First time to post. Apologies if this is covered elsewhere. Apologies also for asking so many questions, but any guidance will be gratefully received. I am writing this in a state of disbelief, high stress and growing paranoia.
My spouse and I are EU citizens, but long term permanent residents of Australia. We love life here, both work and are raising little Aussies. My spouse is a US citizen. I am not. Spouse left USA as a child, worked there briefly as a student, visited a couple of times but not for a while. Spouse has requested a new US passport as we want to visit the US on a long anticipated family holiday. Renewal form includes name, address, employer, SSN. Spouse is unaware of need to file US taxes, something I am only just learning about. It stuns me.
Immediate worry: 1) What if IRS reach out to us before we reach to them? 2) Can spouse be arrested at entry, exit or during US stay? 3) Can spouse be refused a passport? (I guess we will know soon) 4) Can spouse be refused entry to US? 5) Will passport renewal trigger any of the above? 6) Holiday still some months away. I'd prefer not to break the news until I have researched further, preferably after the holiday, as I don't want to ruin it. Is that a risky strategy to wait so long?
I didn't find the right solution from the internet. References
