Consulate Report Directory (Brockers Describe their Consulate Meetings) and CLN Delivery Time Chart Part 2
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Wonder what really happens at the consulates? Find out in the Isaac Brock Society’s Consulate Report Directory, currently 279 pages of first-hand accounts of renunciation/relinquishment appointments, arranged by consulate location, along with further information and links to the required Dept of State forms and the Dept of State manuals used by the consulates in processing CLN applications, with an appendix containing a timeline chart (booking-meeting-CLN) as reported by consulate location.
The Directory is updated as consulate visit stories are posted on the website.
You can post here or elsewhere on the site (we’ll keep an eye out for them). Some comments may be excerpted or condensed slightly in the consulate reports. The original posts and comments remain on their threads are not edited.
Thanks to everyone for sharing your experiences…and keep ’em coming! It’s a new experience for everyone and your information is really helpful.
To change or delete your report in the Directory, you can post the change as a comment on this thread or e-mail Pacifica@isaacbrocksociety.ca
Click here for the Consulate Report Directory
Notes:
Consulates are listed alphabetically by country and the Directory’s table of contents links to each section (they don’t look like links, but they are.)
This thread is a continuation of Consulate Report Directory Part 1, which contains earlier discussion on this topic, 929 comments from its inception in March 2012 through February 2013.
To Book an Appointment and/or Request Information from your Local Consulate:
This post by Eric, Almost No US Citizenship Renunciation Appointments Left During 2016 in Dublin, contains a chart of links to the consulates’ website pages on renunciation/relinquishment, for info on booking appointments and/or requesting information at your location. (The title highlights Dublin, but the charts, article and discussion cover consulates around the world.)
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Thanks, kermitzii.
Perhaps that is what yitzi and J.N. can do now that they do have a way to contact each other offline.
Add it to my file, NSA.
The NSA subject is off topic I suppose, but since it was brought up, I am sure you all saw the media coverage on NSA global email address book collection. These guys want EVERYTHING. Voracious appetite, and look who they get to help… The 4 little poodles…Oops, sorry Canada. 🙂 Australia, Britain, Canada, and New Zealand. I wonder why Israel isn’t mentioned, as surely they are part of this…
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/16/nsa-files-australian-spies-scooped-up-thousands-of-email-accounts-to-help-us
Belated congratulations (sorry, I’m having trouble keeping up with all the posts) to Saddened123 (now HappyCanadian) and Happy Birthday – a long road, and many an obstacle, but glad you made it.
Best wishes!
@ Just Me
Israel is sent raw NSA intelligiance to do with as it pleases with the gentle reminder not to peek at anything it must not peek at. (Wink, wink.) Or, as the NSA puts it: The Israelis were required to “destroy upon recognition” any communication “that is either to or from an official of the US government”.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/11/nsa-americans-personal-data-israel-documents
I renounced in Calgary on Tues the 22nd – very straightforward – I had every piece of paper they could possibly want but only my passports – US – and current Canadian were required along with my personal statement. I had sent in a questionnaire when the appointment was made in July detailing the particulars of who I am etc. The Vice Consul was an older gentleman who was kind – a strange description of him as he seemed sad about the whole thing. I was advised the CLN would take 4-6 months. I want to thank all the Brockers for their help and advice I gleaned from reading everything posted about this procedure. It helped me immeasurably to proceed with confidence. THANK YOU .
@carol, congratulations! Glad to hear it all went smoothly for you. Now you can look forward to getting that covetted CLN in a few months’ time.
Congratulations, carol, from another carol. I, too, renounced in Calgary and found it an efficient, straight-forward and respectful appointment.
I’m trying to get some from here interested in a peaceful demonstration / protest in conjunction with the Conservative Convention to take place October 31, November 1 and November 2. Join if you want to help voice opposition to FATCA in Calgary: http://isaacbrocksociety.ca/2013/10/24/are-there-any-who-will-be-a-part-of-a-calgary-protest-to-fatca-outside-the-october-31-november-2-conservative-convention/. I, for one, would love to meet some others from Calgary or Alberta.
@carol, congratulations! I’m glad that were also able to free yourself from the chains of poor policy. Such is often a difficult experience which shouldn’t be necessary, but a huge relief once done.
@Carol, Congratulations, Freedom is a Wonderful Thing! I am very happy for you!
@Carol
great news of your renouncing. Hope the wait formyour CLN is not long.
@Carol,
Congratulations! Glad to hear it went smoothly – Calgary sounds really well organised and good to deal with. Also glad to hear that the Brock community was helpful for you, and thanks for sharing your report! I’ll add it to the Directory on the weekend.
Congratulations, Carol. I’ve forwarded your comment to my mother to show her that it’s not stressful at all. She renounces in December, shortly before her 90th birthday.
I am over the moon – I just walked in the door from a trip to the post office – as soon as I saw that the return address on the envelope was the US Consultate General in Calgary, I knew that my CLN had finally arrived. I told the clerk I had been waiting months for this envelope to arrive, and quickly opened it to confirm that my CLN was enclosed. When I got to the parking lot I literally jumped for joy!
As for the details, I live in Victoria BC, had my relinquishment appointment on May 8, 2013 in Calgary. The stamp on the CLN says it was approved on 8/6/13 by Overseas Citizen Services. The package of documents includes a short cover letter, along with copies of all of the forms and documents submitted and signed during my relinqishment appointment. Included in the package was my old US passport that had expired in 1985. The corners have been cut, and there is a I stamp on the page oppostite the photograph which says “Bearer expatriated self on 3/18/85 under the provision of section 349(a)(1) INA”.
What a relief, to finally have this document in hand.
Thanks to all on the Brock site for sharing their wisdom about how to navigate one’s way through this process!
Now to celebrate!
@Lagoon
Let me say congratulations. I would like to wish you a long and happy as being only Canadian.
Yahoo — finally, Lagoon. My sincere congratulations!!
Congrats Lagoon. Great news to start off a rainy day here. Cheered me up no end.
I renounced in Manila on March 13th and was notified Thursday October 24th that my renunciation had finally been approved. However, I was also informed that the CLN and other documents cannot be sent to me and that I must go to the ACS in Manila and sign for them. Since Manila is a good distance from where I live it will require some unexpected travel and expenses. I’m not at all certain why the ACS cannot just send the thing to me but I guess each of these consulates sets their own policy. This site certainly has a lot of very useful information and is very helpful for those of us who decide to take the final step. Thank you
Rob, congratulations on your successful renunciation in Manila.
What can we say about your having to incur more travel expenses to return to actually pick up your CLN in person. Before you do that, can you suggest that you send a prepaid courier envelope that they can send your CLN to you and you will have to sign for the couriered package? Could that be an option there?
This seems like obstruction, with this last hurdle to cross, knowing that you will have to incur more expense to actually have your CLN. It almost sounds like retaliation for your having successfully renounced. There must be another way.
@Rob
Congratulations onn your CLN has gone through. I hope Calgary 411 suggestion will be acceptable to the counsel.
Hoorah, another one who’s got their CLN. Well, almost. Congrats Rob.
As much as Brockers welcome new people to the site and are happy to help and support them in whatever way they can, the best part comes when someone gets a CLN. And now there are 3 more. Congratulations Carol, Lagoon and Rob. 🙂
@Rob, congratulations! Hopefully, someday I’ll be able to visit you in the Philippines and then we can joke about how crazy all of this was!
@Em
Yes, let’s all have a group hug for these 3. And soon there will be more.
@ northernstar
It is good to hear about CLNS, isn’t it, and more to come is a very good thought! Alas, never a CLN for me — can’t renounce something I never had. All I can do is truthfully say I do not hold a green card now — someone else has it. Unfortunately I could not get a response to my I-407 form so that’s life and on it goes, in perpetual uncertainty.
I join you all in congratulating Carol,Lagoon,and Rob.Good luck to you all.