[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: 22CFR51.8]



[Page 240-241]

 

                       TITLE 22--FOREIGN RELATIONS

 

                     CHAPTER I--DEPARTMENT OF STATE

 

PART 51_PASSPORTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec.  51.8  Cancellation of previously issued passport.



    (a) Upon applying for a new passport, an applicant shall submit for 

cancellation any previous passport still valid or potentially valid.



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    (b) If an applicant is unable to produce such a passport for 

cancellation, he or she shall submit a signed statement setting forth 

the circumstances surrounding the disposition of the passport and if it 

is claimed to have been lost, the efforts made to recover it. A 

determination will then be made whether to issue a new passport and 

whether such passport shall be limited as to place and periods of 

validity.



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



[31 FR 13540, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 31 FR 14521, Nov. 11, 1966; 

49 FR 16989, Apr. 23, 1984]