France grants citizenship to George and Amal Clooney and their twins Ella and Alexander
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George and Amal Clooney, along with their twins, have been awarded French citizenship. France's government announced the naturalizations last weekend in the Journal Officiel.

The Hollywood actor is a prominent donor to the Democratic Party in the United States. In recent years, that has regularly led to criticism from President Trump, who has called him a “second-rate movie star,” among other things. According to Clooney, it didn’t bother him much. “It’s not my job to keep the President of the United States happy.”

    • Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 day ago
      • Extensive forms;
      • approval by the U.S. Department of State;
      • In-person interviews with U.S. consular officer abroad (at least one in person).
      • Renunciation in person;
      • Exit tax for renouncing citizenship, on top of existing U.S. tax liabilities;
      • Retain Selective Service obligations;
      • Obi@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        1 day ago

        Yeah I don’t think that helps them make the point they thought they were making lol.

        • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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          17 hours ago

          At least 3 of those things are kinda the same and would be covered in one visit.

          The selective service won’t apply to people over 50 I don’t think.

          The exit tax is probably the sticking point for many, I’m not sure how that works for mega rich like Clooney, but it might be really easy for a poor like me.