State proposes online passport renewal abroad for 220,000 applications, but country access and passport delivery remain unsettled.
About 100 Americans were among the missing after a glacier collapse flooded the Nepal-China border region, killing 752 people in Nepal and 16 in Tibet.
British citizenship applications from Americans fell to 2,041 in the second quarter, down 23% from a record first quarter and 9.6% year over year.
Ali Younes, a Jordanian-American journalist, faces sedition charges and a travel ban in Jordan, where US consular protection does not reach dual citizens.
Thai police charged a 29-year-old American with attempted murder after an officer was slashed in Bangkok, as Thailand moves to shorten visa-free stays.
Portugal missed the Aug. 16 deadline to update its citizenship law regulations, leaving Americans without clear procedures on the new civic and financial tests.
Americans denied Italian citizenship under the minor issue can request a re-examination, after the Cassazione reversed the rule and the ministry followed.
Thailand's nominee crackdown arrested 27 foreigners including 2 Americans in Hua Hin and Koh Samui, with 120,000 companies flagged for inspection.
A federal judge blocked new USPS absentee ballot rules nationwide on Aug. 11. The draft exempted overseas voters. The executive order behind it did not.
The IRS expatriation list carried 1,781 names in the second quarter of 2026, up 68% from a year earlier, weeks after the renunciation fee fell to $450.
Never-resident voters, Americans born abroad who never lived in a US state, face RNC suits in eight states. Michigan and North Carolina split.
The State Department plans 5 US consulate closures with no date announced. Four of the posts don't handle passports. Only the Grenada embassy serves citizens.
The State Department will charter a yacht to retrieve a stranded citizen, then bill for it, and an unpaid bill reaches the passport.
The Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act cleared Senate Finance 26-1 with three provisions for Americans abroad. The bill as introduced in February had five.
