly her application was 86 days too early. So instead of applying in August 2019 her application should have been submitted in November 2019. OK, fine ... why wasn’t this discovered when initially submitted and by the way it’s now February 2021.
    Seeing as no living conditions have changed there shouldn't be a problem in her getting hers, should there

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    Renouncing American Citizenship Hits All-Time Record
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    Treasury Department records show that 2020 set a new record for the number of Americans who renounced their U.S. citizenship or gave up their long-term green cards. Common reasons for renouncing can be family, tax and legal complications for people who generally live outside the United States. There is an official list published quarterly, and the names for the fourth quarter 2020 made the annual total 6,707, a 237% increase from 2019. That may not sound like many, but the actual number of expatriates is often assumed to be higher, with many apparently not counted. Both the IRS and FBI track Americans who renounce. Some renouncers write why they gave up their U.S. citizenship, but tax considerations are often part of the equation. Expats have long clamored for tax relief. Adding fuel to the fire is FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. This U.S. tax law was passed in 2010 and requires an annual Form 8938 filed with the IRS if your foreign assets meet a threshold.

    FATCA spans the globe with an unparalleled network of reporting, requiring foreign banks and governments to hand over bank data about depositors. Non-U.S. banks and financial institutions around the world must reveal American account details or risk big penalties. Some renounce because of global tax reporting and FATCA. Dual citizenship is not always possible, as this infographic shows. America’s global income tax compliance and disclosure laws can be a burden, especially for U.S. persons living abroad. Americans living and working abroad must generally report and pay tax where they live. But they must also continue to file taxes in the U.S., where reporting is based on their worldwide income. A foreign tax credit often does not eliminate double taxes.

    Then there are annual foreign bank account reports called FBARs. They carry big civil and even potential criminal penalties. The civil penalties can consume the entire balance of an account. Ironically, even leaving America can be costly. To exit, you must prove 5 years of IRS tax compliance, and getting into IRS compliance can be expensive and worrisome. If you have a net worth greater than $2 million, or have average annual net income tax for the 5 previous years of $171,000 or more, you can pay an exit tax. It is a capital gain tax, calculated as if you sold your property when you left. A long-term resident giving up a Green Card can be required to pay the exit tax too. Sometimes, planning, gifts, separate tax returns for married persons, and valuations can reduce or eliminate the tax.

    However, plan carefully, and run the numbers, as the tax worry can be real, even for those who can sidestep the tax. A more modest cost is administrative, as America charges $2,350 to hand in your passport, a fee more than twenty times the average of other high-income countries. The U.S. hiked the fee to renounce by 422%, as previously there was a $450 fee to renounce, and no fee to relinquish. Now, there is a $2,350 fee either way. The State Department said raising the fee was about demand and paperwork.

    Renouncing American Citizenship Hits All-Time Record

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    Klondyke keeps on trying to cover up the millions of Russians fleeing his homeland by pointing to a few thousand Americans leaving theirs.

    How much of a sad fuck do you need to make yourself feel good by getting drunk and shaking your tiny fist at a country and region that has a far higher living standard than your own

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    ^ second time I’ve been too USCIS now and both times a steady stream of wannabe US citizens coming and going. Russians, Chinese, Indians, South Koreans were speaking some of the languages I could pick up on. Thought I heard some Tagalog too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by panama hat View Post
    Klondyke keeps on trying to cover up the millions of Russians fleeing his homeland by pointing to a few thousand Americans leaving theirs.
    Facts check:
    National and international migration in Russia 1990-2019
    Published by Statista Research Department, Feb 4, 2021
    Every year of the observed period, the number of migrants entering Russia exceeded those who left. In aggregate terms, migration flows steadily decreased from 1990 to 2009. After 2010, the figures for in- and outflows started to recover. Between 2018 and 2019, the net migration significantly increased from nearly 125 thousand to 285 thousand people, while the number of both immigrants and emigrants decreased.
    • Russia: migratory flows 1990-2019 | Statista

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