I’m officially stateless
Tuesday, 30 December 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 22 Comments »
Got a call yesterday (29 December 2008) from the US Embassy that my Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States has been received here in Bratislava. The staffer offered me the choice of picking it up in person or ...
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Wednesday, 24 December 2008 by Mike Gogulskipeople | 17 Comments »
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Interview – Radio Slovakia International
Tuesday, 16 December 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 8 Comments »
Yesterday I did a studio interview with Christopher George of Radio Slovakia International. We spoke for maybe twenty minutes, and the interview was edited down to about eleven minutes. Audio, direct from Radio Slovakia International, unedited, 12.3MB, 26min 52sec (my segment ...
Confrontation with bureaucracy, part 3
Sunday, 7 December 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 14 Comments »
On Friday I had a 9am appointment at the US Embassy with the Consul to move ahead with my renunciation of US citizenship. The Consul, an affable man about my age, did his duty. He made certain all the forms were ...
Confrontation with bureaucracy, part 2
Friday, 28 November 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 2 Comments »
Just sent: From: Mike Gogulski Sent: Friday, November 28, 2008 11:27 AM To: consulbratislava@state.gov Subject: appointment Dear Consular Staff, I visited the Embassy on Wednesday to submit paperwork to renounce my US citizenship. I was told that I needed to fill out another form (DS-4079) and contact you ...
Confrontation with bureaucracy, part 1
Wednesday, 26 November 2008 by Mike Gogulskidiary | 8 Comments »
I approach the United States Embassy in Bratislava today by taxi, around 3:00pm. I don't know how many of the security cameras disguised as birdhouses around Hviezdoslav Square catch sight of me. Doesn't matter, really. I also don't bother with my ...
