22 C.F.R. § 51.2
Passport issued to nationals only
(a) A passport may be issued only to a U.S. national.
(b) Unless authorized by the Department, no person may bear more than one valid passport of the same type.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 15
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1957–2026 · leading case: Raya v. Clinton, 703 F. Supp. 2d 569 (W.D. Va. 2010).
Raya v. Clinton, 703 F. Supp. 2d 569 (W.D. Va. 2010). “” 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a). As previously noted, the term “national” includes United States citizens, several categories of individuals born in outlying possessions of the United States, and other persons who “owe permanent allegiance to the United States.”
Keil v. Triveline, 661 F.3d 981 (8th Cir. 2011). “22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (2008). Keil represented himself as a United States citizen to the agents immediately before they arrested him.”
Hizam v. Kerry, 747 F.3d 102 (2d Cir. 2014). “§§ 211a, 212; 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a). CRBAs and passports “have the same force and effect as proof of United States citizenship as certificates of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Attorney General or by a court having naturalization jurisdiction.”
United States v. David Vyner, 846 F.3d 1224 (D.C. Cir. 2017). “3d at 119 (citing 22 C.F.R. §§ 51.2 (a), 51.3(a)-(c), 51.80(a)), the Second and Fifth Circuits concluded that foreign-issued passports are prescribed by statute or regulation for entry into the United States within Section 1546(a)’s plain meaning.”
United States v. Rahman, 189 F.3d 88 (2d Cir. 1999). “See 22 C.F.R. §§ 51.2 (a), 51.3(a)-(c), 51.80(a) (United States passport may be revoked by reason of noncitizenship).”
Walter Briehl v. John Foster Dulles, Sec'y of State, 248 F.2d 561 (D.C. Cir. 1957). “22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (1949). Beyond that, the order confined itself to specifying the formal requirements of the passport application (e.”
Yuen v. Internal Revenue Serv., 497 F. Supp. 1023 (S.D.N.Y. 1980). “” 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a) (1979). A “national” is defined as a citizen or a “noncitizen owing permanent allegiance to the United States.”
Sowah v. Gonzales, 196 F. App'x 576 (9th Cir. 2006). “§ 212 ; 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a). Even if Sowah was unsuccessful in his attempt to obtain a passport and thereby failed to receive a “benefit,” he clearly represented himself as a U.”
Lavalle Cervantes v. Int'l Hosp. Assocs., S. en C. (SE), 261 F. Supp. 3d 171 (D.P.R. 2016). “§ 212 ; 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a) (U.S. Passports may only be issued to United States nationals).”
Ali v. Dep't of State (D.D.C. 2021). “national,” 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a), the initial issuance of Ali’s passport and the subsequent renewals necessarily constituted findings that Ali was a U.”
Alzokari v. Dep't of State (D.D.C. 2021). “national,” 22 C.F.R. § 51.2 (a), and so Alzokari alleges that the initial issuance of his passport, and each subsequent renewal, necessarily required the Department to find that he was a U.”
Xia v. Kerry (D.D.C. 2019). “22 C.F.R. §§ 51.2 (a), 211(a), 212. U.S. passports “have the same force and effect as proof of United States citizenship as certifications of naturalization or of citizenship issued by the Attorney General or by a court having naturalization jurisdiction.”
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