I are a us citizen for the last several years. I would like to settle down in India and give up my US citizenship. If down the line I decide to come back to USA as my family members are all citizens what are the problems I could face. Will i have a problem getting a green card/US Citizenship again?.
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Giving up US citizenship.
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If you are married then keep your spouse citizenship. Next if you want to come back to US, you can get GC in a month.
But Also consult a lawyer!
But Also consult a lawyer!
delhi1 said:I are a us citizen for the last several years. I would like to settle down in India and give up my US citizenship. If down the line I decide to come back to USA as my family members are all citizens what are the problems I could face. Will i have a problem getting a green card/US Citizenship again?.
I'm not sure why you'd want to give up your US citizenship.
Instead, you could apply for PIO or OCI status, which will allow you to travel, live, work, and do business in India as a US citizen. You can be a PIO even if you aren't of Indian origin, as long as your spouse is of Indian origin!
Information on these from the Indian Consulate in San Francisco:
PIO: http://cgisf.org/releases/pio_press.html
OCI: http://www.cgisf.org/oc/index.html
Instead, you could apply for PIO or OCI status, which will allow you to travel, live, work, and do business in India as a US citizen. You can be a PIO even if you aren't of Indian origin, as long as your spouse is of Indian origin!
Information on these from the Indian Consulate in San Francisco:
PIO: http://cgisf.org/releases/pio_press.html
OCI: http://www.cgisf.org/oc/index.html
delhi1 said:I are a us citizen for the last several years. I would like to settle down in India and give up my US citizenship. If down the line I decide to come back to USA as my family members are all citizens what are the problems I could face. Will i have a problem getting a green card/US Citizenship again?.
You would face the same problem as any other person would who applies for citizenship under the respective family relationship category. If your spouce retains the US Citizenship, it would be lot easier.
But as others have stated, why would you want to give up US Citizenship to move to India? Unless offcourse you want to fight an election and do *politics* there. Otherwise, you can get the Indian version of *dual citizenship* and happily work there - assuming offcourse you come from Indian background.
Other than running for office, I don't think anybody in india cares about our citizenship status, unless some new rules of ID are in place
Does anybody know how much time exactly takes to get GC/UCS on spouse UCS status? Any link to the tracking dates is greatly helpful!
Does anybody know how much time exactly takes to get GC/UCS on spouse UCS status? Any link to the tracking dates is greatly helpful!
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rvalla said:Does anybody know how much time exactly takes to get GC/UCS on spouse UCS status? Any link to the tracking dates is greatly helpful!
I have seen a case where it took close to a year.
aashn said:delhi1,
As others have pointed out above, why do you want to give up your US citizenship while you have OCI and PIO options?
One reason I could imagine is not having to deal with the U.S. taxes.
According to the U.S. laws, if you are a U.S. citizen, then all your world-wide income (regardless of where you live or where the income is earned) must be reported on the U.S. income tax return and is subject to the U.S. income tax.
There may be some U.S.-India tax treaty provisions that reduced or eliminate the U.S. income tax liability, but it probably very much depends on the specific circumstances. In any event one would still have to file a U.S. income tax return annually and claim a tax treaty benefit there.
Also with OCI, if you really want to become an Indian citizen, you could do it after 5 years of residence in india.
Also i am not sure whether if you give up USC you would automatically become Indian Citizen (assuming you were before USC)
Also can you give up your USC while in US?
Also i am not sure whether if you give up USC you would automatically become Indian Citizen (assuming you were before USC)
Also can you give up your USC while in US?