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by sangnoir 1941 days ago
Banks ask everyone during application if applicant have a US citizenship, because of some anti-terror-funding law which non-American banks find onerous. Are you saying the kids should lie and deny being American?
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It's not about anti terrorism measures. It about fatca

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/corporations/foreign-account-...

Thanks for the correction!
FATCA is a pain though
>Are you saying the kids should lie and deny being American?

No, you just don't have to say it, you have a swiss passport and that's it.