Overseas Americans: The Essential Guide To Living And Working Abroad » (ILLUSTRATE)

Overseas Americans is the essential handbook for U.S. citizens living or working abroad. It contains vital information and actual documents from all the government agencies that you as an expatriate will have to deal with, including the IRS, State Department, Customs, and Social Security Administration. Find answers to all your questions about living or working abroad before you go: must I pay U.S. taxes? What travel documents, visas or work permits will I need? Is my destination safe for Americans? What should I do if I'm arrested in a foreign country? Can I lose my U.S. citizenship by living overseas? Will my health insurance be good? Can I vote in U.S. elections while living abroad? In addition to answering these and other frequently asked questions, this invaluable guide provides an annotated list of the 100 most helpful Web sites for Americans abroad, as well as the password to a special Web site just for readers of Overseas Americans. Don't leave home without this book!

Introduction
SECTION ONE WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM THE U.S. GOVERNMENT
Chapter 1 - Overseas Employment Scams
Chapter 2 - Tips for Americans Residing Abroad(Department of State Publication 10391, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Revised September 1996)
Chapter 3 - Know Before You Go(U.S. Customs Service Pamphlet, Revised January 1997)
Chapter 4 - U.S. Consuls Help Americans Abroad(Department of State Publication 10176)
Part I Bureau of Consular Affairs
Part II The Office of Overseas Citizens Services
Chapter 5 - U.S. Department of State's Judicial Assistance
Part I Marriage of United States Citizens Abroad
Part II Acquisition of U.S. Citizenship by a Child Born Abroad
Part III Consular Report of Death of a U.S. Citizen Abroad
Part IV Estates of Deceased Americans Abroad
Part V Return of Remains of Deceased Americans
Chapter 6 - Staying Out of Legal Trouble
Part I Assistance to U.S. Citizens Arrested Abroad
Part II Travel Warning on Drugs Abroad
SECTION TWO TAXES
Chapter 7 - Internal Revenue Service, Publication 54:Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, Part One
Chapter 8 - Internal Revenue Service, Publication 54:Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, Part Two
Chapter 9 - Internal Revenue Service, Publication 54:Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad, Part Three
Chapter 10 - Internal Revenue Service, Publication 54:Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Residen Aliens Abroad, Part Four
Chapter 11 - Internal Revenue Service, Publication 54:Tax Guide for U.S. Citizens and Residen Aliens Abroad, Part Five
SECTION THREE SECURITY ABROAD: POLITICAL, PERSONAL, AND FINANCIAL
Chapter 12 - Protecting Your Nationality and Assets Abroad
Part I: Dual Nationality(U.S. Department of State, American Citizen Services)
Part II: Advice about Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Foreign Military Service
Part III: Advice about Possible Loss of U.S. Citizenship and Seeking Public Office in a Foreign State
Chapter 13 - Security Guidelines for American Families Living Abroad
Chapter 14 - Guidelines for Protecting Business Information Overseas
Chapter 15 - Crisis Abroad(Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State, Travel Publications)
Part I How the U.S. Government Can Help in a Crisis
Part II Evacuation Plan: Don't Leave Home without It!
SECTION FOUR RESOURCES
Chapter 16 - Number of Resident Americans Living Abroad
Chapter 17 - Top 100 Web Sites for Americans Living or Working Abroad