Entering the US
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@Pacifica
Here’s the blurb on the US passport renewal form (DS-82) under “Federal Tax Law”:
Section 6039E of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 6039E) and 22 U.S.C. 2714a(f) require you to provide your Social Security number (SSN), if you have one, when you apply for or renew a U.S. passport. If you have never been issued an SSN, enter zeros in item #5 on page 1 of 2. If you are residing abroad, you must also provide the name of the foreign country in which you are residing. The U.S. Department of State must provide your SSN and foreign residence information to the U.S. Department of Treasury. If you fail to provide the information, your application may be denied and you are subject to a $500 penalty enforced by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). All questions on this matter should be referred to the nearest IRS office.
I don’t know if that really means that the IRS is routinely informed of every non-resident passport renewal, it just says treasury.
@Ron H,
Thanks for this info.
I expect it’s something like this: once a year the State Department sends over the list of names of passports issued to non-residents, to meet some sort of legal obligation, and that information is dumped into a drawer and never looked at.