In the aggregate, as many as 295,000 more people may have left the U.S. than immigrated there in 2025, according to one study

Archived version: https://archive.is/newest/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/americans-leaving-citizenship-emigration-trump-b2975395.html


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[–] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

pegged the outflow at around 150,000 people in 2025.

Before 2009, a typical year saw 200 to 400 people renounce their citizenship. By 2025, that figure was nearing 5,000, with more renunciations expected this year because fees to do so have dropped steeply.

Wut. Everything else I've read said the fees to expatriate are enormous. Both a percent of net worth and fixed fees.

anyone have more info on these fees "dropping steeply"?

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  • [–] 13 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Iirc the fee has been lowered from 2.5-4k down to maybe 500 USD.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    Did the percent net worth get lowered too?

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    Or if you didn't file 5 years of tax returns - even if you've never lived or earned income in the US.

    This caught an acquaintances of mine who was accidentally born in the US when their mother went into early labor. They found out about both the rule of the land and the exit tax when they were an adult when their application for citizenship in a different country was rejected for already being a dual citizen of the US.

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