# 2025-12102: Easier US Citizenship Proof for Maritime Program Applicants

2025-12102, Deregulatory-Establishing United States Citizenship for MARAD Program Participation; Simplifying the Application Process, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Transportation Department, Maritime Administration published 2025-07-01 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-12102
- Title: Deregulatory-Establishing United States Citizenship for MARAD Program Participation; Simplifying the Application Process
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Transportation Department; Maritime Administration
- Citation: 90 FR 28513
- Published: 2025-07-01
- Effective: unknown
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: 2133-AB90
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Easier US Citizenship Proof for Maritime Program Applicants

## Summary

MARAD is making it easier for companies to prove they’re U.S. citizens when joining their programs. They’re cutting out extra paperwork, like birth details and notarizations, to keep things simple and protect privacy. These changes will save time and hassle for businesses starting soon, with no extra costs involved.

## Abstract

On May 1, 2019, MARAD published in the Federal Register an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM), titled "How to Best Evidence Corporate Citizenship: Policy and Regulatory Review," soliciting public comment on steps MARAD could take to simplify and modernize the process for evidencing U.S. citizenship. Consistent with the comments MARAD received, the proposed rule would simplify and modernize the process for establishing United States citizenship of corporations and other business formations participating in MARAD programs. In the interest of minimizing the unnecessary disclosure of personally identifiable information, the proposed rule would also eliminate the requirement to provide dates and places of birth of corporate executives, directors, and stock owners as required in the current form of affidavit of citizenship. The proposed rule would also amend the form of affidavit with respect to publicly traded entities by eliminating the requirement to provide certain information regarding registered owners of stock, eliminate the notarization requirement, and provide a simple and streamlined process for recertification.

## Effects PRIA read

- Easier proof of U.S. citizenship: benefit, low. If your company wants to participate in MARAD programs, MARAD will simplify and modernize how businesses prove U.S. citizenship for corporations and other business formations participating in MARAD programs. MARAD says this will reduce paperwork and save time with no extra costs.
- Remove birth date/place disclosure: benefit, low. MARAD will eliminate the requirement to provide dates and places of birth of corporate executives, directors, and stock owners in the affidavit of citizenship. That change reduces the amount of personally identifiable information businesses must submit and protects privacy.
- Less stock-owner reporting for public companies: benefit, low. For publicly traded entities, MARAD will remove the requirement to provide certain information about registered owners of stock in the affidavit of citizenship. Public companies will no longer need to supply that registered-owner information when evidencing citizenship.
- No notarization required: benefit, low. MARAD will eliminate the notarization requirement for the affidavit of citizenship. Businesses will not need to get affidavits notarized when submitting citizenship evidence.
- Streamlined recertification process: benefit, low. MARAD will provide a simple, streamlined process for recertification of U.S. citizenship for program participants. This should make it easier for businesses to recertify their citizenship status when required.

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## Sources
- [2025-12102 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/01/2025-12102/deregulatory-establishing-united-states-citizenship-for-marad-program-participation-simplifying-the)
- [2025-12102 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-01/pdf/2025-12102.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-12102 (as of 2026-06-08).