tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post4230478515605673999..comments2023-09-23T11:16:00.352+02:00Comments on The Franco-American Flophouse has moved: Restoring Lost CitizenshipVictoria FERAUGEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-1779884459204035462016-08-01T12:58:46.405+02:002016-08-01T12:58:46.405+02:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.complete immigration consultancyhttp://aztranslator.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-36539421740312456552015-05-29T02:48:16.486+02:002015-05-29T02:48:16.486+02:00Oops. Forgot the link.
Victoria could you add it ...Oops. Forgot the link.<br /><br />Victoria could you add it to the above comment please.<br /><br />http://maplesandbox.ca/2014/synopsis-solving-u-s-citizenship-problem-london-ontario/Blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871285356307431578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-74694699606472695012015-05-29T02:46:31.970+02:002015-05-29T02:46:31.970+02:00If you ever have a chance, go hear John Richardson...If you ever have a chance, go hear John Richardson speak about how U.S. citizenshio has become the most toxic, dangerous citizenship in the world and about forcible destruction of U.S. citizenship.<br /><br />It is not the same as hearing him in person, but there is a link to a synopsis of one of his presentations at Maple Sandbox.<br /><br />John think forcible destruction of citizenship is going to become THE issue.Blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871285356307431578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-42181537134274306142015-05-29T01:04:47.288+02:002015-05-29T01:04:47.288+02:00@Victoria,
Yikes, those stories are scary. Yes, ...@Victoria,<br /><br />Yikes, those stories are scary. Yes, I suppose "the evil ex-spouse made me do it" might get a sympathetic reception. Maybe even, "the evil bank threatened to call my mortgage and leave me homeless"? Some way to put the blame on third-party coercion.<br /><br />But in general, I would assume one should not give up citizenship if there is any possibility one might want it back in the future. Assume it is permanent.<br /><br />(And of course, blanket restoration could cause problems for some people, such as those in countries that don't permit dual citizenship.)<br />Inaka Nezuminoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-65481418531787956262015-05-29T00:25:06.286+02:002015-05-29T00:25:06.286+02:00@Nezumi-san I keep thinking back to that old rulin...@Nezumi-san I keep thinking back to that old ruling with the cult members. Psychological coercion. So let's take an example of that: non US spouse puts pressure on the non-US spouse to renounce. Threatens divorce, taking away the kids, getting him or her kicked out of the country of residence and all that jazz. I'd say that the renunciant would have a case that it wasn't voluntary at all.<br /><br />This sort of thing has been on my mind recently. I've met some folks who are having marriage problems here with their Japanese spouses and in two cases the Japanese spouse tried to get the foreign spouse kicked out of Japan (one was successful). On the other side I know of a US person who got his/her ex put on the Homeland Security list of Bad People and the ex has been denied entrance into the US for as long as he/she lives.<br /><br />So there are situations where spouses or ex-spouses do some pretty horrible things. As bad as the FATCA/CBT regime is, telling a wife or husband that he MUST renouce or else is pretty abusive. But in some cases, pretty damn effective - imagine a woman with small children who has been out of the job market for a few years and is living in a foreign country.<br /><br />@Blaze, and yes, I was thinking about you when I wrote the post. The US government could unilaterally say OK, folks, you (or some subset of you) are citizens again. Aren't you THRILLED? :-)<br /><br />Such is the wackiness of citizenship law...Victoria FERAUGEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319699673885400472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-36942241507982303632015-05-28T19:51:30.899+02:002015-05-28T19:51:30.899+02:00in the early days at Brock, someone (I don't r...in the early days at Brock, someone (I don't remember who) said the U.S. used to punish people for becoming citizens of other countries by stripping them of their American citizenship. Now they punish them by trying to force American citizenship on them.Blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871285356307431578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-89282425429870438882015-05-28T19:47:46.073+02:002015-05-28T19:47:46.073+02:00The U.S. is famous for changing its mind on citize...The U.S. is famous for changing its mind on citizenship.<br /><br />In 1973, the insisted I was "permanently and irrevocably" relinquishing American citizenship by becoming a Canadian citizen. They warned me of dire consequences. They insisted I was young (22) and would change my mind but would not be able to.<br /><br />I didn't change my mind. They changed theirs and reinstated my citizenship without my knowledge or consent. <br /><br />They now tell my Canadian bank that I should have to prove I am not a U.S. citizen. I will not go anywhere near a U.S. Consulate to apply for a CLN. <br /><br />The best predictor of future behaviour is past behaviour. Their past and present behaviour tells me all I need to know about their future behaviour. <br /><br />They cannot be trusted.Blazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12871285356307431578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2424131704277823220.post-33721092715897651172015-05-28T13:17:46.520+02:002015-05-28T13:17:46.520+02:00I don't see requests for restoration being gra...I don't see requests for restoration being granted under the present situation. That would require an admission on the part of the government that their rules and red tape constitute an unreasonable burden on citizens abroad. If they were willing to admit that, they could instead have simply changed the rules to be less burdensome in the first place.<br /><br />If they start issuing Presidential declarations and Congressional resolutions apologizing for having been so beastly, asserting "We're better than that," and so forth, then maybe restorations might be on the menu. Along with popsicles in Hell.<br />Inaka Nezuminoreply@blogger.com