US Citizenship Articles

Currently citizens of thirty-seven (37) countries qualify for the Visa Waiver Program which allows after approval. The non-US Citizen applicant must be in possession if a machine readable passport that is valid for at least six (6) months after the date of departure.

The VWP countries are: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece,

FAWCO urges its members who are considering renunciation of U.S. citizenship to become fully informed by contacting tax professionals and immigration attorneys so as to make the best choice for your individual circumstances.

Renunciation of United States citizenship is an extremely individual and particular personal choice. First and foremost, it is permanent and irrevocable. Further, some renunciation considerations are inheritance...

OAW is seeking the urgent passage of long-delayed legislation that would restore consular protections to Americans who are arrested abroad, and foreigners who are arrested in the U.S.A. Americans were stripped of this protection in 2008, when the United States Supreme Court ruled in Medellín v. Texas that international treaties are not binding under domestic law unless Congress has explicitly...

21 March 2012

U.S. women, who live overseas and are planning to use fertility treatments to help them conceive should open the following link. The Department of State is questioning their right to pass on their US citizenship, putting the onus on the mother to prove the donor is American.

In Vitro Children Denied US Citizenship

Overseas Americans are invited to step up and be counted at http://counting-citizens-abroad.org/ Invite all your overseas American friends! And help us get out the word via the Facebook US Overseas Citizens Count event at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=113956018692767 http://counting-citizens-abroad.org/

Citizenship -  Parental Consent when Traveling Alone with Children

August, 2002

Countries are concerned about protecting the security of children in this age of increasing international travel, especially when one custodial parent is traveling alone with the children. During the past year many borders have been tightened specifically Latin American countries such as Mexico and The Dominican Republic and also Canada...

Selective Service Registration

A few of our members have made inquiries regarding selective service registration of US citizen 18 year-old males residing outside the US. In short, US law requires that all male US citizens, regardless of where they live and whether or not they are dual citizens, register within 30 days of their 18th birthday. The 30 days may...

American Citizen Services provided by Consular Sections at U.S. Embassies

U.S. Embassies are an extension of the U.S. State Department abroad. They may be found as listed by country at: http://www.usembassy.gov/

A presentation of what American Citizen Services are provided by the Consular Sections at the Embassies is listed below. Child Custody Issues.  The main office in the State Department that...