22 U.S.C. § 212

§212. Persons entitled to passport

Edition 2024

U.S.C. Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE
22 U.S.C.

United States Code, 2024 Edition

Title 22 - FOREIGN RELATIONS AND INTERCOURSE

CHAPTER 4 - PASSPORTS

Sec. 212 - Persons entitled to passport

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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".

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