Recently a wealthy American friend told me he had given up his US passport.

最近一位有钱的美国朋友告诉我，他刚放弃了美国护照。

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US passport holders need a visa to enter Kenya, but they can get it at the airport or border crossing when they arrive in Kenya.

美国护照持有者需要一个去肯尼亚的签证，当到达肯尼亚的时候可以在机场或者边境处获得。

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“The cons are clear,” concludes Deloitte’s Mr Jones. “If you give up a US passport, you take the chance that you will never be able to go back to live and work in the US again.”

最后德勤的琼斯先生总结道：“缺点显而易见，如果你放弃美国国籍，就是在冒风险，你可能再也无法回到美国生活和工作了。”

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He went to Jordan and the US Embassy in Amman gave him a US passport since he was born in the United States.

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The trap for the unwary has been that US law requires disclosure by individuals who do not live in the US and have not even visited the US as long as the person has a US passport or birth certificate, even if they are a dual citizen of another country.

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The US accuses Mr Arbabsiar, a US citizen with an Iranian passport, of working with the Quds Force, part of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards.

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