# demanding I send passport back  to US????

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-i-send-passport-back-to-us/580182>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [April 29, 2011, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-i-send-passport-back-to-us/580182 "2011-04-29T17:03:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-i-send-passport-back-to-us/580182/41 "2011-05-02T18:06:56Z")

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Was the letter from the US State Department? If so, yep. And keep in mind, if you go back, they may arrest you at the border because DHS has the information also. As an aside, if you get citizenship in another country and **retain** your US citizenship, you **must** travel in and out of the US on your US passport. If you renounce your citizenship (which I doubt you’ll be able to do because you’re basing it on financial reasons which is not allowed), you can come in and out on your new country’s passport. I recommend settling the outstanding debt…

**Surly** , one who knows about these things.

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-i-send-passport-back-to-us/580182/42 "2011-05-02T18:14:49Z")

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> [@Bob Ducca](#):
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> How does one prove that you’re \*\*not \*\*making a million bucks a year? Any documentation he could give to show what he DID earn wouldn’t settle anything, as the ex would just claim he’s hiding other gigs/income. How does one prove a negative like this? I’m genuinely curious.

Tax assessments (the final reconciliation of your annual tax return, prepared by the government and sent to you with a refund cheque or a bill) are the best. They’re comprehensive, show all income from all sources, and are the first thing I ask my clients for in matters like this. If somebody has been fudging on their tax returns in such a way as to make the assessments inaccurate, then they will have more problems than just a support variance to contend with. 🙂

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**Author:** ![Scuba\_Ben](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/278dde/32.png) [@Scuba\_Ben](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scuba_Ben)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2011, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/demanding-i-send-passport-back-to-us/580182/43 "2011-05-02T19:31:03Z")

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> [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](#):
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> Good point, only a sleezebag or a pervert would work overseas. Trust me, I know.

Inevitable poke: Which one were you when you were in Saudi Arabia? And now that you’re in Qatar, which one are you presently?

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