It’s bad enough being an American abroad if you were born and raised in the country and still consider it home. It’s infinitely worse for “accidental” Americans born in the United States but who have few connections to the country other than the expense and hassle of filing two annual tax returns plus FATCA and FBAR forms.

Double taxation and de-banking make a proud American living in France begin to rue his U.S. citizenship.

Claire Laborde was born in California but has lived in France her entire life. She struggles with Kafkaesque U.S. tax rules despite having no U.S. income.

April Giarla, an American living in France, says she has been denied basic financial rights that her neighbors enjoy without a second thought--simply because she is American.