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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Richard Luscombe

Trump administration to slash fee to renounce US citizenship from $2,350 to $450

Close-up of two US passports on an American stars and stripes flag
The slashing of the fee by 80% was announced in a final rule published to the federal register and will take effect on 12 April. Photograph: PS Photography/Getty Images

The Trump administration has agreed to take a financial loss in order to make it easier for Americans to walk away from their US citizenship.

In April, the cost to formally renounce citizenship will plunge from $2,350 to just $450, below the actual cost to the government of processing the requests – but fulfilling a years-long promise to reverse an unpopular fee adopted in 2015.

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