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My understanding is that you can't renounce until your tax bill is settled, because once you renounce, the US can't collect.What should happen to those who renounce their US citizenship?
Why don't you want to punish illegal aliens?
I have to agree. Someone who renounces their US citizenship is not an illegal alien. What makes someone an illegal alien is being in the US without a green-card, passport or visa.they're not illegal aliens.
I have to agree. Someone who renounces their US citizenship is not an illegal alien. What makes someone an illegal alien is being in the US without a green-card, passport or visa.
You have to be on foreign soil in order to renounce, so your legal status will depend on how you re-entered the US after renouncing.what is the legal status of someone in the USA who has renounced their citizenship?
that is a good question.
You have to be on foreign soil in order to renounce, so your legal status will depend on how you re-entered the US after renouncing.
I don't think you can get it back if you renounce it.Make them stand in line with everyone else if they ever want to get their citizenship back. Aside from that, treat them like any other non-citizen.
I'd say treat them no differently than any other foreign national after that.
Edit: The only exception to this is that I'd never give them citizenship again if they renounced it once.
what is the legal status of someone in the USA who has renounced their citizenship?
that is a good question.
Any truly free society must allow its law-abiding members free exit. As long as all of their back taxes are paid, I don't see a single good reason to treat them differently than any other foreigner. Many politicians, particularly Democrats, like to get all butt-hurt and go on tv to denounce these "Benedict Arnolds" that "turn their back on America." Here's an idea: instead of punishing people who make money overseas, why not reduce the taxes and regulation that drove them out of the country in the first place?
I have to agree. Someone who renounces their US citizenship is not an illegal alien. What makes someone an illegal alien is being in the US without a green-card, passport or visa.
I have a friend who's very torn about renouncing her citizenship or not. The problem with the USA is that it's the only country that taxes citizens no matter where they live and work, even if they haven't been back home in over 20 years. It's utterly ridiculous. My friend currently pays taxes in both Switzerland and the US. Good thing she can more than afford it, but it's still a really stupid system.
I have a friend who's very torn about renouncing her citizenship or not. The problem with the USA is that it's the only country that taxes citizens no matter where they live and work, even if they haven't been back home in over 20 years. It's utterly ridiculous. My friend currently pays taxes in both Switzerland and the US. Good thing she can more than afford it, but it's still a really stupid system.
Any truly free society must allow its law-abiding members free exit. As long as all of their back taxes are paid, I don't see a single good reason to treat them differently than any other foreigner. Many politicians, particularly Democrats, like to get all butt-hurt and go on tv to denounce these "Benedict Arnolds" that "turn their back on America." Here's an idea: instead of punishing people who make money overseas, why not reduce the taxes and regulation that drove them out of the country in the first place?
Yeah, politicians here absolutely love dumping on rich Americans who invest or work in foreign countries. The laws passed to back up this grandstanding aren't helpful either. They simply discourage these people from investing any money overseas or they just pull up stakes and take it all out of America. These rules only bring in a tiny amount of revenue, and are incredibly inappropriate in today's world of globalized finance. I find it ridiculous that this country, still in many ways the center of global commerce and finance has tried so hard to keep people from investing overseas. Romney is currently being hammered for having a now liquidated Swiss bank account, even though pretty much anybody with a mutual account has plenty of their money invested overseas.
Out here in California US citizenship is of less and less importance. It's hard to get worked up about something that so many people don't think matters any more.
What should happen to those who renounce their US citizenship? This a multiple choice poll and users can see how you voted.
Kept out of the US permanently
Banned from doing business with American companies in the US
Banned from doing business with American companies abroad.
Kept out of the US until they pay back taxes.
Their property in the US confiscated and sold to pay back taxes.
The US government should go after them to pay taxes regardless of what country they go to.
Other idea(please specify)
They should be allowed to freely enter the US as long as they have a US passport.
No one should be punished for renouncing their citizenship.
I don't know.
Personally I feel that if someone renounces their American citizenship then they should never be allowed back into the US including it's territories, nor should they be allowed to do business with any American company.I don't care what someone's reasons are for renouncing their citizenship.
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