{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-51.24","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 51.24","heading":"Affidavit of identifying witness.","body":"(a) An identifying witness must execute an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Department before the person who accepts the passport application.\n(b) A person who has received or expects to receive a fee for his or her services in connection with executing the application or obtaining the passport may not serve as an identifying witness.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER F—NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS","PART 51—PASSPORTS","Subpart B—Application"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-22.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:49Z","sha256":"7b8e35eb9a4e78deef9585ac48cd1007798d2578a4a13429320452e2b015d017","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-51.23","next":"us/22-cfr-51.25"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}