Liberty and justice for all United States persons abroad

53 thoughts on “Letter from Consulate General July 25, 1980

  1. I’m trying to figure out why they changed that 1986 law?? I think if anything, it gave US citizenship some “value”. Nowadays, if you are American and live overseas, US Citizenship = the plague that is expensive to get the cure for.

  2. *I received a similar, but different letter, when I applied for Canadian citizenship in 1984. It advised me if I became Canadian, the US would consider that I had relinquished my US citizenship, but that there was a case before the US Supreme Court to challenge this. Therefore, if I proceeded with my Canadian citizenship I needed to understand the consequence. I did, and became Canadian, by choice. I have searched high and low, but can’t find, and don’t think I kept the letter I received. I don’t know if the letter was from the US or Canadian government, but would like to get a copy, did anyone else get this letter? And, does anyone have a link or reference to what the US law was before and after the change in 1986? Thanks!

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