US Citizenship

Visa Waiver Program (VWP) – General Update 7 January 2014

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,

Renunciation of US Citizenship?

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 2013 - Position Paper on Consular Access

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...

FAWCO Washington Update - the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act


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Lucy Stensland Laederich
FAWCO US Liaison
Washington Update Bulletin
FAWCO is an original organizer of the annualOverseas Americans Week
in Washington


September 2012

   
FAWCO Washington Update 
 

Help build support for the Commission on Americans Living Abroad Act!

In February 2012, Representatives Carolyn Maloney ane Mike Honda introduced HR 597 to create a bipartisan Federal commission to study...

In Vitro Children Denied US Citizenship (April 2012)

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

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Americans living abroad - Overseas Citizens Count Project (June 2011)

us-overseas-citizens-count-map_bgOverseas 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/

New ESTA fee for citizens of visa waiver countries (September 2010)

If you know anyone who is a citizen of a visa waiver country (which includes most European countries) planning to travel to the United States, please keep reading!
Travel Fee Instituted 

Since January 12, 2009 travelers to the United States from the Visa Waiver countries have been required to apply electronically for a travel authorization via the ESTA system.  The authorization is valid for two...

Parental Consent when Traveling Alone with Children (August 2002)

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 (September 2004)

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 (January 2006, updated January 2014)

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...

Notarization of Parental Consent Form for U.S. Passport Applications for Minors (November 2004)

Notarization of Parental Consent Form for U.S. Passport Applications for Minors
November 1, 2004


All minors under 14 years of age must now appear in person at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate when applying for U. S. passports whether for a new passport or for renewal of a passport previously issued. Please see the February 2004 article, " NEW U.S. PASSPORT...

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