#Americans #passports #expat #citizenship Recently, President Trump hosted a naturalization ceremony at the White House, aired during the Republican National Convention. “You have earned the most prized, treasured, cherished, and priceless possession anywhere in the world,” he told the 5 new United States citizens. “It’s called American citizenship.” Prized? Perhaps, but not priceless. A record number of […]
The Trump Administration is planning to crack down on the practice of birth tourism, where thousands of foreign pregnant women enter the US on a visa, give birth to children who automatically gain American citizenship, and then take the babies back home or to another country. The move comes as President Trump continues to buckle […]
Only about 42% of Americans have a passport. That number has gone up in the last 20 years. In Y 1997 only 15% of Americans had 1. Now more than 50% of Americans are rely on their driver’s license as identification when they take a domestic commercial flight, that may be about to change. Americans […]
President Trump, “I will order an end to birthright citizenship.” President Trump, “The birthright citizenship, the anchor baby, birthright citizenship, it’s over, not going to happen.” President Donald Trump is intensifying his hard-line immigration stance heading into the midterm Congressional elections He declared that he wants to order an end to the “ridiculous” constitutional right to citizenship […]
The Trump Administration Ramps Up Denaturalization Campaign Immigration officials have reviewed possible fraud in the cases of thousands of naturalized citizens in Los Angeles to revoke citizenship. The Trump Administration is ramping up denationalization, a complex process once primarily reserved for war criminals and human rights violators. A Citizenship and Immigration Services team in Los […]
Stateless Thai Boys Rescued from Cave Granted Citizenship Wednesday, 3 of the young soccer players and their coach, who were rescued with other teammates after nearly 3 weeks in a flooded cave, were granted Thai citizenship. All 4 had been stateless, and their lack of citizenship deprived them of some basic benefits and rights, including […]
Expat Americans Continue to Renounce Citizenship A steady stream of American citizens reportedly have renounced their citizenship since the implementation of stricter tax rules. Many Americans who live in other countries face higher tax bills, difficulty in obtaining and keeping financial accounts and complex retirement savings rules Some advocates urge the US government to tax […]
US Census 2020 To Include Citizenship Question The 2020 Census will include a question about respondents’ citizenship status. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross made the announcement via a letter to Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Karen Dunn Kelley that was posted to the department’s website. Secretary Ross detailed the process of reviewing the pros and cons of asking […]
Record Number of Americans Renounced Citizenship in Q-3 In Q-3 of this year, 1,376 Americans renounced their US citizenship, putting the annual tally on track to top Y 2016’s record, data from the US Treasury Department show. If this year’s Q-4 data matches that of Y 2016, when 2,365 people chose to expatriate, Y 2017’s annual tally […]
FATCA Must Be ‘Killed” by This GOP Congress The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) imposed a worldwide financial disclosure information regime on every financial institution in the world, it is an international nightmare. There are several major problems with FATCA which are widely discussed and debated. FATCA was passed into law in Y 2010 […]
Thailand’s “Elite Ultimate Privilege” Residency Program The Thai government has started offering “elite” residency visas for wealthy foreign citizens, allowing them to live in the country for around $3,000 (£2,403) a year, aimed at capitalizing on increased global uncertainty over borders and immigration. There are 7 different packages, with the most expensive being the “Elite […]
Prominent US Lawmakers Urge President Trump to Repeal FATCA Rep. Mark Meadows and Sen. Rand Paul have sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and OMB Director Mick Mulvaney urging President Trump take action to “mitigate the ongoing damage” caused by the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and quickly repeal the law. FATCA […]
FACTA Impacting Millions of Americans Living in Asia More than 1.5-M US citizens living in East Asia are now facing a decision of renouncing their US citizenship due to the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), America’s controversial global tax law, a new survey has found. The poll, carried out by deVere Group, one of […]
Americans Renouncing Citizenship in Record Numbers A record 5,409 Americans renounced their citizenship last year, including 2,364 in the 4th Quarter, primarily because of the nation’s tax system, Fortune magazine reported Monday The spike is more than 26% increase from the 4,279 who handed in their passports in Y 2015, federal records show. According to […]
Americans Renouncing Citizenship at Record Highs The number of Americans renouncing their citizenship rose to a new record of 5,411 last year, up 26% from Y 2015, according to the latest government data. The Big Q: Why? The Big A: It all goes back to the Civil War, and to a tax meant to deter potential draft […]
Americans Are Renouncing Citizenship Over FATCA Tax Law, Not Donald Trump The number of individuals who renounced their US citizenship for Q-3 of Y 2016 was the 2nd-highest in history at 1,380, US Treasury Department reported. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which enacted in Y 2010, and took years to implement, is “having […]
Longer Visas for Dubai Property Investors Will Boost Market Issuing such visas will encourage a retirement market in Dubai Dubai’s real estate market could receive a boost from long-term investors if they are provided with longer-stay visas, experts say. Currently, the regulations for property visas in the UAE are rigorous and investors need to meet […]
Donald Trump, “We are Going to Enforce our Laws on Immigration” Donald Trump said Wednesday he will be willing to work with those who have followed US laws while living in the country. His comments came signaled a softening in his immigration position to bolster support among moderate voters and minority groups, and will outline his […]
Melania Trump Obtained a Proper Work Visa Modeling in the US Melania Trump’s former modeling agent said Thursday that she obtained a work Visa before she modeled professionally in the United States in the mid-1990’s. His comments came in response to the media’s questions about possible violations of US immigration rules. In an interview, Mrs. […]
American’s Renouncing Citizenship at Record Levels The number of Americans renouncing their citizenship in Y 2016 is pacing toward record levels for the 2nd year running according to the data. A total of 508 Americans renounced in Q-2, bringing the overall number to 1,666 so far in Y 2016. At the same point last year, […]