It's automatic. Assumedly you will let them know by claiming the foreign earned income credit. But if you aren't claiming that then you can file form 8854 to let the IRS know that you are an expatriate. You can file it with your return although TurboTax does not support that form so you have to print and mail your return in order to use it.
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