I am traveling to the U.S. in 2 weeks and I don't have an American passport. I wonder if I will have a difficult time? I understand they are getting stricter about having to travel with an American passport if you are an American citizen. Wish me luck. Can anyone tell me how I can change my profile? I put Canadian instead of American for where I am originally from.

I have never been asked for my US passport at either land or air crossings. I always show my Canadian passport which clearly shows that I was born in the USA.

If I was asked I would just say that I either did not know about the requirement or that I was in the process of applying for one or that I have renounced and not allowed to have one... (whatever is the truth )

Click on your username near the top of the right hand side. Then click on the left hand side "User CP." Still on the lefthand side, under "Your Profile" click on "Edit your Details." In the blue box to the right of that column, you will see 4 drop down boxes - the third one is "Expat from Country" and you just click, the drop down will open and you click on "usa", scroll down to the bottom of the page and click "save changes."

One question -- assuming you got this from the consulate or the lawyer -- have you worded correctly that part about children born outside the US? It seems to me the question should be whether you attempted to assert US citizenship for a child AFTER you committed the expatriating act, not when you were still a US citizen. What you did before committing the expatriating act, e.g. having a US passport never mind registering a child with the US, should have no bearing on whether your actions after the expatriating act are consistent. I'd have thought the only inconsistency would be if you claim you expatriated yourself and then after that tried to get your child registered as a US citizen.

And isn't it ironic that the consultate admits that NOT filing US tax returns all those years is in fact quite consistent with a claim you intended to relinquish and have never considered yourself to be a citizen. So why should IRS get to claim five years of tax returns from you or hit you with an exit tax, that is totally inconsistent and absurd of them!

I'm back after a few days of stress and worry about what in the world we are to do. I was hoping my Canadian citizenship would be granted in the spring. I received notice to have fingerprints done and took care of that yesterday. I then contacted CIC to ask when they would be in this area and they said it would be MAY or JUNE! That will make it a year and a half since I applied. I tried to call today to find out if there is any way I can get it done sooner at another location but their lines are jammed and they disconnect. I would feel much better if I had the Canadian government behind me so that I could join in on some of the group protests that are happening. Right now I can't do anything.

Am I right to assume that we should we go ahead and sell the little villa we purchased in Florida? We have not even had it a year but I read where the IRS intends to tax any foreigner (like my husband) for worldly income if he is there more than 122(?) days and will expect a cut of their worldly assets if they were to die. If I do not disclose with FBAR they will probably seize that property. What is this going to do to the snowbird revenue that the US has enjoyed over the years? This doesn't just involve Canadians, they are talking about anybody who has purchased a home anywhere in the US for vacation, etc.

I know I am showing my ignorance here, but I just found out about this and I am still trying to get over the shock of my home country trying to bully so many seniors out of their retirement funds. Do you think the government of Canada is prepared to take on that financial burden when we can't afford to take care of ourselves because the USA stolen all of our money?

Nobody I have talked to in the states has heard of FBAR and they all say that the USA wouldn't do this. I don't know what to do, so I have just been spinning my wheels. Ignorance is NOT bliss!

It seems strange to me they are asking for fingerprints....is there more to the story than that??

It seems they are now requiring fingerprints in some cases. This site explains it:
Reasons Why Your Application for Canadian Citizenship May be Delayed

Immigration Canada took my finger prints when I landed, not when I became a citizen.

Curious...would they still ask for fingerprints if you have a Permanent Resident Card??

I had to give them fingerprints from the US and an FBI check when I landed. I just thought it was standard procedure. I told the woman who took my prints yesterday that I had already done the fingerprint check when I landed and she said this is a totally different thing. Fingerprints were definitely a requirement to land. Furthermore, it only took me 9 months to get landed. This is taking 18 months unless I can get it transferred to another city.

I have a very common name. It's almost as bad as Mary Smith. The letter they sent says: "After reviewing the biographical information on your application form, I understand there may be a question in your case with regard to provisions of sections 21 and/or 22 of the Citizenship Act, or possibly involving another person having the same name and biographical data as yours."

I don't know if fingerprints are usually required, but I come from a big American city, a high crime area and I would imagine there are more than a few people with my name there. It's all so frustrating!! Even though the letter is in first person, it is signed simply "Citizenship Official".

I have never committed a crime, I have never had a ticket in Canada. I never did a crime anywhere. The only time my prints have been taken was always something to do with my move and my citizenship to Canada.