[deleted]
They also make you show up to a US embassy and tell the American flag you don’t want to be friends anymore.
(only half kidding)
[deleted]
Submitted 2 months ago by irishgoodbye@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
Comments
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s never been more true, the old saying that freedom ain’t free.
I’ve become an immigrant in the UK a few years ago when I had the good luck to convince myself all of this would happen sooner or later. Kept my citizenship so far because I wanted to vote against him this time. What’s your story?
irishgoodbye@lemmy.world 2 months ago
[deleted]prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 months ago
Congrats on getting out
PoopSpiderman@lemmy.world 2 months ago
But what happens when trump makes america great again? /s
Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Not bad! It’s a dictatorship, but aside from that I hear it’s quite a good standard of living. And I hear the food scene is immense.
NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Ironically, formally renouncing your citizenship doesn’t sound like much of an Irish goodbye
Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Why not sell it? Show them you can play the capitalist game too! I’m sure there’s a few nazis that would pay for it.
hddsx@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Why did you renounce?
irishgoodbye@lemmy.world 2 months ago
[deleted]tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
Singapore doesn’t do PR? Japan doesn’t allow dual citizenship either but basically the only thing you gain over PR is voting rights. If you make good money (over $100000) you have to pay some taxes back to the US but otherwise you only have to pay one country.
YamahaRevstar@lemmy.world 2 months ago
What is the benefit of this?
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
If you are US citizen, you must still pay taxes to USA when you work and live in another country.
IDK if there are other things, but that’s pretty major for some people.cactusupyourbutt@lemmy.world 2 months ago
you only have to pay those if you plan on returning to the US
this is not legal advice
667@lemmy.radio 2 months ago
There is a fairly misunderstood tax rule which lets US persons working abroad for more than 330 days per year to exclude a reasonably large chunk of income: www.irs.gov/…/foreign-earned-income-exclusion
irishgoodbye@lemmy.world 2 months ago
[deleted]miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Yes.
Buffalox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Id guess renouncing your US citizenship.
Gullible@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Lemmy downvotes the most random things.
OsrsNeedsF2P@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Did you renounce before or after getting Singaporean citizenship? Like did you have dual citizenship for a few days, or no citizenship for a few days?
taiyang@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Reading the comments, I’d say it’s worth it. Singapore fucking rocks. Be sure to celebrate with some chili crab or at least a bowl of laksa. Heck, the savings on cheap and beautiful chicken rice alone would make to for that passport cost!
(Yes, I’m hungry while posting this comment).
Bullybeard@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Can u like transfer it to someone else? Asking for a friend
Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
Not a very Irish goodbye 😏
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
The US wants it’s tax dollars one way or another.
irishgoodbye@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Valmond@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Well theoretically at least you could tax the shit out of rich people even if they “flee” the country. Here in France it’s always “no lo no we can’t tax the rich because then they’ll leave!!”
RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 2 months ago
Basically you’re paying for the right to vote in national elections as well as Seal Team 6 hostage rescue if you should get captured by terrorists or whatever.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Yup I found out about that a couple years ago. It’s crazy.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Norway taxes your wealth if you try to leave
bdo.global/…/norway-exit-tax-rules-to-be-tightene…
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Well, a Norwegian wood do that.
SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Unless you are a corporation.