Polityka i handel międzynarodowy · 10.10.2000

Passport Procedures-Amendment to Requirements for Executing a Passport Application on Behalf of a Minor

This proposed rule amends regulations on Passports. The amendments bring passport regulations into conformity with current practice and implement the requirements of Section 236 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act. That Section requires that both parents execute a passport application on behalf of a minor under age 14 or, if only one parent executes the application, such parent must establish his or her custodial status or the other parent's consent. It also provides for exceptions in exigent circumstances, such as those involving the health or welfare of the child, or when the Secretary of State determines that issuance of a passport is warranted by special family circumstances.