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by alphie
Wed Aug 17, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: did i lose my U.S. citizenship?
Replies: 8
Views: 7173

oldgringo, I agree with you on this issue, and it seems to me that if you voluntarily perform any of the expatriating acts listed in the Immigration and Naturalization act... Sec.349 [8 U.S.C. 1481] (a)(1,2,3,4), that you don't require any written confirmation to assume you are no longer a U.S. pers...
by alphie
Sun Aug 14, 2011 2:19 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: did i lose my U.S. citizenship?
Replies: 8
Views: 7173

It does appear to spell it out quite specifically in the act as you've shown. The State Dept web site backs up your information when it says: "However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires t...
by alphie
Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:11 pm
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Double trouble.. US citizens in Canada
Replies: 36
Views: 26089

oldgringo, I tend to want to embrace your theory, but I'm still not sure. There's lots of confusing data on the internet for sure. Myself, I've lived in Canada for almost 60 years, born in 1951 to Canadian parents in the Canadian military who happen to be stationed in the U.S. for a few years when I...
by alphie
Sat Jul 23, 2011 10:05 am
Forum: Canada / United States Tax & Accounting
Topic: Double trouble.. US citizens in Canada
Replies: 36
Views: 26089

Re: Double trouble.. US citizens in Canada

[quote="oldgringo"] 1. I became a Canadian in 1971 and at the time i thought i lost my US citizenship because there was no such thing as a dual citizen at the time... does anybody know if that is true and if it is true am i exempt from having to file a tax return?[/quote] Have you establis...