Posted on 03/14/2026 10:19:08 PM PDT by Olog-hai
It is now 80 percent cheaper for Americans who choose to renounce their U.S. citizenship to make it official.
The U.S. State Department on Friday published a rule that cut the cost from $2,350 to $450 after it was promised in 2023. However, the rule did not take effect until now, the Associated Press (AP) reported.
“The Department of State (‘Department’) is proposing to amend the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (‘Schedule’) to reduce the current fee for Administrative Processing of a Request for a Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States (CLN) from $2,350 to $450,” the rule on the Federal Register website read.
The cost is once again what it was in 2010 when federal officials began charging a fee for the action, the AP report said. …
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Make it free for all! Get rid of ‘em!
Just be sure that those who renounce their US citizenship cannot come back. Rosie O’ Donnel and Ellen Degenerous seem to have already have tired of their life abroad and have come back. However, I think the door should be permanently barred and they not come here even as tourists.
True. I’ve been saying since 2006 that the best way to get illegal aliens to self-deport is to end their welfare. (and employment too by cracking down on their employers)
The same strategy of ending welfare to undeserving citizens might motivate them to leave too.
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