<prompt> Human: I hope its okay to post this here - I posted this in rtax as well but Im hoping to get a little bit of visibility and hopefully some answers.I am so overwhelmed right now.I was born in California, but left when I was two or three years old and have lived in Canada ever since. I have dual citizenship. It has come to my attention that I was supposed to be filing US taxes this whole time. Approximately the past 8 or 9 years. I havent been.Ive been trying to read up on the IRS website, but Im just so lost and confused. Ive come across both the Streamlined Foreign Offshore Procedure, and the Offshore Voluntary Disclosure Program, but from what I am understanding, those are meant for people who will either owe taxes in the US, or who have been avoiding filing tax returns purposely, and want to get up to date without penalty. I dont believe either of those apply to me, but Im not sure.Ive never made more than 30k CAD in a year since Ive started working at the age of 16, I have no assets, Im 95 sure Ive never had more than 10k total in any of my bank accounts, I have no savings, no retirement funds - nothing, as far as I know, to make my tax returns particularly complicated, and nothing to really make the IRS want to come after me. Im married to a Canadian citizen. I have a SSN and US birth certificate. I dont have the money to hire someone to do this for me, which is why Im trying to figure it out myself.Basically, I am wondering if I need to file using either of these programs SFOPOVDP, or if it is adequate enough for me to just file my taxes for each year I missed, and send them all in at once. Or if I should just start filing as of now, and not worry about previous years?That brings me to my next question. I am unsure what forms I need to fill out and send in. I know that I need to fill out form 1040, and I think form 2555, but thats as far as Ive gotten. Im also confused about the FBAR - does that apply only if I have had more than 10k in my accounts at any point, or am I supposed to fill one out each year no matter what? Are there any other forms I am missing?Im hoping that someone else who has had to deal with this can give me a basic walk through, or just some pointers - I have no idea what Im getting myself into, and am panicking slightly. I am very anxious to get this straightened out, as I am considering renouncing my US citizenship, but that is another discussion for another day. Im also terrified of doing this incorrectly, and winding up with huge finespenalties, since Ill be effectively putting myself on the IRS radar.Edit: Also, is there anything I need to file specifically in regards to the state of California? In Canada, we need to file our taxes on a federal level and a provincial level. Is there a similar thing for US tax filing that I need to worry about? I havent stepped foot in California for over 15 years, and I have never made any income elsewhere in the US.Thank you in advance for any advice.  <response>: If you usually live abroad and your assets are under 200k, youre in the clear for FATCA. However, FBAR Form FinCEN 114 should be filed if your COMBINED financial accounts exceed 10k. You should file your 1040s and claim the FEIE every year starting 2015. I wouldnt bother going back for previous years. There was a court case in August where the taxpayer was denied the FEIE form 2555 because she filed late. Filing your 1040 with a 2555 every year will keep you out of trouble. As long as you dont live in California, or make money there, there shouldnt be anything to do. 