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> However, relatively few American citizens abroad choose to renounce their citizenship because they find it useful to retain it.

Also because the US government will not allow you to renounce your citizenship if you are doing so for tax reasons.



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Not really. Most US expats who would want to renounce their citizenship, know to tell the consul at the renunciation appointment a vague "I have citizenship of country X now and I no longer identify with my American citizenship," and not, "I don’t want to file US taxes anymore."

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