I’m an Arab-American who did so six and a half weeks ago. Not because of Trump though, life just got unbearably expensive over the last 3 years. Now the question is whether I should keep my citizenship or abandon it. For 2024 I paid $28,400 in federal taxes and all I got was a genocide. If Uncle Sam expects me to pay any taxes while not living in the US he is delusional.
It wasn’t easy. I decided to leave in November 2023. My wife was unwilling, afraid she won’t find a job given that her job is in a biotechnology niche. Though she did find a job in her field that pays her the same as she made post taxes and deductions in the US since there’s no income taxes. It took me 14 months to move, sell the house and so on. I am now trying to find a job. It looks like the script is going to be flipped, I used to make 35% more than my wife, now looking at all the software and IT job opportunities here it looks like I will be the one making 35% less if I’m lucky. Otherwise all is good and overall cost of living, specially healthcare, is significantly less.
I’m an Arab-American who did so six and a half weeks ago. Not because of Trump though, life just got unbearably expensive over the last 3 years. Now the question is whether I should keep my citizenship or abandon it. For 2024 I paid $28,400 in federal taxes and all I got was a genocide. If Uncle Sam expects me to pay any taxes while not living in the US he is delusional.
Sounds like you’ve made up your mind. Be thankful you’re lucky enough to have done so.
It wasn’t easy. I decided to leave in November 2023. My wife was unwilling, afraid she won’t find a job given that her job is in a biotechnology niche. Though she did find a job in her field that pays her the same as she made post taxes and deductions in the US since there’s no income taxes. It took me 14 months to move, sell the house and so on. I am now trying to find a job. It looks like the script is going to be flipped, I used to make 35% more than my wife, now looking at all the software and IT job opportunities here it looks like I will be the one making 35% less if I’m lucky. Otherwise all is good and overall cost of living, specially healthcare, is significantly less.