[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 22, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2003]
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[CITE: 22CFR51.74]

[Page 267]
 
                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS
 
                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
 
PART 51--PASSPORTS--Table of Contents
 
       Subpart E--Limitation on Issuance or Extension of Passports
 
Sec. 51.74  Special validation of passports for travel to restricted areas.

    (a) A United States National wishing a validation of his passport 
for travel to, in, or through a restricted country or area may apply for 
a special validation to the Office of Passport Services, a passport 
agency, or a foreign service post authorized to issue passports. The 
application shall be accompanied by evidence that the applicant falls 
within the standards set out in paragraph (c) of this section.
    (b) The Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs or an 
authorized designee of that official shall decide whether or not to 
grant a special validation. The special validation shall be granted only 
when such action is determined to be in the national interest of the 
United States.
    (c) An application may be considered if:
    (1) The applicant is a professional reporter, the purpose of whose 
trip is to obtain, and make available to the public, information about 
the restricted area; or
    (2) The applicant is a representative of the American Red Cross; or
    (3) The applicant establishes that his or her trip is justified by 
compelling humanitarian considerations; or
    (4) The applicant's request is otherwise in the national interest.

(Sec. 1, 44 Stat. 887, as amended (22 U.S.C. 211a); sec. 4, 63 Stat. 
111, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2658); E.O. 11295, 36 FR 10603; 3 CFR 1966-70 
Comp., 507; E.O. 12211, 45 FR 26685)

[45 FR 30619, May 9, 1980. Redesignated at 54 FR 8532, Mar. 1, 1989]