§ 51.63 Passports invalid for travel into or through restricted areas; prohibition on passports valid only for travel to Israel.

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Title 22 CFR: Foreign Relations › Chapter I: DEPARTMENT OF STATE › Part 51: PASSPORTS › Subpart E: Denial, Revocation, and Restriction of Passports and Cancellation of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad › § 51.63: § 51.63 Passports invalid for travel into or through restricted areas; prohibition on passports valid only for travel to Israel.

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(a) The Secretary may restrict the use of a passport for travel to or use in a country or area which the Secretary has determined is:

(1) A country with which the United States is at war; or

(2) A country or area where armed hostilities are in progress; or

(3) A country or area in which there is imminent danger to the public health or physical safety of United States travelers.

(b) Any determination made and restriction imposed under paragraph (a) of this section, or any extension or revocation of the restriction, shall be published in the

Federal Register.

(c) A passport may not be designated as valid only for travel to Israel.

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