New Lawsuit Challenges $2,350 Fee for Renouncing US Citizenship

Four former US citizens have filed suit against the US, claiming that the $2,350 fee they had to pay to renounce their US citizenship is exorbitant and illegal.

The lawsuit in US District Court in Washington, D.C., which was brought by residents of France, the Netherlands, Germany, and Singapore, demands a refund of most of the fee. It seeks class-action status on behalf of tens of thousands of former US citizens who paid it.

The renunciation fee has become an issue largely because of “accidental Americans”—people who are nominally US citizens but have lived all or most of ...