# Renouncing US citizenship to get a bank account

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-us-citizenship-to-get-a-bank-account/672691>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2013, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-us-citizenship-to-get-a-bank-account/672691 "2013-10-30T21:38:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2013, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/renouncing-us-citizenship-to-get-a-bank-account/672691/93 "2013-11-04T18:33:26Z")

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Not directly related to the question in the OP, but I’m curious. From previous threads, I gathered that the reason that **Desert Nomad** lived overseas was that a preexisting condition prevented him from buying individual health insurance in the US. As I believe that issue was addressed in the Obamacare legislation, have you considered moving back to the States? Based on this thread, I take it the answer is no. So at this point are you just happier living in Europe and the Middle East?

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