Radio Ranch with Roger Sayles 052826 LIVE, - Nationals, Not Citizens: Passports, Affidavits, and Real‑World Wins

Global Voice Radio Network's tracks · May 28, 2026 · 3h 1m · transcript

On today’s Win-Thursday at the Radio Ranch, I pulled back the curtain on how our “national, not citizen” status work is actually implemented. We walked through the practical sequence: filing DS‑11 when a passport is lost, attaching a notarized Affidavit/Declaration of Citizenship Evidence, and why clerks must accept attachments. We clarified key citations (8 USC 1101 and 26 CFR 1.1‑1), how “resident,” “nonresident alien,” and “national” are used, and why precise wording matters—especially around taxes and withholding. Callers Heike (an East Berlin native), Julie, William, Larry, Sherry, and…