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- The U.S. Department of State reduced the renunciation fee from $2,350 to $450, effective immediately.
- The change aims to ease the cost of obtaining a Certificate of Loss of Nationality.
- The 2015 fee increase reflected rising renunciations due to stricter tax reporting rules.
- Advocacy groups including the Association of Accidental Americans welcomed the decision as an accessibility victory, noting 8,755 renunciations at the previous fee since the 2023 announcement.
