Originally Posted by
Maluku_Flyer
FWIW, even the US allows its citizens to serve in foreign armed forces.
Paragraph 13 under "Important Information" of my US passport suggests this isn't a blanket allowance, since it is stated "Under certain circumstances, you may lose your citizenship by performing, voluntarily and with the intention to relinquish US citizenship, any of the following acts: . . . (3) serving in the armed forces of a foreign state; . . ."
Originally Posted by
STBCypriot
BTW, it now costs $450 to renounce your US citizenship. I don't want to get into a patriotic vs unpatriotic discussion, but I do find it very strange that a country can force you to remain a citizen by charging a fee.
I think that you'll find that if you have any money at all, it will cost quite a bit more than just $450 to renounce one's US citizenship once all the tax costs are computed.