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If you will never live in the US, you should renounce your citizenship. This will be permanent and irrevocable, so consider it wisely. This eliminates any issue with not filing taxes while working overseas.
In order to renounce my citizenship I have to file atleast 5 years to IRS lol. So even if I want to renounce my citizenship it's currently not possible to do so because I haven't filed in my life.
In order to "file" taxes I also require a social security number which I don't have. I honestly don't know where to find it lol.
You probably opened up a whole can of worms by getting your passport then. You are an American citizen and you have owed tax since you started working. This may come back to bite you at some point if the IRS decides to go after you.
They likely don't owe tax, but they still legally have to file the paperwork
I suggest just not saying anything about it ever, and just tell the US govt you're not a citizen at all if they ask.
Considering that he learned about his citizenship from a US immigration officer, lying about his citizenship is probably a criminal offense.
Is this possible? I've heard, that no matter what you do as an expat you'll always have to file taxes for the US IRS.
From the point of view of the US, is renouncing citizenship even a thing? For Turkey for example it is not. You just can't "delete" your Turkish citizenship.
Yes, it is a thing in the US. People do it mostly to avoid filing taxes with the US when they don't plan on ever living here. It's rather expensive and time consuming. You have to pay a big fee ($2350 + any unpaid taxes) to do it and set up an appointment with the embassy/consulate.