Reported US Citizenship Renunciations in 2022 Exceed Last Year’s Total Already After 3rd Quarter
As US consular missions resume granting appointments to those unable to expatriate during the COVID years, expatriations are rising again.
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Federal Court Dismisses Accidental Americans’ Suit Over Inability to Renounce US Citizenship
While the Court agreed that renouncing US citizenship is a fundamental right, it argued pandemic circumstances made delays understandable.
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Reported US Citizenship Renunciations Nearly Triple in Q2 as More Consulates Grant Interviews
Lesperance: “Half of my clients are concerned that the Democrats will keep the House [in November]. The other half are concerned they won’t.”
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US Millionaires’ Citizenship Renunciations Nosedive in 2022, Exactly as Predicted in 2020
Just as Lesperance foresaw 18 months ago, citizenship renunciations among wealthy Americans are cratering. Here’s what he expects next.
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US Govt. “Trying to Stem The Flow of Expatriation” as IRS Names Nearly 1,000 Americans in Q3 Renunciation Update
David Lesperance says the US govt. is systematically suppressing expatriation and is hiding the true numbers to avoid encouraging more of it.
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Expat Group Sues US State Dept. Over Suspension of Renunciation Services, Violation of 5th Amendment
The US govt. is making renunciation practically impossible. That violates the constitution, says the association now suing the State Dept.
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Lesperance to Morgan: Here’s Evidence Most US Missions Won’t Take Renunciation Appointments
Morgan claimed David Lesperance was spreading misinformation and called for “validated facts”. Today, Lesperance delivers just that in spades.
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Morgan: Don’t Believe Rumors of US Consulates Not Taking Renunciation Appointments
Edwin Morgan claims David Lesperance’s reports of long waits for US citizenship renunciation appointments are “fictitious” and that IMI, by giving it credence, is spreading misinformation.
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US Citizenship Renunciations Fall Sharply as US Consulates Worldwide Refuse to Take Appointments
Thousands of Americans who wish to renounce their citizenship – a fundamental right – are barred from doing so under the pretext of COVID-measures.
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Under Cover of COVID, The US Is Preventing Citizens from Renouncing – On Purpose
US consulates haven’t been taking renunciation appointments for over a year, ostensibly because of COVID. David Lesperance isn’t buying it.
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Busting Americans’ 6 Most Common Myths About 2nd Citizenships and Residences
Many Americans still harbor serious myths and misunderstandings about alternative residences and citizenships, writes David Lesperance.
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The Mobility Standard #3: David Lesperance – The Bulletproof Backup Plan
David Lesperance says many US embassies refuse to take renunciation appointments, and that the backlog runs into the tens of thousands.
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Yes, American Citizens Can and Will Leave to Avoid Wealth Taxes
David Lesperance: Democrat Senators’ assertions notwithstanding, US citizens are renouncing citizenships at the mere prospect of wealth taxes.
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Record Numbers of Americans Renouncing Citizenships Has Nothing to Do With The Pandemic
Media reports this month say the pandemic is driving record expatriation. The reality, writes David Lesperance, is exactly the opposite.
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How Different Countries Deal With the Renouncing of Citizenship
Ed Kennedy explores how countries as different as China, the US, Australia, South Africa, and Japan deal with the question of how to give up citizenships.
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