Politics May 07 AP report: Americans who owe significant child support will have their U.S. passports revoked By Matthew Lee, Associated Press
World Apr 23 Dual citizenship, eh? Under new law, millions of Americans may now also be considered Canadian A recent change to Canada's requirements has led to a surge in applications from its southern neighbor. By Sarah Raza, Associated Press
Politics Feb 13 Nonprofit libraries ordered by State Department to stop processing passport applications The agency, which regulates U.S. passports, began issuing cease and desist orders to not-for-profit libraries in late fall, informing them they were no longer authorized to participate in the Passport Acceptance Facility program as of Friday. By Susan Haigh, Associated Press
Politics Nov 06 Supreme Court lets Trump block transgender Americans from choosing passport sex markers The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed President Donald Trump’s administration to enforce a policy blocking transgender and nonbinary people from choosing passport sex markers that align with their gender identity. By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press
Politics Apr 18 Federal judge blocks Trump's passport policy affecting transgender Americans A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from enacting a policy that bans the use of “X” marker used by many nonbinary people on passports as well as the changing of gender markers. By Michael Casey, Associated Press
Sep 11 Lithuania to issue special passports to Belarus citizens staying legally in the Baltic country By Associated Press Minsk has announced that it will no longer issue passports to citizens permanently residing abroad in a move considered as a blow to the Belarusian emigrant communities. Continue reading
Sep 05 Belarus bans citizens from renewing passports abroad, spreading fear among those who fled repression By Associated Press An estimated 200-300,000 Belarusians have left the country in the last three years since massive protests against an election that returned President Alexander Lukashenko to office led to a harsh crackdown on the political opposition. Continue reading
Aug 01 U.S. restricts visa-free travel for Hungarian passport holders over security concerns By Bela Szandelszky, Associated Press The restrictions apply to the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which allows passport holders from 40 countries to enter the United States for business or tourism without a visa for up to 90 days. Continue reading
Jul 03 U.S. passport application backup causes uncertainty, thwarts plans for would-be travelers By Laurie Kellman, Rebecca Santana, David Koenig, Associated Press With family dreams and big money on the line, passport seekers describe a slow-motion agony of waiting, worrying, holding the line, refreshing the screen, complaining to Congress, paying extra fees and following incorrect directions. Continue reading
Mar 28 EU wants to end golden passport schemes to target Russian oligarchs By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press The European Commission has recommended that the bloc's 27 nations end golden passport schemes that allow wealthy people — among them Russian oligarchs — to buy their way to EU citizenship. Continue reading