Fee to renounce U.S. citizenship slashed by 80%

The State Department cuts the cost of renouncing citizenship from $2,350 to $450, implementing a delayed policy change first announced in 2023.

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It is now easier for Americans to walk away from their U.S. citizenship as the State Department has reduced the renunciation fee from $2,350 to $450, an approximately 80% decrease. The new fee took effect last week after being announced in 2023 but not implemented until now. The higher fee had been imposed in 2015 to co…