Giving Up US Citizenship – The Path Gets More Complex As DS-4079, Now 18 Pages, Is Revamped

The new procedure for obtaining a Certificate of Loss of US Nationality (CLN) effective November 1, 2024, revolves around an updated Form DS-4079. This "redesigned" form now has tailored sections for different types of expatriating acts, reflecting a more specific and perhaps a more streamlined approach to processing renunciations and relinquishments. Briefly, US citizenship can … Continue reading Giving Up US Citizenship – The Path Gets More Complex As DS-4079, Now 18 Pages, Is Revamped →

Special Hurdles: Expatriation of Minors / Mentally Challenged Individuals

I am now frequently receiving more and more expatriation inquiries from the foreign parents of a child born in the United States while the parents were studying there or were otherwise in America on some other temporary basis. “Jus soli” (the law of the soil) is a rule of common law followed by the US, under … Continue reading Special Hurdles: Expatriation of Minors / Mentally Challenged Individuals →