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US passport application policy changes
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2026-09-02 07:38 UTC → 2026-09-03 02:15 UTC ·
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The U.S. Department of State has formally proposed new guidelines for children’s passport applications, stemming from an released draft guidance to implement President Donald Trump’s August 6 executive order (EO 14418). These rules are part of an effort 14418), which seeks to combat “birth tourism” and restrict birthright citizenship. citizenship by targeting “birth tourism.” The proposed regulations would require parents or legal guardians applying for children’s passports to provide proof evidence of their own U.S. citizenship or immigration status, such as status. Specifically, U.S. passports, birth certificates, citizens may be asked for a passport or birth certificate, while non-citizens may need to present I-94 entry records. Under these guidelines, forms or Green Cards. The State Department intends to use this documentation to enforce restrictions outlined in the order, which denies citizenship could be denied to children if a parent works for a foreign government in the U.S., engages in fraudulent transactions fraud to obtain citizenship, or is classified as an “enemy alien.” This marks a shift from current requirements, where parents only need to prove their relationship to the child and provide a photo ID. “alien enemy.” This initiative follows a previous attempt to limit birthright citizenship to children with at least one U.S. citizen or Green Card holder parent, citizenship, which the Supreme Court ruled unconstitutional struck down in a 6-3 decision for violating the 14th Amendment. Legal challenges are currently underway to block continue; a federal judge in Maryland, Deborah Boardman, recently issued an injunction blocking the new executive order, with some judges expressing skepticism during recent hearings. order’s application for children included in a class-action lawsuit, describing the measure as “almost certainly unconstitutional.”
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