“I am f—ing renouncing my citizenship.”
Not everyone seems to be proud to be an American. Whereas there are lots of individuals who categorical their disagreement with politics and insurance policies in the USA, there are only a few who really do one thing about it — like fully giving up their citizenship standing. Whereas it is comparatively unusual, some expatriates really determine to resign or relinquish their U.S. citizenship as soon as they transfer overseas. Through the years, those that have stated goodbye to America have included just a few well-known faces, most of who’ve left and by no means seemed again.
Discover out why these stars gave up their citizenship…
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1. Billie Joe Armstrong
Inexperienced Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong not too long ago introduced his intentions to resign his United States citizenship following the Supreme Court docket’s ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade. Throughout a live performance in England, Billie Joe claimed that he had plans to maneuver to the nation.
“F— America. I am f—ing renouncing my citizenship. I am f—ing coming right here. There’s an excessive amount of f—ing silly on this planet to return to that depressing f—ing excuse for a rustic. Oh, I am not kidding, you are going to get plenty of me within the coming days,” Billie Joe stated on stage.
2. Jet Li
Jet Li was initially born in Beijing, China however in 2003, he turned a U.S. citizen after working within the nation for a few years. In 2009, the actor made the choice to grow to be a citizen of Singapore, reportedly so he may elevate his youngest daughters within the nation. So as to take action, he needed to resign each his U.S. citizenship and his Chinese language citizenship as Singapore doesn’t permit for twin citizenship.
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3. Tina Turner
Famed musician Tina Turner might have been born in Tennessee however she ended up spending plenty of her grownup life in Switzerland. After residing within the nation for over twenty years, Tina was lastly in a position to purchase citizenship — however needed to relinquish her U.S. citizenship so as to take action. In keeping with the U.S. Embassy in Bern, Switzerland, the “long-time Swiss resident” visited the embassy on October 24, 2013 to signal her “Assertion of Voluntary Relinquishment of U.S. Citizenship underneath Part 349 (a)(1) of the INA” — the Immigration and Naturalization Act.
4. Elizabeth Taylor
When Elizabeth Taylor was born in England in 1932, she was given twin citizenship with the U.S. due to her American mother and father. However in 1965, throughout her marriage to Sir Richard Burton, Elizabeth started the method to resign her U.S. citizenship. Whereas her first try was rendered invalid because of an error on the shape, issues have been lastly made official in 1966.
Only a decade later, Elizabeth modified her thoughts and utilized to be a U.S. citizen as soon as once more when she married U.S. Senator John Warner.
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5. T.S. Eliot
Famend poet T.S. Eliot was born in Missouri however as he rose to prominence, he discovered himself turning into extra profitable in England. When he was 25, he moved throughout the pond the place he obtained an Oxford schooling and acquired married. A decade later, the poet solidified his British citizenship and within the course of, gave up his U.S. citizenship.
“In the long run I believed: ‘Right here I’m, making a residing, having fun with my buddies right here. I do not like being a squatter. I’d as effectively take the complete duty,'” he reportedly stated.
6. Boris Johnson
Politician Boris Johnson was born in New York and spent the primary few years of his life there together with his British mother and father. In 1969, the household relocated again to England, the place Boris retained his twin citizenship. As an grownup, Boris joined parliament and ultimately turned the mayor of London in 2014. Amidst a disagreement about U.S. taxation insurance policies, Boris renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2016. He went on to grow to be the International Secretary of the UK in 2016, a place he held till 2018. Boris was elected Prime Minister of the UK and Chief of the Conservative Get together in 2019 — and resigned in July 2022.
7. Terry Gilliam
Director Terry Gilliam, an unique member of the Monty Python comedy troupe, was born in Minnesota however obtained his British citizenship in 1968. He was a twin citizen for 38 years till he totally renounced his U.S. citizenship in 2006 amid feedback concerning the “completely horrifying” political state of America. He even went so far as to match his residence nation to his dystopian comedy movie “Brazil.”
“I do not dwell there. I acquired bored with my taxes paying for thrilling little wars world wide. Then I found that once I died, my spouse would most likely must promote our home to pay for the taxes in America. The truth that Bush was there made it simpler,” Terry stated.
