twizzler3b
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I have a baby due in 2 months here in Thailand, I am a US Citizen, I am not married to the mother. I am planning to renounce my citizenship this year, probably a few months after the baby arrives. I'm still about 4-5 months from completing my second citizenship, which of course I'll complete before renouncing my US Citizenship.
I have 2 questions:
1 - Can I register my child's birth of US Citizen Abroad AFTER I renounce my US Citizenship, as long as I was a citizen at the time of birth?
2 - If the answer to question #1 is yes, how long do I have to do this? I see on the government site they say to do it "as soon as possible", but I've read in other places that as long as you file the form agreeing to support the child until 18 years of age BEFORE the child is 18, the child can still gain citizenship. Ideally I'd like to wait until the child is old enough to make her own decision about whether or not she'd like to be a dual citizen of the only country that enforces a citizenship based form of taxation. Let her decide if the benefits outweigh the burdens.
Thank you very much for any information!
I have 2 questions:
1 - Can I register my child's birth of US Citizen Abroad AFTER I renounce my US Citizenship, as long as I was a citizen at the time of birth?
2 - If the answer to question #1 is yes, how long do I have to do this? I see on the government site they say to do it "as soon as possible", but I've read in other places that as long as you file the form agreeing to support the child until 18 years of age BEFORE the child is 18, the child can still gain citizenship. Ideally I'd like to wait until the child is old enough to make her own decision about whether or not she'd like to be a dual citizen of the only country that enforces a citizenship based form of taxation. Let her decide if the benefits outweigh the burdens.
Thank you very much for any information!