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Third-Party Attendance at Appointments for Passport, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), and Certain Other Services

The State Department published this final rule in the Federal Register on May 13, 2024. It took effect on June 12, 2024.

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What the agency says

This rule adopts as final the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal Register on July 26, 2023. This final rule provides that private attorneys, interpreters, and other third parties may attend certain appointments at passport agencies and centers and at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas to assist the person requesting services (the applicant/requester). This rule permitting third-party attendance will apply only to appointments in support of an application for a U.S. passport, either domestically or overseas; to appointments related to a request for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or a Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States (CLN); and to other appointments for certain other services offered by American Citizens Services (ACS) units at U.S. embassies and consulates overseas (posts). In addition, this final rule includes technical corrections to clarify who may act as a consular officer for purposes of the Protection and Welfare of Citizens and their Property.

Key facts

Document number: 2024-10245
Type: Final rule
Action: Final rule
Agency: State Department
Published: May 13, 2024
Takes effect: June 12, 2024
Dates: The final rule is effective June 12, 2024.
Docket: Public Notice: 12387
Regulation ID (RIN): 1400-AF54
Code of Federal Regulations: 22 CFR 50; 22 CFR 51; 22 CFR 71
Topics: Citizenship and naturalization
Significant: Yes, under Executive Order 12866
Pages: 4

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