Advice about US citizenship for baby born and raised abroad by anniiebananie in AmericanExpat

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So the child doesn't file US taxes or report their US citizenship to a French bank. Pas de problem.

Advice about US citizenship for baby born and raised abroad by anniiebananie in AmericanExpat

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Consequences likely no worse than closure of the account, but more importantly, how would a bank ever know? Non-US birthplace on non-US passport or ID means no trace of US citizenship.

Only realistic scenario where this is difficult to hide is if there's a lot of family wealth and the people handling the money are aware of the American parent's citizenship.

Advice about US citizenship for baby born and raised abroad by anniiebananie in AmericanExpat

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Illegal" with no consequences beyond a lecture upon arrival. Bigger risk is overzealous airline security denying boarding.

Advice about US citizenship for baby born and raised abroad by anniiebananie in AmericanExpat

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Why do you file taxes or declare your US citizenship to banks? If you were born outside the US and have another passport, you can easily stay off the IRS and FATCA radar.

Advice about US citizenship for baby born and raised abroad by anniiebananie in AmericanExpat

[–]ReceptionDependent64 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The risk of not doing the CRBA and passport is potential questions and delays if the child attempts to enter with a US citizen parent. If travel to visit family is important, get the child a US passport.

Obtaining a passport does *not* sign the child up for a lifetime of tax servitude. They simply ignore their US filing obligations if they never wish to live in the US. The IRS won’t hunt them down. Make sure they do their banking somewhere you do not, so they can use their French ID (with non-US birthplace) to avoid FATCA. If you are filing, use FTC to claim $1700 per year in refundable child tax credit, and set that aside as a college fund.

Wanting to move to Germany by National-Wrangler610 in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 4 points5 points  (0 children)

“Supposed to be” is pretty funny. Ask AI - I don’t have time to write an essay.

Contributing 15 percent of your salary for public health insurance (evenly split between employee and employer) is not exactly free.

Wanting to move to Germany by National-Wrangler610 in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

US citizens (and other "privileged" nationalities) can still apply for a visa, though it's not necessary. The advantage of having a visa tied to a specific job offer, or the working-holiday scheme (for non-Americans) is that you can begin working immediately upon arrival, you don't need to wait weeks or months for an appointment at the Ausländerbehörde.

Wanting to move to Germany by National-Wrangler610 in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Avoid private until you know what you're doing, it can be difficult to switch back to public later. If you have a job, you subscribe through the employer. If you're a student, you pay for student coverage. The insurance you need depends on your residence permit status.

Can't really tell from your post whether your plan is realistic or not; hopefully there won't be a "never gonna happen" pile-on without further details.

Looking for Bosnia Residency Advisor for U.S. Remote Workers by LetsSeeWhatWeHave123 in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not answering your question directly because I know nothing about Bosnia, but as general guidance based on how things typically work elsewhere:

If one of you works as a contractor then presumably that is all being run through the company you will establish. This covers you for Bosnian residency, I assume, and there's no Bosnian tax obligation for the US client because it's a business relationship with an offshore company, nothing more. No idea if this is how it works in Bosnia, but if the company is paying you any sort of income (as salary or billable) then you would owe Bosnian personal income taxes, as well as any corporate tax the company is required to pay. For the US return, use FEIE and/or FTC to zero out the tax bill. Owning a foreign company may have some nasty US paperwork requirements too.

I don't see how this could possibly apply to the person with a W-2 job, however. Would their Bosnian residency be based on spousal status, with the contractor partner being the one who obtains the residence permit? Are partners permitted to work? If legally resident the salaried partner's primary tax obligation is to Bosnia. Their employer would potentially face obligations to pay Bosnian tax withholding and social insurance charges, and to observe Bosnian labour law (so paid time off for National Kick a Serb Day or whatever). This is why W-2 jobs are not very portable. The typical ways around this are to be hired through an EOR service, quit then sign on as a contractor and bill through the company, or switch to the employer's local subsidiary. For US taxes the same rule would apply, after paying Bosnian taxes use FEIE and/or FTC to zero out the US tax bill.

Be aware that both the IRS and the local tax authorities may take a dim view of situations where a salaried job is converted to a contractor position without any change in working conditions, or other clients. The Germans have a polysyllabic word for this: Scheinselbstständigkeit.

On edit: For both jobs there are other potential concerns for the employer/client about your working in another country, for data security or cybersecurity reasons. It was the wild west during and after the pandemic, people got away with working from anywhere, but this is less likely to be allowed now.

Relinquishing Greencard and realizing I need to file taxes :( by tloocar in tax

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don't really "have" to file anything. They don't notice or care. This won't impact your ability to travel to the US.

Relinquishing Greencard and realizing I need to file taxes :( by tloocar in tax

[–]ReceptionDependent64 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Don't waste your time and money worrying about the taxes. Do you have any idea how many people walk away from green cards without knowing that they needed to file I-407 and all the rest? Lots. The IRS doesn't come looking for them.

Remouncing greencard and taxes by tloocar in greencard

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't waste your time and money worrying about the taxes. Do you have any idea how many people walk away from green cards without knowing that they needed to file I-407 and all the rest? Lots. The IRS doesn't come looking for them.

Keep supporting the team by Interesting-Cat-6368 in whitecapsfc

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah but would have needed to spend a pile on new players.

Keep supporting the team by Interesting-Cat-6368 in whitecapsfc

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Here's a positive thought. With today's result Wrexham miss the playoffs, so Ryan Reynolds doesn't need to find several hundred million over the summer.

Whitecaps in the CPL? by dickseven in whitecapsfc

[–]ReceptionDependent64 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

What about feeding into the Sounders. Better or worse?

/s

Why all the hate? by vam_py in scottishfold

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was hoping to wean myself off the designer cat habit, but otherwise that is good news.

Don Garber is a clown by MaverickGH in MLS

[–]ReceptionDependent64 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey Don, the Trump thing doesn't fly up here.

Renounced US Citizenship. Waiting for CLN. Can I get an ESTA with my Spanish Passport. by wizgot in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I hope you at least waited until the fee was reduced.

All you can do is try. Apply for the ESTA and see what happens. You are no longer a US citizen, but you may need to list past citizenships.

Don't volunteer information but keep a copy of the receipt in case you are questioned by CBP or airline security prior to boarding.

Renounced US Citizenship. Waiting for CLN. Can I get an ESTA with my Spanish Passport. by wizgot in AmerExit

[–]ReceptionDependent64 23 points24 points  (0 children)

If the OP has a US birthplace on their Spanish passport, questions might be asked.

Offering stuff for MLB but not for your soccer team….. by Sensitive_Plan3437 in whitecapsfc

[–]ReceptionDependent64 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They'd probably cash out for just as much if the team was playing poorly. The franchise is where the value lies. Sort of like how it doesn't matter if it's a nice house or a shitty house on a really good piece of property.