▲ 310 ▼ Americans are leaving the U.S. in record numbers and spending hundreds to learn how to do it (www.cnbc.com) submitted 1 month ago by EatingOnions@lemmy.world to c/world@lemmy.world 88 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] realitista@lemmus.org 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago Motherfuckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month 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 1 month ago Motherfuckers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month 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 1 month ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago Oh I've considered it, and they just made it cheaper! permalink fedilink source parent