How to Renounce/Relinquish

Consulate Report Directory (Brockers Describe their Consulate Meetings) and CLN Delivery Time Chart

Department of State Forms, Procedure Manuals, and Contact Info

Expatriation Date, Form 8854 & Certificate of Loss of Nationality

Important if Relinquishing Act Prior to June 4, 2004

Very important for pre-2004 relinqishers to read, the posts/threads at this link also contain some useful information for those who relinquished after June 4, 2004, or are planning to do so.

Interactions between Department of State and IRS regarding Renunciation/Relinquishment

You can renounce (or apply for a relinquishment-based CLN) if you have not filed taxes.  Here’s some general information, with source links, relating to that and the relation between DoS and IRS in the context of renunciation/relinquishment.

IRS Ruling on Relinquishment and Retroactivity, 92-109

Relinquishment and Renunciation Data

The actual “relinquishment and renunciation data” was integrated into the Appendix of the Consulate Report Directory in 2013 (tracking chart of people’s wait times from booking to consulate appointment to receipt of CLN) and is continually updated there.   The thread itself , however, has remained open and popular.

Relinquishment by Persons-Born-Dual or Who Naturalised in a Foreign Country as a Minor

Although a person who is already a citizen obviously can’t relinquish by naturalisation, any adult can relinquish by taking employment with a foreign government (or its subdivisions) or by joining the military.

Relinquishment by Naturalisation (INA, s. 349(a)(1)) by Person Born in US to Canadian parents: Cheryl’s Story.   Relinquishing act (naturalisation) was her registering her birth abroad with the Canadian government in 1977 when she was an adult.

Cheryl’s detailed story contains information of particular interest to Canadians and general information which may also be useful to those of other countries and those with slightly different fact sets as well.

Reports by Persons who Relinquished US Citizenship Upon Taking Government Employment, Immigration and Nationality Act, s. 349(a)(4)(A)

Self-Documented Relinquishment

The relinquishing act itself causes the citizenship loss.   A CLN provides proof of it, but it’s not the only way to prove it.

Estate Matters for Former US Citizens

How the 877A Exit Tax May Apply to your Canadian Assets

This is a series of nine posts on different aspects of the exit tax.  Much of it is relevant to persons in all countries.

Almost No US Citizenship Renunciation Appointments Left During 2016 in Dublin

The title highlights Dublin, but this post contains a chart of links to consulate websites’ and their info re renunciation appointments around the world, as well as ongoing discussion of the topic.