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22 U.S.C. 212: Persons entitled to passportText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 22-FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSECHAPTER 4-PASSPORTS
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§212. Persons entitled to passport

No passport shall be granted or issued to or verified for any other persons than those owing allegiance, whether citizens or not, to the United States.

(R.S. § 4076; June 14, 1902, ch. 1088, § 2 , 32 Stat. 386 .)

Editorial Notes

Codification

R.S. § 4076 derived from act May 30, 1866, ch. 102, 14 Stat. 54.

Amendments

1902⁠—Act June 14, 1902, substituted “those owing allegiance, whether citizens or not, to the United States” for “citizens of the United States”.