▲ 310 ▼ Americans are leaving the U.S. in record numbers and spending hundreds to learn how to do it (www.cnbc.com) submitted 2 months ago by EatingOnions@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) I'm trans. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) They won't let you renew your passport because your trans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) They've been holding them up in bureaucratic limbo, and at best you get a passport that misrepresents and endangers you anywhere you go. They refuse to process passports if they don't believe your marker matches your ASAB, but then also say they aren't processing gender marker changes. At least, I've heard/seen enough reports that I'm not going to try it. Also, with the effort it took to change that info in the first place, I'd rather have a correct but expired passport than a wrong one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemmus.org 7 points 2 months ago Motherfuckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) If you have dual citizenship why not renounce your US citizenship and stop paying US taxes? If you don’t live in the US and you can’t get a passport, there’s not much advantage to having citizenship. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) They won't let you renew your passport because your trans? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) They've been holding them up in bureaucratic limbo, and at best you get a passport that misrepresents and endangers you anywhere you go. They refuse to process passports if they don't believe your marker matches your ASAB, but then also say they aren't processing gender marker changes. At least, I've heard/seen enough reports that I'm not going to try it. Also, with the effort it took to change that info in the first place, I'd rather have a correct but expired passport than a wrong one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemmus.org 7 points 2 months ago Motherfuckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) If you have dual citizenship why not renounce your US citizenship and stop paying US taxes? If you don’t live in the US and you can’t get a passport, there’s not much advantage to having citizenship. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) They've been holding them up in bureaucratic limbo, and at best you get a passport that misrepresents and endangers you anywhere you go. They refuse to process passports if they don't believe your marker matches your ASAB, but then also say they aren't processing gender marker changes. At least, I've heard/seen enough reports that I'm not going to try it. Also, with the effort it took to change that info in the first place, I'd rather have a correct but expired passport than a wrong one permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] realitista@lemmus.org 7 points 2 months ago Motherfuckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) If you have dual citizenship why not renounce your US citizenship and stop paying US taxes? If you don’t live in the US and you can’t get a passport, there’s not much advantage to having citizenship. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (1 child) If you have dual citizenship why not renounce your US citizenship and stop paying US taxes? If you don’t live in the US and you can’t get a passport, there’s not much advantage to having citizenship. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent