US Senator proposes to introduce new bill ending dual citizenshipA US Senator plans new legislation. It will ask citizens with dual citizenship to pick one country. Those seeking foreign citizenship in th...
02 Dec, 2025, 03.01 PM IST
Can Pope Leo remain a US citizen now that he's a foreign head of state?Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church, faces a unique legal situation as an American citizen and head of Vatican ...
25 May, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
The Accidental American: Why inherited US Citizenship becomes a costly burdenAccidental Americans are people who inherit US citizenship by birthright or lineage but have little connection to the country. They face is...
12 Mar, 2025, 08.27 PM IST
Over 87,000 Indians gave up citizenship till June this yearAs many as 87,026 Indians renounced their citizenship till June this year, with more than 17.50 lakh people giving up their Indian citizens...
23 Jul, 2023, 11.34 AM IST
2.25 lakh people renounced Indian citizenship in 2022: Govt dataMeanwhile, External Affairs Minister Jaishankar said the number of Indians who renounced their Indian citizenship in 2015 was 1,31,489, whi...
09 Feb, 2023, 06.23 PM IST
Nepal's Deputy PM and Home Minister Lamichhane resigns after SC nullifies his citizenshipRabi Lamichhane resigned as the Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister of Nepal on Friday after the Supreme Court found him guilty of not ...
27 Jan, 2023, 09.08 PM IST
Indians are leaving the country in droves. Here's where they are headed and whyAccording to the 'International Migration 2020 Highlights', by the Population Division of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs ...
09 Jan, 2023, 12.25 PM IST
Lanka's ousted president Gotabaya Rajapaksa applies for US citizenship restoration: Media report"An appeal by his lawyers to the US government -- more pointedly the Department of State to restore his citizenship, which he renounced to ...
02 Jan, 2023, 04.32 PM IST
Parents had renounced citizenship but children want it: Govt issues normsAs per Section 8 (2) of Indian Citizenship Act, 1955, "every minor child of a person who renounces their citizenship under Section 8(1), sh...
30 Dec, 2022, 12.08 AM IST
Green Day vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong says he is 'renouncing' American citizenshipThe American singer-songwriter criticised the US during a Friday night concert in London.
27 Jun, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
A complete guide to renouncing foreign citizenships and acquiring Indian citizenshipCitizenship of India by naturalization may be acquired by a foreign national (not being an illegal migrant) who is ordinarily resident in I...
08 Sep, 2021, 12.30 PM IST
Green card may no longer be a valuable asset for NRIs as Fatca sword hangs over their headsFor those who think the Indian authorities are a tenacious lot, they ain’t seen nothin’ yet, namely the US Internal Revenue Service in acti...
12 Nov, 2015, 07.02 AM IST
New tax rules push many citizens to give up American dreamPeople giving up their nationality at US embassies increased to 776 in the third quarter, from 560 in the year-ago period.
27 Oct, 2014, 11.57 AM IST
US raises 5-fold the fee to renounce citizenshipThere are a few hundred Americans who renounce their citizenship each year. Nearly 4,000 gave up their citizenship between 2001 and 2008.
14 Sep, 2014, 11.26 AM IST
3000 Americans renounce citizenship over intrusive tax laws: ReportTired of dealing with intrusive US tax laws and complicated tax filings, 3,000 Americans have renounced their citizenship last year.
18 Feb, 2014, 06.55 PM IST
Giving up green card or US citizenship? Here are your tax consequencesIf you have renounced or are considering renouncing US citizenship or Green Card, there are some steps you must take from the tax perspecti...
16 Oct, 2012, 01.10 AM IST
Wealthy Americans queue up to surrender US passports in BernRich Americans renouncing US citizenship rose sevenfold since UBS AG whistle-blower Bradley Birkenfeld triggered a crackdown on tax evasion.
03 May, 2012, 04.27 PM IST