The United States of America will hold federal, state and local elections on November 3, 2020 – which will be 100 years after the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution (often called the Susan B. Anthony Amendment) came into force and American women voted in a national election for the very first time.
All US citizens overseas – not just...
Starting October 1, 2020, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be requiring an approved form of identification to board US domestic flights and to enter federal facilities and nuclear plants. US passports, US passport cards and other approved identification can be used in lieu of the state-issued identification; see https://www.tsa.gov/travel/secufrity-screening/identification
An article by Laureen Scharps (FAWCO Rep, AIWC Frankfurt and member, FAWCO US Voting Committee)
The FAWCO US Voting Committee helps FAWCO members and their families stay informed about voter registration and advocates the reduction of barriers to overseas voting.
The registration process has about four steps. You need to:
On August 29, 2019, the USCIS issued a “Policy Alert” regarding the children of US military and government personnel born outside the US, to take effect on October 29, 2019. Any applications/registrations of the soon to be affected children would be processed under the current...
In this article we will cover an important addition to the Tax Reform law enacted in late 2017 (2017 Tax Reform). The added tax is commonly referred to as Section 965 tax, transition tax, repatriation tax, or GILTI tax. It is aimed at taxing the income of U.S. Persons who are shareholders of foreign businesses that operate mostly or entirely outside...
Overseas Americans Week (OAW) brings together FAWCO and its coalition partners each year for a five-day “door-knock” campaign in Washington to bring our issues personally to the attention of lawmakers, agencies and their staffs. Our traditional partners include the Association of Americans Resident Overseas [www.aaro.org].
The first “Overseas Americans Week” was in May 2002, although FAWCO and its...