{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-51.46","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 51.46","heading":"Return or retention of evidence of U.S. citizenship or non-citizen nationality.","body":"The Department will generally return to the applicant evidence submitted in connection with an application for a passport. The Department may, however, retain evidence when it deems it necessary for anti-fraud or law enforcement or other similar purposes.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER F—NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS","PART 51—PASSPORTS","Subpart C—Evidence of U.S. Citizenship or Nationality"],"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":"1a1e24b40fb556721f636707b1c01967651d257852e8160e2d92f238b0e510a1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-51.45","next":"us/22-cfr-51.50"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}