US Department of State Cuts Citizenship Renunciation Fee From $2,350 to $450

The fee reduction follows years of complaints from Americans overseas, particularly over double taxation and banking restrictions linked to federal rules.

An American flag and citizenship packet sit on a chair before the start of a naturalization ceremony at the New York Public Library, July 3, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images

The Department of State has lowered the fee it charges for formally renouncing U.S. citizenship by 80 percent, reducing the cost from $2,350 to $450.

“The Department concludes that a fee of $450, although only a fraction of the cost of providing the service, balances the need for the U.S. government to recoup at least some of its costs with the objective of charging a fee that does not deter individuals from seeking CLN [Certificate of Loss of Nationality] services” the department said in a final rule in the Federal Register published on March 13.