U.S. Citizen traveling over seas

[Sand 5]

Hi I would like to know if a U.S. Citizen can travel out of the USA for up to 5 year and back to U.S. with no problem. or there will be a problem?

Thanks alot.

[Tero 105]

There is no restriction on how long an established USC can stay outside the country as long as your international passport is still valid.

[canadian_wife 1,791]

US citizens can travel as long as their passport is valid. That is the beauty of being a citizen, no more travel restrictions

Good luck

[warlord 72]

The only thing you need to do is still remember to file US taxes each year still. That part you can't get away from, even if you don't owe anything you are still required to file them when outside the US...

[NickD 202]

You're the forth person I met or heard about here that came here, got US citizenship, and left. Where are you going? Is the grass greener? Maybe a lot of others of us would like to join you.

[Sand 5]

You're the forth person I met or heard about here that came here, got US citizenship, and left. Where are you going? Is the grass greener? Maybe a lot of others of us would like to join you.

LoL NickD, i was just wondering. Thats all. by the way .. about taxes. how can i file taxes while i am overseas, WHERE? and what if i am not working there, and not making any money do i still have to file ?

[NickD 202]

LoL NickD, i was just wondering. Thats all. by the way .. about taxes. how can i file taxes while i am overseas, WHERE? and what if i am not working there, and not making any money do i still have to file ?

Wife owns a couple of condos in Venezuela, really don't know how I could pay taxes if I was there. First off, the mail service really sucks, anything you send either ends up in a trashcan or in Hugo's pocket. Second is, no money is allowed to leave Venezuela, Hugo wants it all.

I know you can receive SS checks practically anywhere in the world, North Korea, and Viet Nam are a couple of countries they won't send checks to. And I gather many retire in foreign countries where their SS check would stretch a lot further. Costa Rica would take anyone that has a guaranteed income of at least $1,000.00 per month.

Now I hear many Americans are going down to Mexico just to see a dentist. Never looked into that, got a root canal and a crown, root canal took less the 8 minutes, then a two minute session for the crown and another couple of minutes to glue in on. $2,700.00 was the bill, that is outrageous!

[Brother Hesekiel 2,235]

LoL NickD, i was just wondering. Thats all. by the way .. about taxes. how can i file taxes while i am overseas, WHERE? and what if i am not working there, and not making any money do i still have to file ?

Nobody said you have to pay taxes, just have to file.

You can do that on a machine called a computer. It's like a human being in a box and it calls the IRS's Web site and they mail the 1040 form but not on paper just on TV and you can fill in all them zeros and then you click SEND and then the form is gone but don't worry because IRS has received it also in the mail but not on paper but on their TV and they put it in a huge box, again not with paper or cardboard but metal and something like that.

[Sand 5]

Thanks guys. good to know.

[manoynmonic 0]

You may not even be required to file. If your gross income is under a certain amount you aren't required to file (though you still should - never know when you might need that paper trail ).

From irs.gov:

"Who Must File

If you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien, whether you must file a federal income tax return depends on your gross income, your filing status, your age, and whether you are a dependent. For details, see Table 1 and Table 2. You also must file if one of the situations described in Table 3 applies. The filing requirements apply even if you owe no tax. "

[NickD 202]

Nobody said you have to pay taxes, just have to file.

You can do that on a machine called a computer. It's like a human being in a box and it calls the IRS's Web site and they mail the 1040 form but not on paper just on TV and you can fill in all them zeros and then you click SEND and then the form is gone but don't worry because IRS has received it also in the mail but not on paper but on their TV and they put it in a huge box, again not with paper or cardboard but metal and something like that.

That box won't do you any good in Venezuela, since Hugo took over the internet, blocking many US sites. But so far hasn't blocked MS messenger or g-mail, can't even e-mail from my server, its blocked. Could chat with my stepson to learn if he can get on the IRS site. Ebay and a host of other places to find bargains or comparative prices have been blocked. The Chinese are following the same suit.

Woundn't mind living in Venezuela, all the hurricanes head north, rarely gets below 65*F in the winter months or above 80*F in the summer. But their government sure sucks.