[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 22, Volume 1]

[Revised as of April 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 22CFR51.62]



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                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 51_PASSPORTS--Table of Contents

 

                             Subpart D_Fees

 

Sec.  51.62  Exemption from payment of passport or execution fee.



    (a) The following persons are exempt from the payment of passport 

fees:

    (1) An officer or employee of the U.S. proceeding abroad on official 

business, or the members of his or her immediate family authorized to 

accompany or reside with him or her abroad. The applicant shall submit 

evidence of the official purpose of his or her travel and if applicable 

his or her authorization to have dependents accompany or reside with him 

or her abroad.

    (2) An American sailor who requires a passport in connection with 

his or her duties aboard an American flag-vessel.

    (3) A widow, child, parent, brother, or a sister of a deceased 

American service member proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such 

service member.

    (4) An employee of the United Seamen's Service who requires a 

passport for travel to assume or perform duties thereof. The applicant 

shall submit with his or her application a letter from the United 

Seamen's Service certifying that he or she is proceeding abroad on 

official business to provide facilities and services for U.S. merchant 

seamen.

    (b) No person described in paragraph (a) (1), (2), (3), or (4) of 

this section shall be required to pay an execution fee when his or her 

application is executed before a Federal official.



(22 U.S.C. 2658 and 3926)



[33 FR 12043, Aug. 24, 1968, as amended at 37 FR 6053, Mar. 24, 1972; 49 

FR 16989, Apr. 23, 1984; Redesignated at 63 FR 5103, Jan. 30, 1998.]



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