Title 22

PART 51

Part 51 - Passports

PART 51 - PASSPORTS Authority:8 U.S.C. 1504; 18 U.S.C. 1621; 22 U.S.C. 211a, 212, 212b, 213, 213n (Pub. L. 106-113 Div. B, Sec. 1000(a)(7) [Div. A, Title II, Sec. 236], 113 Stat. 1536, 1501A-430); 214, 214a, 217a, 218, 2651a, 2671(d)(3), 2705, 2714, 2714a, 2721, & 3926; 26 U.S.C. 6039E; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 652(k) [Div. B, Title V of Pub. L. 103-317, 108 Stat. 1760]; E.O. 11295, Aug. 6, 1966, FR 10603, 3 CFR, 1966-1970 Comp., p. 570; Pub. L. 114-119, 130 Stat. 15; Sec. 1 of Pub. L. 109-210, 120 Stat. 319; Sec. 2 of Pub. L. 109-167, 119 Stat. 3578; Sec. 5 of Pub. L. 109-472, 120 Stat. 3554; Pub. L. 108-447, Div. B, Title IV, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 2809; Pub. L. 108-458, 118 Stat. 3638, 3823 (Dec. 17, 2004). Source:72 FR 64931, Nov. 19, 2007, unless otherwise noted.

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   51.1 Definitions.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1SUBPART A
Subpart A - General
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   51.2 Passport issued to nationals only.
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   51.3 Types of passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.3SECTION 51.4
   51.4 Validity of passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.4SECTION 51.5
   51.5 Adjudication and issuance of passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.5SECTION 51.6
   51.6 Verification of passports and release of information from passport records.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.6SECTION 51.7
   51.7 Passport property of the U.S. Government.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.7SECTION 51.8
   51.8 Submission of currently valid passport.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.8SECTION 51.9
   51.9 Amendment of passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.1.1.9SECTION 51.10
   51.10 Replacement passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2SUBPART B
Subpart B - Application
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.1SECTION 51.20
   51.20 General.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.2SECTION 51.21
   51.21 Execution of passport application.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.3SECTION 51.22
   51.22 Passport agents and passport acceptance agents.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.4SECTION 51.23
   51.23 Identity of applicant.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.5SECTION 51.24
   51.24 Affidavit of identifying witness.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.6SECTION 51.25
   51.25 Name of applicant to be used in passport.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.7SECTION 51.26
   51.26 Photographs.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.8SECTION 51.27
   51.27 Incompetents.
22:1.0.1.6.32.2.1.9SECTION 51.28
   51.28 Minors.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3SUBPART C
Subpart C - Evidence of U.S. Citizenship or Nationality
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.1SECTION 51.40
   51.40 Burden of proof.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.2SECTION 51.41
   51.41 Documentary evidence.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.3SECTION 51.42
   51.42 Persons born in the United States applying for a passport for the first time.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.4SECTION 51.43
   51.43 Persons born outside the United States applying for a passport for the first time.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.5SECTION 51.44
   51.44 Proof of resumption or retention of U.S. citizenship.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.6SECTION 51.45
   51.45 Department discretion to require evidence of U.S. citizenship or non-citizen nationality.
22:1.0.1.6.32.3.1.7SECTION 51.46
   51.46 Return or retention of evidence of U.S. citizenship or non-citizen nationality.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4SUBPART D
Subpart D - Fees
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.1SECTION 51.50
   51.50 Form of payment.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.2SECTION 51.51
   51.51 Passport fees.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.3SECTION 51.52
   51.52 Exemption from payment of passport fees.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.4SECTION 51.53
   51.53 Refunds.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.5SECTION 51.54
   51.54 Replacement passports without payment of applicable fees.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.6SECTION 51.55
   51.55 Execution fee not refundable.
22:1.0.1.6.32.4.1.7SECTION 51.56
   51.56 Expedited passport processing.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5SUBPART E
Subpart E - Denial, Revocation, and Restriction of Passports and Cancellation of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.1SECTION 51.60
   51.60 Denial and restriction of passports.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.2SECTION 51.61
   51.61 Denial of passports to certain convicted drug traffickers.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.3SECTION 51.62
   51.62 Revocation or limitation of passports and cancellation of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.4SECTION 51.63
   51.63 Passports invalid for travel into or through restricted areas; prohibition on passports valid only for travel to Israel.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.5SECTION 51.64
   51.64 Special validation of passports for travel to restricted areas.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.6SECTION 51.65
   51.65 Notification of denial, revocation or cancellation of passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad.
22:1.0.1.6.32.5.1.7SECTION 51.66
   51.66 Surrender of passport and/or Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
22:1.0.1.6.32.6SUBPART F
Subpart F - Procedures for Review of Certain Denials and Revocations
22:1.0.1.6.32.6.1.1SECTION 51.70
   51.70 Request for hearing to review certain denials and revocations.
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   51.71 The hearing.
22:1.0.1.6.32.6.1.3SECTION 51.72
   51.72 Transcript and record of the hearing.
22:1.0.1.6.32.6.1.4SECTION 51.73
   51.73 Privacy of hearing.
22:1.0.1.6.32.6.1.5SECTION 51.74
   51.74 Final decision.