fun shitty fact: US passports do not belong to the person whose info they contain. inside they are printed as being property of the US government and are therefore required to be turned over to the US government on request. technically speaking, the government can't steal a citizen's passport.
22 CFR § 51.7 Passport property of the U.S. Government. (a) A passport at all times remains the property of the United States and must be returned to the U.S. Government upon demand.
the language and laws around passports is pretty hardcore.
fun shitty fact: US passports do not belong to the person whose info they contain. inside they are printed as being property of the US government and are therefore required to be turned over to the US government on request. technically speaking, the government can't steal a citizen's passport.
the language and laws around passports is pretty hardcore.