# 22 CFR § 50.2: Determination of U.S. nationality of persons abroad

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 22 CFR § 50.2
- **Heading:** Determination of U.S. nationality of persons abroad
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 22—Foreign Relations > CHAPTER I—DEPARTMENT OF STATE > SUBCHAPTER F—NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS > PART 50—NATIONALITY PROCEDURES > Subpart A—Procedures for Determination of United States Nationality of a Person Abroad

## Text

The Department shall determine claims to United States nationality when made by persons abroad on the basis of an application for registration, for a passport, or for a Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America. Such determinations of nationality may be made abroad by a consular officer or a designated nationality examiner. A designated nationality examiner may accept and approve/disapprove applications for registration and accept and approve/disapprove applications for passports and issue passports. Under the supervision of a consular officer, designated nationality examiners shall accept, adjudicate, disapprove and provisionally approve applications for the Consular Report of Birth Abroad. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad may only be issued by a consular officer, who will review a designated nationality examiner's provisional approval of an application for such report and issue the report if satisfied that the claim to nationality has been established.
[31 FR 13537, Oct. 20, 1966, as amended at 61 FR 43311, Aug. 22, 1996]

## Nearby sections

- [22 CFR § 50.2 § 50.2 Determination of U.S. nationality of persons abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.2.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.3 § 50.3 Application for registration.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.3.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.4 § 50.4 Application for passport.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.4.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.5 § 50.5 Application for registration of birth abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.5.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.6 § 50.6 Registration at the Department of birth abroad.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.6.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.7 § 50.7 Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.7.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.8 § 50.8 Certification of Report of Birth Abroad of a United States Citizen.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.8.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.9 § 50.9 Card of identity.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.9.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.10 § 50.10 Certificate of nationality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.10.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.11 § 50.11 Certificate of identity for travel to the United States to apply for admission.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.11.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.20 § 50.20 Retention of nationality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.20.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.30 § 50.30 Resumption of nationality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.30.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.40 § 50.40 Certification of loss of U.S. nationality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.40.md)
- [22 CFR § 50.50 § 50.50 Renunciation of nationality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-22-50.50.md)

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