In the last little while, there are 4 new Accidental American groups which appear to be under the umbrella of Fabien Lehavgre’s group ( website , Facebook , Twitter . I don’t believe I have seen any of these mentioned here so want to be sure this information is available so people are aware of it.
For those of you on Facebook and Twitter, kindly share, RT and like these pages. Thanks.
UK
UK #AccidentalAmericans. You have no more excuses to act now.
Join us and fight for your freedom.#FATCA #CBT pic.twitter.com/FfKIuvAVi2— Accidental Americans (@USAccidental) June 2, 2018
UK Accidental Americans Facebook Page
ITALY
Italian #AccidentalAmericans now have their own group to fight #FATCA and Citizishensiph Based Taxation pic.twitter.com/4vA5HXzBKO
— Accidental Americans (@USAccidental) June 3, 2018
Italian Accidental Americans Facebook Page
IRELAND
Irish #AccidentalAmericans. You have no more excuses to act now.
Join us and fight for your freedom. pic.twitter.com/KaaE9S0UPC— Accidental Americans (@USAccidental) June 3, 2018
Irish Accidental Americans Facebook Page
BELGIUM
Les "américains accidentels" de Belgique s'organisent.
Rejoignez-les en envoyant vos coordonnées à belgium.aaa@gmail.com pic.twitter.com/k8Flx1zMJq— Accidental Americans (@USAccidental) May 7, 2018
Thank you Ron Henderson, exactly the kind of info I needed. The only problem I am still worried about is crossing the U.S. border with my Canadian passport. I never asked for an American one and was told by U.S. Customs officers once or twice to get one or they might refuse me entrance to the U.S. Do you know anything about this by any chance? Thank you.
@Monique
I assume that you have a US birthplace on your Canadian passport? If so, US customs will sometimes notice, and sometimes give you a lecture. Did they actually say that they would refuse you entrance? That’s likely not true, because if they believe you to be a US citizen, they are obliged to let you in. And while you are in violation of some obscure federal law by attempting to enter without a US passport, there has never been any penalty defined for breaking this law. So basically you get the lecture and they let you in.
I’ve been caught up in this once, was told I couldn’t enter for a short business trip because it was “working”, but then he noticed the birthplace and asked if I was a US citizen. I actually had an expired US passport in my bag, just in case, so he had no choice but to let me in. Typed up a bunch of notes and told me to get it renewed. I continued using my Canadian passport on all subsequent trips and nobody has ever said another word.
If you’re only an occasional border-crosser, I’d not worry about this, but maybe allow extra time for possible arguments. If you did a lot of travel, especially business travel, you might be better off just getting a US passport. You don’t need a Social Security Number (you can enter all zeroes on the form) and it won’t put you on the IRS radar, so don’t worry about tax compliance.
Of course, no sane person will be crossing the border for the next few years so it’s likely no longer an issue of immediate concern.
Again, thank you for the very useful information. I was convinced that getting an American passport – yes, I was born in the US – would put me on the IRS radar. Problem solved. It’s for voting we now need a US Social Security number, am I right on that one?
No idea what’s required for voting. Not high on my list.