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35. I am a citizen of the world./NT

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Just a quick question about Israeli citizenship [View all] sadoldgirl Mar 2015 OP

That's not how it works... brooklynite Mar 2015 #1

Your question evinces a basic misunderstanding jberryhill Mar 2015 #2

I think the OP's question evinces something else as well onenote Mar 2015 #3

I concur jberryhill Mar 2015 #4

Hit and run poster = reason to believe otherwise. onenote Mar 2015 #62

the USA is the only country that makes its duals riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #5

Sort of... jberryhill Mar 2015 #6

the tax compliance industry charges huge fees even if one owes nothing riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #7

The thing is... jberryhill Mar 2015 #8

the children were not registered riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #11

Many people who live abroad use TurboTax; you can also exclude up to $100k from your earnings when Chathamization Mar 2015 #14

those who use Turbo Tax have their home base in the USA riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #17

No, people living abroad indefinitely use it. Of course, if you have a complicated situation it may Chathamization Mar 2015 #18

No other country does, except Eritrea Spider Jerusalem Mar 2015 #9

correct but it only wants 2 percent of it Eritean's income riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #12

Yes, they are--I also remember a 180 day rule where you paid less tax if you stayed out of the MADem Mar 2015 #25

I think that's for the first year jberryhill Mar 2015 #29

I think the US does recognize membership of indigenous nations HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #46

There are significant laws relating to recognized tribes and bands jberryhill Mar 2015 #47

So dual citizenship in 'domestic' nations -is- distinct from HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #50

Yeah in this context jberryhill Mar 2015 #51

Iran is holding a USMC veteran in jail on charges who was born in Flagstaff, AZ. MADem Mar 2015 #10

happens all around the world to accidental Americans riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #13

This guy wasn't an accident. He was born and raised here, he's a USMC vet. MADem Mar 2015 #15

good suggestion to renounce early riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #19

I was never taught such things but I was not educated exclusively in USA. MADem Mar 2015 #22

The reality is that Boris paid taxes to the US for the sale of his house riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #23

Well the article said the issue is "settled" so I don't know. MADem Mar 2015 #24

That is not the case riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #27

Housing is treated differently. MADem Mar 2015 #30

In Toronto the average house is a million dollars riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #32

I live in a house that is worth at least three quarters of a million dollars on paper. MADem Mar 2015 #38

so you understand riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #40

I'll probably die in this house. MADem Mar 2015 #43

I wish you good health and happiness riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #45

Thank you--I don't wanna die any time soon, mind you! MADem Mar 2015 #48

Thanks MADem riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #57

Is that fee independent of whether one has lived in the US? jberryhill Mar 2015 #34

That is the fee...to renounce US citizenship no matter what the circumstances riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #36

I know people with dual edhopper Mar 2015 #16

are they living in the USA? riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #20

Yes edhopper Mar 2015 #58

that is the difference riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #59

Difference from what edhopper Mar 2015 #60

citizen based taxation vs resident based taxation riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #61

Okay edhopper Mar 2015 #65

"Dual Nationality"... PoliticAverse Mar 2015 #21

Many of those born in the USA - Accidentals riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #26

Did you know that France has voting representation for its citizens who live abroad riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #28

That's simply not true SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #31

I know about the Federal riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #33

Make up your mind SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #37

I am referring to those Americans who have no intention to return riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #41

Oh, I see SickOfTheOnePct Mar 2015 #42

I'm sorry, but that is absolute horseshit. MADem Mar 2015 #39

You were not permanently residing abroad riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #44

I was gone for YEARS at a time, and not always under the military rubric. MADem Mar 2015 #49

lets look at London Mayor Boris Johnson riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #54

I wonder if Ted Cruz ever got around to that, seeing as he is declaring his intention to run for MADem Mar 2015 #55

Cruz renounced his Canadian citizenship riverbendviewgal Mar 2015 #56

I am a citizen of the world./NT DemocratSinceBirth Mar 2015 #35

I'm good with that, until HereSince1628 Mar 2015 #53

My wife reciently got her US citizenship. She is still a Colombian citizen, as well. (nt) stone space Mar 2015 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author NCTraveler Mar 2015 #63

Arnold Schwarzenegger was Governor of CA and a dual citizen of the US and Austria Bluenorthwest Mar 2015 #64