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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Matthew Lee

State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450

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The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship.

After years of legal battles with several groups representing Americans wanting to give up their citizenship, the department on Friday published a final rule in the Federal Register that reduces the cost from $2,350 to $450.

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