Accidental Americans

Andrea left the United States in diapers but is still haunted by his place of birth, which makes it impossible for him to live a normal life abroad. Read why--and how residence-based taxation would fix this--in our latest testimonial: taxfairnessabroad.pulse.ly/2dyk4ys2gw @WaysMeansCmte @WaysandMeansGOP @SenFinance @SenateFinance @YourVoiceAtIRS @RepLaHood @SenToddYoung #taxfairnessnow #expats #taxation #Congress #FBAR #FATCA #GILTI #PFICs

A Huge Victory for our team and the fundamental right to renounce citizenship enshrined in the Declaration of Independence and protected by the Constitution. linkedin.com/posts/fabienle…

@MyLatinLife Only one organization, the AAA. It's an error by the Associated Press.

A little more context here on the new US renunciation few reduction. We saw it marketed as Marco Rubio thing, but the really is it's been a 6 year legal battle by a number of organizations

The State Department has slashed by about 80% the fee for Americans to formally renounce their U.S. citizenship. cnn.it/47Lhed2

@CheesedHammer @BrandonStraka I know many accidental Americans in my association who would be interested. Donate to the AAA and that entire sum will be given to someone who wishes to renounce their American citizenship. Ok for you ? 👉 americains-accidentels.fr

@BrandonStraka I say offer to pay $1,000 to anyone willing to renounce their citizenship. Anyone willing to take the offer, we don't want.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio cuts the fee to renounce U.S. citizenship by 80%, dropping it from $2,350 to $450, while warning visas will be revoked for visitors acting against America’s national interest.

@YewOurKnotReel @BoSnerdley Deported… to where exactly? Most accidental Americans have never set foot in the US. This isn’t secession — it’s escaping a tax regime imposed at birth without consent.

@BoSnerdley To renounce, like secession, should be free, but the renounced should be deported. The flight out should be where the charge comes in to play.

Liberals - here is an answer to the 'affordability crisis' State Department slashes fee to renounce US citizenship by 80% to $450 apnews.com/article/us-cit…

@HeliJoc @jsolomonReports The majority of accidental Americans have never lived in the United States.

@jsolomonReports Make it free if they leave within 24 hours and swear never to come back.

State Department cuts fee for renouncing US citizenship from $2,350 to $450 justthenews.com/government/fed…

@jsolomonReports While this is very good news, being able to renounce American citizenship should be free.

@Dragonflynda @jsolomonReports Because we don't consider ourselves American? Most of us left the United States when we were babies.

@jsolomonReports They should then be permanently blocked from entering the US.

@eric_weinberger americains-accidentels.fr 😉

Incredible as it sounds, there really is an Association of Accidental Americans. People who were born in the US for whatever reason, don't want the passport or even know they're entitled to it, and need to pay good $ to renounce it.

📌 Correction — Effective date: The $450 fee will apply to appointments on or after April 13, 2026 (30 days after Federal Register publication on March 13). If your appointment is before April 13, the current fee of $2,350 still applies. Plan accordingly.

𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🥳 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐂 𝐕𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐗 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐁𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝟖𝟎% The U.S. Department of State today filed a final rule, effective March 13, 2026, reducing the fee for renouncing U.S. citizenship (Certificate of Loss of Nationality) from $2,350 to $450. The Association des Américains Accidentels (AAA) welcomes this decision, which acknowledges the necessity of making this fundamental right accessible to all. This victory is the direct result of six years of relentless legal action and advocacy. "As Thomas Jefferson stated in 1779, voluntary renunciation of one's nationality is a natural right inherent to all men. The U.S. administration is not above its own Constitution. This fee reduction is a concrete first victory — but our fight to have the right to renounce recognized as a fundamental constitutional right continues." — @FabienLehagre, Founder and President of the AAA 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 In December 2020, the AAA and 20 Accidental Americans of 10 nationalities filed a complaint before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging for the first time in history the constitutionality of the $2,350 fee. On January 6, 2023, under direct pressure from this lawsuit, the State Department notified the court of its intention to reduce the fee — but never finalized that decision. In June 2025, the AAA sent an official letter to Secretary of State Marc Rubio demanding immediate publication of the rule. In January 2026, the AAA filed a new federal action: since the 2023 announcement, at least 8,755 individuals had paid $2,350, generating more than $20.5 million in unjustified revenue. On March 13, 2026, the final rule will be effective. 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐀, 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐱𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐬 The State Department acknowledges in this text the difficulties faced by U.S. nationals residing abroad as a result of FATCA: inability to open a bank account, obtain a mortgage, or invest for retirement in their country of residence. These hardships are a direct consequence of Citizenship-Based Taxation (CBT), which subjects Americans abroad to unjust double taxation. Ending this double taxation was a campaign pledge by @POTUS, which the AAA calls on him to fulfill without delay. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 A fundamental question remains pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (No. 23-5034): is the right to renounce one's nationality a constitutional right that can neither be monetized nor restricted? public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-04931.pdf

The State Department has cut the fee for people to renounce their US citizenship by more than 80%, in a victory for so-called “accidental Americans” who had challenged the fee. news.bloombergtax.com/daily-tax-repo…

J’ai pu participer hier à l’émission @LCP "la séance citoyenne" présentée par @MGelsa en présence des députés @ElsaFaucillon et @LoicKervran18 . J’ai pu parler de la situation ubuesque des américains accidentels @USAccidental @FabienLehagre lcp.fr/programmes/la-…

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🔎 𝐅𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐀, 𝐑𝐆𝐏𝐃, 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 : 𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮 🙏 Un grand merci au député @platombe pour sa question écrite, qui rappelle un point essentiel : 👉 le rapport prévu par l’article 172 de la loi de finances pour 2022 n’a toujours pas été remis au Parlement, alors même qu’il devait évaluer la conformité des échanges internationaux de renseignements fiscaux avec le #RGPD. Ce rapport devait notamment porter sur les transferts de données opérés dans le cadre de #FATCA. Or, depuis, les alertes juridiques se sont multipliées. 📌 En Belgique, l’Autorité de protection des données a rendu, le 24 avril 2025, une décision majeure : elle a jugé illégaux les transferts de données personnelles vers l’IRS effectués dans le cadre de FATCA, au regard du RGPD, et a ordonné à l’État belge de mettre ces transferts en conformité dans un délai d’un an à compter de la notification de la décision, soit 𝐚𝐮 𝐩𝐥𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐮 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔. 📌 Au niveau européen, cette affaire est désormais entre les mains de la Cour de justice de l’Union européenne, saisie de plusieurs questions préjudicielles portant précisément sur la compatibilité de FATCA avec le droit de l’Union et le régime des transferts de données vers des pays tiers. 📌 En France, nous avons saisi la @CNIL afin qu’elle enjoigne à l’État français de suspendre les transferts de données opérés dans le cadre de FATCA, tant que la CJUE ne s’est pas prononcée. 📌 nous avons également saisi le ministre de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique, @RolandLescure, afin de lui demander que ces transferts soient suspendus à titre conservatoire, dans l’attente de la décision de la CJUE. 👉 Transparence, sécurité juridique, respect des droits fondamentaux : le rapport prévu par la loi de finances pour 2022 n’est plus seulement attendu, il est désormais indispensable.

In her latest report to Congress, the National Taxpayer Advocate lays out the complexity and misery the U.S. tax system inflicts on Americans abroad. Her report stops short of calling for a repeal of the laws that impose double taxation and FATCA and FBAR reporting obligations -- but the numbers and examples she offers make a great case that they should be repealed. Things are beginning to move in Washington! taxfairnessabroad.org/blog/national-… #taxfairnessnow #expats #taxation #Congress #FBAR #FATCA #GILTI #PFICs @WaysMeansCmte @WaysandMeansGOP @SenFinance @SenateFinance @YourVoiceAtIRS @RepLaHood @SenToddYoung

Ce transfert massif de données à caractère personnel vers les Etats-Unis est-il conforme au #RGPD ? L’Association des Américains accidentels considère que non et demande à la @CNIL de mettre au pause ces flux, en attendant un arrêt de la @CourUEPresse. #Fatca

If you are an American abroad and this story resonates with you, please help us change the U.S. tax laws that saddle us with double taxation! Visit taxfairnessabroad.pulse.ly/mxmg8vsadk to learn more about our campaign, donate, share your own story and volunteer to help us win. We are 100% donation-funded and volunteer-run.

Americans abroad have to deal with phantom gains on property values when the US dollar weakens, increasing the value of the property in US dollar terms. That's only one of the many, many ways that double taxation harms the interests of millions of Americans abroad. To learn more, read some of the testimonials at taxfairnessabroad.pulse.ly/mfqmtyufvc @WaysMeansCmte @WaysandMeansGOP @SenFinance @SenateFinance @YourVoiceAtIRS @RepLaHood @SenToddYoung #taxfairnessnow #expats #taxation #Congress #FBAR #FATCA #GILTI #PFICs