Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN)

Relinquished before 2004? Applying for CLN now? What are the IRS consequences?

reposted from Maple Sandbox . Posted on March 6, 2013 by Pacifica777 . There’s no question with renunciation (Immigration and Nationalities Act, s. 349(a)(5)). You are relinquishing your citizenship and notifying the US government of it at the same time, and that’s the date your US citizenship ends. But what if you relinquished your citizenshipContinue reading “Relinquished before 2004? Applying for CLN now? What are the IRS consequences?”

One Couple’s Experience

reposted from Maple Sandbox Posted on August 14, 2012 by johnnb We moved to Canada from the United States in 1968 and received what was then called Landed Immigrant Status. My wife was with me and I was a draft dodger. It became obvious to us after only a couple of years that we wantedContinue reading “One Couple’s Experience”

Don’t let fear push you into overcomplying, overpaying and losing your sanity!

This is a comment that stands alone as a post in itself. It was made in response to a post on the IsaacBrock Society Petros, who authored the post this comment is a response to, is the pen-name of the founding administrator of the Isaac Brock Society. He has started this series ofContinue reading “Don’t let fear push you into overcomplying, overpaying and losing your sanity!”

Is the State Department Shutting Down Expatriation Appointments in Canada?

An interesting conversation is taking place on the FB group American Expatriates. Journalist Serena Solomon from the publication VICE has requested stories from expats describing the emotional effects of renouncing. You might want to go over and take a read as many are quite interesting. It is a public group so I believe oneContinue reading “Is the State Department Shutting Down Expatriation Appointments in Canada?”