Title 22, Foreign Relations and IntercourseRelease 119-102
§212 Persons Entitled to Passport
Title 22 › CHAPTER 4 — PASSPORTS › § 212
Summary
Only those loyal to the United States may get passports.
Full Legal Text
Title 22, §212
Foreign Relations and Intercourse, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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.
Legislative History
Notes & Related Subsidiaries
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”.
Reference
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Citation
22 U.S.C. § 212
Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102