[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 12296-12301]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04931]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
22 CFR Part 22
[Public Notice 12954]
RIN 1400-AF61
Schedule of Fees for Consular Services--Fee for Administrative
Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the
United States
AGENCY: Department of State.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This final rule adjusts the Schedule of Fees for Consular
Services by reducing the fee for Administrative Processing of Request
for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States from $2,350
to $450.
DATES: This final rule is effective on April 13, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Jacob, Resource Management Unit,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; phone: 771-204-4677;
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
This final rule adjusts the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
(Schedule of Fees) by reducing the fee for Item #8, Administrative
Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the
United States (CLN), from $2,350 to $450. This action is being taken to
help alleviate the cost burden for those individuals who decide to
request CLN services by returning to the below-cost fee that was in
place from 2010-2014. The Department of State (Department) published a
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on October 2, 2023 (88 FR 67687),
with 30 days provided for public comment. This rule adopts the proposed
rule as final and addresses public comments received by the Department.
As set forth in the NPRM, the Department derives the authority to
set fees based on the cost of the consular services it provides, and to
charge those fees, from the general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C.
9701. The President also has the power to set the amount of fees to be
charged for consular services provided at U.S. embassies and consulates
abroad pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4219 and has delegated this authority to
the Secretary of State, E.O. 10718 (June 27, 1957). In the absence of a
specific statutory fee retention authority, fees collected for consular
services must be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury
pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3302(b).
The fee for administrative processing of a CLN (referred to as the
``fee for CLN services'' throughout this rulemaking) applies to U.S.
nationals (i.e., U.S. citizens and non-citizen nationals) who request a
CLN under 8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5) (taking the oath of renunciation before a
U.S. diplomatic or consular officer abroad) as well as those who
request a CLN under 8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4) or other applicable law
administered by the Department. The fee for CLN services is remitted
entirely to the Department of Treasury pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3302(b);
revenue collected from the fee for CLN services is not factored into
the budget of the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA) budget.
A fee for processing a request for a CLN under INA section
349(a)(5) (taking the oath of renunciation before a U.S. diplomatic or
consular officer abroad) was first implemented in 2010. The fee was set
at $450, which at that time represented less than 25% of the cost to
the U.S. government. 75 FR 36529. Processing a U.S. citizen's request
for a CLN based on the performance of a potentially expatriating act
has always been a costly, time-consuming service for the Department. 80
FR 51466. Due to constitutional and other safeguards imposed by U.S.
law, consular officers and employees overseas, as well as CA employees
domestically, must ensure the would-be renunciant is a U.S. national
who fully understands the serious consequences of renunciation and that
the renunciation is both voluntary and intentional. See 75 FR 6324; 79
FR 51250-51.
More specifically, processing a request for a CLN is a multi-step
process that begins with the U.S. citizen contacting a U.S. embassy or
consulate (``post'') to request the service. After post provides
information on the process of renouncing U.S. citizenship as well as
its consequences, the U.S. citizen must then complete two separate
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interviews with a U.S. consular or diplomatic officer. If the U.S.
citizen wishes to proceed after the initial interview, he or she must
take the oath of renunciation in-person before a diplomatic or consular
officer at the second interview. After completing the oath, the
individual's CLN package, including a memorandum recommending approval
or denial of the request for a CLN, is transmitted to the Department's
Office of American Citizen Services in the Directorate of Overseas
Citizens Services within CA (CA/OSC/ACS) for review and decision. This
review is necessary to determine whether the applicant's burden of
proof has been met and that a finding that the individual has
voluntarily and intentionally renounced U.S. citizenship is warranted,
and to ensure that the documentation of loss of nationality is correct.
Once review is complete, post is notified electronically and, if CA/
OCS/ACS approved the request, post prepares original documents for
execution and issuance, and CA/OCS/ACS mails copies of the approved CLN
to other federal agencies as mandated by statute and the Foreign
Affairs Manual.
The Department set the fee for CLN services under INA section
349(a)(5) (taking an oath of renunciation of U.S. nationality before a
U.S. diplomatic or consular officer abroad) at the below-cost amount of
$450 in 2010 ``in order to lessen the impact on those who need this
service and not discourage the utilization of the service.'' 75 FR
36529. That decision was consistent with the approach taken with
respect to certain other fees for services provided to U.S. citizens
overseas and was based on extensive consultations with experienced
consular officers and senior Department managers. 75 FR 36527.
Between 2010 and 2014, however, the number of requests for a CLN
under INA section 349(a)(5) increased dramatically, which meant that
far more consular officer time and resources were consumed providing
CLN services. As a result, the Department made the decision to set the
fee at cost. In 2014, the Department issued an interim final rule
raising the fee for CLN services under INA section 349(a)(5) from $450
to $2,350, as determined by the results of the 2010-2014 Cost of
Service Model (CoSM), which incorporated improvements that better
captured the actual costs to the U.S. government of providing consular
services overseas. 79 FR 51251. The rule was finalized in August 2015.
80 FR 51465. In September 2015, the Department published an interim
final rule with request for public comment giving notice that effective
November 9, 2015, it planned to charge $2,350 for processing a request
for a CLN under 8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4) also as a matter of ``fee
parity'' insofar as the 2010-2014 CoSM indicated that documenting a
U.S. national's relinquishment of nationality is extremely costly
regardless of the subsection under which the request for a CLN is made.
80 FR 53704. The rule became final in 2018. 83 FR 4423.
In the years since the fee was increased, members of the public
have continued to raise concerns about the cost of the fee and the
impact of the fee on their ability to renounce their citizenship. While
there is no legal requirement for individuals to declare their
motivation for renouncing U.S. citizenship, anecdotal evidence
suggested that difficulties were due at least in part to reporting
requirements imposed by the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act
of 2010, Public Law 111-147, 124 Stat. 71 (2010) (HIRE Act) on foreign
financial institutions with whom U.S. nationals have an account or
accounts. The HIRE Act added chapter 4 of Subtitle A to the Internal
Revenue Code, comprising sections 1471 through 1474 (chapter 4).
Chapter 4 is commonly known as the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act,
or FATCA.
After significant deliberation, taking into account both the
affected public's concerns regarding the cost of the fee and the not
insignificant anecdotal evidence regarding tax-related difficulties
many U.S. nationals residing abroad encounter, including in part
because of FATCA, the Department made a policy decision, as reflected
in the NPRM, to propose alleviating the cost burden for those
individuals who decide to request CLN services by returning to the
below-cost fee of $450. This change will better align the fee for CLN
services with fees for certain other services provided to U.S. citizens
abroad, including, for example, applications for a Consular Report of
Birth Abroad, which are similarly set significantly below cost.
Analysis of Comments
In the 30-day period after the publication of the NPRM, the
Department received a total of 910 comments, a majority of which appear
to have been drawn in whole or in part from exemplars provided by
various groups such as L'Association des Am[eacute]ricains
Accidentels,\1\ Stop Extraterritorial American Taxation (SEAT),\2\ and
Democrats Abroad.\3\ The Department will address the issues raised by
the commenters.
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\1\ https://www.americains-accidentels.fr/page/1503405-lawsuit-against-state-department.
\2\ http://seatnow.org/2023/10/31/seats-submission-to-u-s-department-of-state/.
\3\ https://www.democratsabroad.org/jeffsteiner/share_why_you_shouldn_t_have_to_renounce_your_citizenship.
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The overwhelming majority of commenters (880), including some who
did not comment on the proposed fee change at all, expressed
frustration with the U.S. system of worldwide taxation of its citizens
and the expense associated with compliance with U.S. tax laws. Many
reported spending hundreds or thousands of dollars a year on tax
professionals, even when they might have no U.S. tax liabilities. Some
stated that despite being required to comply with U.S. tax laws, they
received and/or benefited from few of the services for which their
taxes were collected--e.g., free COVID vaccines, Medicare Part B, and
improved U.S. infrastructure. A few also expressed political objections
to the way their tax dollars were used.
In addition to frustration with the U.S. system of worldwide
taxation (referred to as ``double taxation'' by many commenters),
commenters took particular issue with FATCA, stating it has made it
difficult for them to invest in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) or mutual
funds, obtain a mortgage, or open a bank account in their countries of
residence. Some noted that they also faced difficulties investing in
the United States, due to lack of a U.S. address and phone number. This
significantly impacted their ability to save for retirement. Relatedly,
commenters expressed frustration with the complicated reporting
requirements imposed by FATCA as well as by Foreign Bank Account
Reporting (FBAR), Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC), and Global
Intangible Low-Taxed Income (GILTI) rules.
The Department is acutely aware of the concerns expressed by the
commenters, some of which prompted the Government Accountability Office
(GAO) to task an interagency engagement in its 2019 report to
Congressional Committees. (See GAO 19-180 ``Foreign Asset Reporting--
Actions Needed to Enhance Compliance Efforts, Eliminate Overlapping
Requirements, and Mitigate Burdens on U.S. Persons Abroad,'' available
at https://www.gao.gov/products/gao-19-180). GAO tasked the Departments
of Treasury and State and the Social Security Administration to
``establish a formal means to collaboratively address ongoing issues
that U.S. persons living
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abroad encounter from implementation of FATCA reporting requirements.''
The Department of State engaged in good faith discussions regarding its
possible contributions, and due to the coordinated efforts of the
interagency, the GAO determined that the recommendation was
implemented.
The Department, however, cannot alter U.S. tax compliance laws for
citizens residing overseas, or otherwise address concerns related to
worldwide or so called ``double'' taxation. The Department likewise
cannot amend the user charges statute--which applies to fee collections
government-wide and not just those charged by the Department of State
for consular services--to exclude those without ``sufficient
residential connection to the United States'' from the payment of the
fee for CLN services, as proposed by L'Association des
Am[eacute]ricains Accidentels.
As stated in the NPRM, the proposal to lower the fee for CLN
services took into account the not-insignificant anecdotal evidence
regarding the difficulties that many U.S. nationals residing abroad
have reported they are encountering. It is designed to help alleviate
the cost burden for requesting CLN services, even though the fee of
$450 reimburses only a fraction of the cost to the U.S. government of
providing such services.
Of the approximately 740 commenters who addressed the proposed
change to the fee, 185 supported the fee change without qualification.
Most of these commenters emphasized that the ``real problem'' was not
the fee but was the U.S. system of worldwide taxation. Nevertheless,
they supported the fee change because they felt the $2,350 fee was too
high whereas the prior fee of $450 was a more reasonable amount. 543
commenters suggested that a $450 fee was still high, though a majority
(312) of those commenters nevertheless welcomed the fee change as a
``step in the right direction.'' Most commenters in this group compared
the proposed fee to the fees for other consular services provided to
U.S. citizens, and many suggested that the fee for CLN services should
be set at or around the cost of renewing a U.S. adult passport
(currently $130). The cost to the U.S. government of providing services
to renew an adult U.S. passport, however, is significantly less than
the cost to the U.S. government of processing requests for Certificates
of Loss of Nationality.
Of the commenters who did not support the change from $2,350 to
$450, a group of 215 proposed a fee of $63.25, calculated using figures
in the Department's Supporting Statement for the Paperwork Reduction
Act (PRA) Submission related to the DS-4079, submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs in
2023. See https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=202309-1405-004. That figure does not reflect the full cost to the U.S.
government of providing CLN services. The cost estimate of $63 in the
PRA submission only reflects the cost of reading the (substantially)
revised DS-4079, Questionnaire--Loss of Nationality; Attestations,
which incorporates most of the other required forms into one form,
including the current DS-4080, Oath/Affirmation of Renunciation, and
the DS-4081, Statement of Understanding. Unlike the PRA submission, the
Department's Cost of Service Model, which is used to calculate the full
cost to the U.S. government of performing each consular service,
captures the cost of providing each component of the CLN service.
The same group proposed that the Department consider allowing
renunciations by videoconference, to save would-be renunciants the cost
of having to travel to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate in order
to obtain this service. The Department has given, and continues to
give, serious consideration to remote interview options in the
provision of many consular services, including CLN services. With
limited exception for certain pilot programs, the Department still is
of the view that, by and large, legitimate security and fraud concerns
necessitate an in-person appointment for many consular services--
including CLN services--to ensure the integrity of the service
performed, help safeguard our borders, and enhance national security.
In the context of providing CLN services in particular, it is also
critical that the U.S. diplomatic or consular officer have the
opportunity to assess whether the individual is acting voluntarily and
with intent to relinquish U.S. nationality, including whether they
fully comprehend the gravity and consequences of relinquishing U.S.
nationality, which can most readily be done in person. At this time,
the Department continues to rely on its authority under Immigration and
Nationality Act section 104(a) to preserve the in-person appearance
requirement for CLN services. See Farrell v. Blinken, 4 F.4th 124, 127
(D.C. Cir. 2021).
A total of 226 commenters, including the group of 215 whose
comments are otherwise discussed above, stated that no fee should be
charged for individuals who obtained U.S. citizenship by virtue of
their birth but who reside overseas and lack meaningful ties to the
United States. Finally, a handful of commenters (11) articulated a
belief that no fee should be charged for CLN services regardless of
ties to the United States while a few others thought the amount of the
fee should be means-tested, with a waiver provided for those who are
destitute.
The Department has reviewed and considered all of these comments.
The Department declines to adopt a tiered approach to the fee for CLN
services. Administrative processing of a request for a CLN costs the
U.S. government the same amount whether the individual seeking to
renounce citizenship currently has or has ever possessed meaningful
ties to the United States. A $450 fee is a significant decrease from
the current fee that, when adjusted for inflation, represents less of a
financial burden than the same fee did when it was first adopted in
2010. Lowering the fee to $450 addresses the concerns raised by these
commenters without requiring the Department to implement an unduly
burdensome and time-consuming set of procedures by which to research an
assertion of lack of ties to the United States.
In enacting this change, the Department is making a policy decision
to help alleviate the cost burden for those individuals who decide to
request CLN services. This change will better align the fee for CLN
services with certain other fees for services provided to U.S. citizens
abroad, including applications for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad,
which are set significantly below cost.
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 services. As set forth in the NPRM, the Department reviews
its Cost of Service Model (CoSM) annually, to calculate the cost of
providing all services, including CLN services, applying its standard
activity-based costing (ABC) methodology. The Department also regularly
assesses the CoSM itself, to determine whether modifications are needed
to ensure the ABC methodology employed accurately identifies and
assigns costs for each individual service. If, in the future, the
results of these processes indicate that the Department ought to
reevaluate its approach to the fee for CLN services and/or other
services provided to U.S. citizens that are set below cost, the
Department will engage its experienced consular officers and senior
Department managers to help
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determine the appropriate level at which to set the fee, again
balancing the need for the U.S. government to recoup at least some of
its costs with the objective of charging a fee for these services that
does not deter individuals from seeking them.
Eight commenters who had already paid $2,350 for CLN services
requested a refund of the $1,900 difference between the current fee and
the proposed fee once the fee change is implemented. After careful
consideration, the Department declines to offer a refund. The user
charges statute directs agencies to set user charges at a level that
enables the relevant service to be ``self-sustaining to the extent
possible,'' 31 U.S.C. 9701(a), and the Department's rulemaking
adequately demonstrated that a fee of $2,350 accurately reflected the
cost of providing CLN services at the time it was implemented. See
L'Association des Americains Accidentels v. United States Dep't of
State, 656 F. Supp. 3d 165, 177-78 (D.D.C. 2023), appeal filed, No. 23-
5034 (Feb. 16, 2023). (L'Association des Americains Accidentels filed
an appeal at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on February 16, 2023,
which remains pending as of the date of publication of this rule.)
Moreover, as explained in the NPRM and throughout this final rule, a
fee of $450 is and always has been a fraction of the cost of providing
CLN services. The decision to lower the fee to $450 was a policy
determination designed to alleviate the cost burden for those
individuals who decide for whatever reason to request CLN services.
Because the fee of $2,350 was properly charged, a refund is not
warranted. See 22 CFR 22.6(2) (providing for refunds of consular fees
only if ``the collection was erroneous under applicable law'').
A few commenters requested that the fee reduction be made
retroactive. Agencies generally do not have the authority to enact
rules with retroactive effect unless that authority is expressly
granted by Congress. See Bowen v. Georgetown University Hospital, 488
U.S. 204, 208-09 (1988). Neither statute from which the Department
derives its authority to charge and collect fees for consular services,
31 U.S.C. 9701 or 22 U.S.C. 4219, expressly provides for retroactive
fee changes. Even if one or both of these statutes did permit
retroactive fee changes, as noted above, the prior fee accurately
represented the cost to the Department of providing CLN services when
implemented.
Regulatory Findings
Administrative Procedure Act
The Department published this rulemaking as a proposed rule and
provided 30 days for public comment. It will be effective 30 days after
publication, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(d).
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Department has reviewed this rule and, by approving it,
certifies that it will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities as defined in 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
Unfunded Mandates Act of 1995
This rule will not result in the expenditure by state, local, and
tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by the private sector, of $100
million or more in any year, and it will not significantly or uniquely
affect small governments. Therefore, no actions were deemed necessary
under the provisions of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2
U.S.C. 1501-1504.
Congressional Review Act
This rule is not a major rule as defined by 5 U.S.C. 804(2).
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Order 12866 and Executive Order 13563, as amended by
Executive Order 14094 (``Modernizing Regulatory Review''), direct that
each Federal agency shall propose or adopt a regulation only upon a
reasoned determination that the benefits of the intended regulation
justify the costs. The Department has reviewed this rule to ensure its
consistency with the regulatory philosophy and principles set forth in
these Executive Orders. This rule is a ``significant regulatory
action'' as defined in section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866.
Need for the Regulatory Action
This rule adjusts an existing fee in the Schedule of Fees for
Consular Services. The fee for CLN services is charged pursuant to the
general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C. 9701, as well as 22 U.S.C.
4219, which provides the President--and by delegation, the Secretary of
State--with the power to set the amount of fees to be charged for
consular services provided at U.S. embassies and consulates abroad. The
user charges statute and the implementing policy found in OMB Circular
A-25 \4\ stipulate that services provided by the government should be
self-sustaining to the extent possible, and that user charges therefore
generally should recover the full cost to the U.S. government of
providing the service. In lowering the fee from $2,350 to $450, the
Department has made a policy determination not to recover its full
costs in response to concerns expressed by U.S. citizens residing
overseas who seek to renounce their U.S. citizenship, but believe the
current fee is prohibitively high or otherwise is unfair. The fee
reduction balances the need for the U.S. government to recoup at least
some of its costs with the objective of charging a fee for these
services that does not deter individuals from seeking them.
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\4\ https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/Circular-025.pdf.
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a. Summary of Changes From the Current Fee Schedule
The following table summarizes the impact of this final rule:
Table 1--Changes to the Schedule of Fees
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Projected Estimated Change in
Proposed Current Change in Percentage annual number change in State Change in
Item No. fee fee fee decrease of applications annual fees retained remittance to
\1\ collected \2\ fees Treasury
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SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
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PASSPORT AND CITIZENSHIP SERVICES
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8. Administrative Processing of $450 $2,350 ($1,900) (80%) 4,661 ($8,855,900) $0 ($8,855,900)
Request for Certificate of Loss of
Nationality........................
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\1\ Estimated FY2024 demand.
\2\ Using FY2024 demand to generate collections. This will be a reduction in total annual remittance to Treasury.
b. Time Horizon of the Analysis
The Department's CoSM is updated annually, and the Department aims
to update the Schedule of Fees biennially unless a significant change
in costs warrants an immediate recommendation to amend the Schedule.
If, in the future, the results of the CoSM indicate that the Department
ought to reevaluate its approach to the fee for CLN services and/or
other services provided to U.S. citizens that are set below cost, the
Department will engage its experienced consular officers and senior
Department managers to help determine the appropriate level at which to
set the fee, balancing the need for the U.S. government to recoup at
least some of its costs with the objective of charging a fee for these
services that does not deter individuals from seeking them. See, e.g.,
31 U.S.C. 9701(b)(2)(A) (``The head of each agency . . . may prescribe
regulations establishing the charge for a service or thing of value
provided by the agency . . . based on . . . the costs to the
Government.'').
c. Regulatory Alternatives
Processing requests for a CLN is exclusively within the purview of
the federal government; an individual seeking a CLN cannot turn to
state or local government agencies for assistance. None of the changes
requested by the commenters, aside from those related to changing the
fee or CLN process, are within the Department's direct control or
ability to address via rulemaking or otherwise.
The Department has considered available alternatives to the
proposed fee, which include: continuing to set the fee at cost, which
would result in a fee substantially higher than $450; lowering the fee
to some other amount; or charging no fee for CLN services. As discussed
above and in the NPRM, the figure $450 was chosen because this is the
level at which the fee was set previously, from 2010-2014. At that
time, the $450 was fee was designed ``to lessen the [financial] impact
on those who need this service and not discourage the utilization of
the service.'' 75 FR 36525. Implementation of this fee generated no
comments or concerns from the public and, as noted above, when adjusted
for inflation a $450 fee represents even less of a financial burden
than the same fee did when it was first adopted in 2010.
The Department assesses that a lower fee or no fee at all would not
be appropriate because the provision of CLN services is one of the
costliest sets of services that the Department provides. A $450 fee
effectively balances the statutory and policy directive to ensure that
U.S. government services generally are self-sustaining to the extent
possible with the objective of charging a fee that does not deter
individuals from seeking CLN services.
d. Costs & Benefits of the Rule
As discussed above, a downward adjustment to the fee for CLN
services will provide a benefit to the public by lessening the
financial impact of the fee on those who seek this service without
discouraging the utilization of the service. See also 75 FR 36529. The
costs will be felt primarily by the U.S. government, in the form of
lower revenue. A U.S. citizen may choose to renounce U.S. citizenship
for a variety of reasons. According to the comments on the NPRM, it
appears that many U.S. citizens who seek to renounce their citizenship
do so because their U.S. citizenship has created obstacles that impede
their lives and livelihoods overseas. Aside from self-labeled
``accidental Americans''--individuals who acquired U.S. citizenship by
virtue of their birth in the United States but who lack meaningful ties
to the country of their birth--most commenters expressed a desire to
remain a U.S. citizen but a concern that the benefits of U.S.
citizenship no longer justified the costs of tax compliance and/or the
administrative hurdles U.S. citizenship presented when trying to open a
bank account, obtain a mortgage, or invest for retirement. Although
this regulation does not and indeed cannot remedy those concerns, it
benefits U.S. citizens seeking to renounce their citizenship by
lowering the fee for seeking CLN services. In this way, it makes this
service more accessible to all U.S. citizens who seek to renounce,
including those with limited means.
Executive Order 14192
The rule is not subject to the offset requirements of Executive
Order 14192, Unleashing Prosperity through Deregulation. According to
OMB Memorandum M-25-20, dated March 26, 2025, an ``action that
establishes a new fee or changes the existing fee for a service,
without imposing any new costs on net, does not need to be offset''
(Q16).
Executive Order 12372 and 13132
This regulation will not have substantial direct effects on the
states, on the relationship between the national government and the
states, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities among the
various levels of government. Therefore, in accordance with section 6
of E.O. 13132, it is determined that this rule does not have sufficient
federalism implications to require consultations or warrant the
preparation of a federalism summary impact statement. The regulations
implementing E.O. 12372 regarding intergovernmental consultation on
federal programs and activities do not apply to this regulation.
Executive Order 13175
The Department has determined that this rulemaking will not have
tribal implications, will not impose substantial direct compliance
costs on Indian tribal governments, and will not preempt tribal law.
Accordingly, the requirements of E.O. 13175 do not apply to this
rulemaking.
Paperwork Reduction Act
This rule does not impose any new reporting or record-keeping
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
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List of Subjects in 22 CFR Part 22
Consular services, Fees.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, 22 CFR part 22
is amended as follows:
PART 22--SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES--DEPARTMENT OF
STATE AND FOREIGN SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 22 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, 1153 note, 1183a note, 1351, 1351
note, 1713, 1714, 1714 note; 10 U.S.C. 2602(c); 11 U.S.C. 1157 note;
22 U.S.C. 214, 214 note, 1475e, 2504(a), 2651a, 4201,4206, 4215,
4219, 6551; 31 U.S.C. 9701; Exec. Order 10,718, 22 FR 4632 (1957);
Exec. Order 11,295, 31 FR 10603 (1966).
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2. In Sec. 22.1, amend the table by revising entry 2(g) under the
heading ``Passport and Citizenship Services'' to read as follows:
Sec. 22.1 Schedule of fees.
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Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
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Item No. Fee
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SCHEDULE OF FEES FOR CONSULAR SERVICES
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Passport and Citizenship Services
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8. Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of $450
Loss of Nationality........................................
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John L. Armstrong,
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2026-04931 Filed 3-12-26; 8:45 am]
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