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ARTICLE · 18 SEPTEMBER 2014

Fee For Renouncing United States Citizenship Increases Significantly

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The U.S. Department of State published an interim final rule which raised the fee for processing renunciations of U.S. citizenship from US$450 to US$2,350.

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On August 29, 2014, the U.S. Department of State ("DOS") published an interim final rule in the Federal Register, which raised the fee for processing renunciations of United States citizenship from US$450 to US$2,350, a 522.22% increase. This new fee became effective on September 6, 2014.

The obvious reason for this fee increase is to discourage dual citizens from renouncing their United States citizenship. During the past two years, renunciations of United States citizenship have increased significantly.

Every quarter, the U.S. Department of the Treasury publishes the names of all individuals who have expatriated. For the first two quarters of 2014, the total number of individuals who expatriated was 1,577. The total number of individuals who expatriated in 2013 was 2,999. In 2012, the total was only 932.

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