{"data":{"id":"us/22-cfr-51.8","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"22 CFR 51.8","heading":"Submission of currently valid passport.","body":"(a) When applying for a new passport in person or by mail, an applicant must submit for cancellation any currently valid passport of the same type.\n(b) When applying for a new passport on-line, an applicant must have the currently valid passport of the same type available for cancellation via the on-line process.\n(c) If an applicant is unable to produce a passport under paragraph (a) or (b) of this section, they must submit a signed statement in the form prescribed by the Department setting forth the circumstances regarding the disposition of the passport.\n(d) The Department may deny or limit a passport if the applicant has failed to provide a sufficient and credible explanation for lost, stolen, altered or mutilated passport(s) previously issued to the applicant, after being given a reasonable opportunity to do so.","path":["Title 22—Foreign Relations","CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE","SUBCHAPTER F—NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS","PART 51—PASSPORTS","Subpart A—General"],"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":"6c563a631ba2a731d028e5d1fe2931c98a7ca8486a795789eeeffc831dc7cc96","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/22-cfr-51.7","next":"us/22-cfr-51.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}