# 22 C.F.R. § 51.65 (2026): Notification of denial, revocation or cancellation of passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 C.F.R. § 51.65 (2026)
- **Heading:** Notification of denial, revocation or cancellation of passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** 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 / § 51.65: § 51.65   Notification of denial, revocation or cancellation of passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad.

## Text

(a) The Department will send notice in writing to any person whose application for issuance of a passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad has been denied, whose passport has been revoked, or whose Consular Report of Birth Abroad has been cancelled. The notification will set forth the specific reasons for the denial, revocation or cancellation and, if applicable, the procedures for review available under 22 CFR 51.70 through 51.74.
(b) An application for a passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad will be denied if an applicant fails to meet his or her burden of proof under the applicable regulations or otherwise does not provide documentation sufficient to establish entitlement to a passport or a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or does not provide additional information as requested by the Department within the time provided in the notification by the Department that additional information is required. Thereafter, if an applicant wishes the Department to adjudicate his or her claim of entitlement to a passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad, he or she must submit a new application, supporting documents, and photograph, along with all applicable fees.
(c) The Department may, in its sole discretion, administratively re-open a previously filed passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad application in order to issue a passport or Consular Report of Birth Abroad.
[83 FR 21874, May 11, 2018]

## Nearby sections

- [22 C.F.R. § 51.60 (2026) § 51.60   Denial and restriction of passports.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_60.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.61 (2026) § 51.61   Denial of passports to certain convicted drug traffickers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_61.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.62 (2026) § 51.62   Revocation or limitation of passports and cancellation of Consular Reports of Birth Abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_62.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.63 (2026) § 51.63   Passports invalid for travel into or through restricted areas; prohibition on passports valid only for travel to Israel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_63.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.64 (2026) § 51.64   Special validation of passports for travel to restricted areas.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_64.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.65 (2026) § 51.65   Notification of denial, revocation or cancellation of passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_65.md)
- [22 C.F.R. § 51.66 (2026) § 51.66   Surrender of passport and/or Consular Report of Birth Abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/CFR_T22_P51_S51_66.md)

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