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    Only addressing if the President was within the power of his office to issue this order, the Supreme Court upheld the travel ban which targeted passport holders from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen. In the Executive Order signed on Friday, 27 January, 2017, US borders were closed to those carrying passports from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan,

    Read more: The Trump Executive Order and its Effects on Immigration

    Citizenship

    Expeditious naturalization, the so-called "grandparent clause" - If you want to confer US citizenship on your grandchildren, please refer to the following.

    What is expeditious naturalization? It is a way provided by Section 322 of the INA (Immigration and Naturalization Act) for a grandchild born abroad of a U.S. citizen parent to become a naturalized U.S. citizen through a living grandparent or...

    Read more: Attention All Grandparents

    Citizenship

    It's not always easy to be an American living overseas!

    Complications may arise when you want to contact the Social Security Administration for help in obtaining a Social Security number, creating or managing a personal Social Security account, changing your information on file with the SSA, etc.

    Two of the most common questions we receive about Social Security are how...

    Read more: Help from the Social Security Administration

    Citizenship

    The following information comes to us from the Federal Benefits Unit London but pertains to beneficiaries in a number of countries without and outside of Europe:

    If you have questions about Social Security – applications, benefits, etc. and live in the Benelux area, you must as of 1 October 2017, contact Dublin (Ireland) for these services. The Federal Benefits Unit...

    Read more: Just so you know.... (Social Security information)

    Citizenship

    The following is a summary of the Citizenship Update presented at the Rome Conference held in March 2015; in case there are questions/comments, please contact me at

    The overlap of tax issues and citizenship issues is greater than ever before. The short answer is to become compliant with FBARs (at least the past six years) and other...

    Read more: Citizenship Update - 2015

    Citizenship
    Dual citizens of the Gulf States (or countries where dual citizenship is not recognized) should be aware of the following  potential problems due to the enactment of the FATCA provisions.  Some of the Gulf States may rescind the nationality of its citizens and this adds further complications to these individuals. Read more in this article by Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., a US...
    Read more: FATCA Fallout

    Citizenship
    Consular Processing Fees Change on 6 September 2014

    Consular processing fees are changing as of 6 September 2014! The greatest increase (there are a few fees that are being lowered) is the fee for applications for the Renunciation of U.S. Citizenship. The current fee is $450 but as of 6 September the fee skyrockets to $2350 (!), a 422% increase.
    Read more: Consular Processing Fees Change
    1. Visa Waiver Program (VWP) – General Update 7 January 2014
    2. Renunciation of US Citizenship?
    3. OAW 2013 - Position Paper on Consular Access
    4. FAWCO Washington Update - the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act

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