Travel Documents: Canadian citizens need either a U.S. or Canadian passport to enter Canada by air (or by land)

This post is a reminder for Canadian citizens traveling outside of Canada who wish to return to Canada by air! YOU NEED THE RIGHT KIND OF “TRAVEL DOCUMENT” TO RETURN […]

Global Entry, NEXUS and the effect of renouncing US citizenship

This is another post in what is becoming a series about “travel documents” for U.S. and Canadian citizens and permanent residents. To travel the world you need to be able […]

Although a "reentry permit" can provide evidence of intention to reside permanently in the USA, it does ask about tax returns!

#GreenCard holders wishing to apply for a "Reentry Permit" will find this question about tax returns of interest https://t.co/5Y4ntBM5nM pic.twitter.com/CYXXtOAVvo — Citizenship Lawyer (@ExpatriationLaw) September 26, 2017 Once you have […]

NY Congressman Brian Higgins Draws Attention To The Injustice Of Citizenship Taxation By Challenging Canada’s Underused Housing Tax

Introduction @RepBrianHiggins launches campaign seeking "carve out" from Canada's @VacantHomeTax for US citizens. He argues that this CDN tax (based on citizenship) violates US/CAN tax treaty and #USMCA. What about […]

US Residents Who Own Residential Property In Canada May Be Subject To Various Vacant And Underused Property Taxes

Introduction And Purpose 'Great for landlords, horrible for renters': How a runaway rental market has become Toronto's latest housing nightmare https://t.co/cPT0A0BfS5 — Penalty Taxes On Vacant, Empty Or Underused Homes […]

Part 1: Mr. FBAR’s Civil Penalty – 5321(a)(5): Evolution – The Wonder Years, Those Teenaged Years, Young Adult, To Mature Thug

This Is Post 1 in a series of posts describing the statutory and regulatory history of Mr. FBAR. These posts are organized on the page “The Little Red FBAR Book“.* […]

The State Department Should Allow For US Citizenship Renunciations To Take Place By Video

This post has been co-authored by Diane Gelon* (see “Reflections Of An Expatriation Lawyer“) and John Richardson Prologue From @HelenBurggraf: "As AAA announces its new legal challenge to go ahead, […]

U.S. Citizenship clarification: Time between your actual renunciation and the date your CLN is issued

Two questions that I frequently receive from people who have renounced U.S. citizenship are: I. An immigration question: What if I attempt to travel to the United States during the […]

Citizenship-based reporting: Mr. #FBAR as a role model for President Putin and the Russian government

Via @NPR: Steven Seagal Is Now A Citizen Of Russia, Courtesy Of Putin https://t.co/oIthR1Ka4c – Welcome to the Russian version of Mr. #FBAR — John Richardson – lawyer for "U.S. […]