US State Department cuts renunciation fee to $450
→Consular officers must collect $450 and administer renunciation oaths
Change
US State Department has reduced the fee to obtain a Certificate of Loss of Nationality (CLN) to $450 under a final rule and requires applicants to appear in person before a consular officer, make repeated declarations of understanding, and swear a formal oath.
Why it matters
The final rule was published in the Federal Register and takes effect in April, implementing the reduced fee for CLN processing. The $450 charge is set below the government's reported processing cost, meaning consular services will incur a net cost on each renunciation case.
Implications
- — Consular officers at US embassies and consulates must, immediately, collect the revised $450 fee, require in-person declarations, and administer the formal renunciation oath — failure to enforce these steps prevents completion of a Certificate of Loss of Nationality.
- — US State Department consular finance and IT teams must, immediately, update payment and case-processing systems to charge $450 and record CLN transactions under the final rule — failure will produce non-compliant fee collection and halt or delay renunciation processing.
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