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ARTICLE · 20 MARCH 2026

US Government Reduces Renunciation Fee, Record Wait Times Set To Explode?

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On March 13, after a years-long court battle, the Department of State announced it will be reducing the fee to renounce US citizenship.

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Alexander Marino
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Will Lowered Renunciation Fee Further Lengthen Already Record Wait Times? Yes!

On March 13, after a years-long court battle, the Department of State announced it will be reducing the fee to renounce US citizenship. The Department originally notified the court hearing the lawsuit of their "intent" to lower the fee on January 6, 2023, but never finalized the decision. As a result, renouncers continued to bear the burden of the high fee. Since 2014, the fee to renounce has been $2,350 USD. Now the Department has finally caved, reducing the fee by over 80% to the pre-2014 rate of just $450 USD.

The Department's statement on the issue said:

After significant deliberation, taking into account both the affected public's concerns regarding the cost of the fee and the not insignificant anecdotal evidence regarding tax-related difficulties many US nationals residing abroad encounter, including in part because of FATCA, the Department made a policy decision... to propose alleviating the

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