A portrait passport for President Trump is planned to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the American continent.
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The US State Department will begin revoking the passports of Americans who owe “significant child support debts.”
The department issued a notice on May 7 stating that federal regulations do not allow passports to be issued to people with more than $2,500 in unpaid child support and that valid passports may be revoked.
“Notifications regarding passport revocation will be sent directly to the passport holder by the State Department via email or via the mailing address provided on the most recent passport application,” the State Department said in a notice posted on its website.
The department will begin revocations on Friday, May 8, with a focus on people who owe more than $100,000, the Associated Press reports. But the revocation plan will soon be “significantly expanded” to include parents who owe more than $2,500.
The $2,500 threshold was established by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The law includes a provision to notify the State Department of those who are behind in child support payments, and states that the secretary of state can “revoke, limit, or limit” previously issued passports, according to the New York Times.
“Under President Trump, the State Department is using common sense measures to assist American families and strengthen compliance with U.S. law,” the department said in a May 7 news release. “This includes preventing those who owe large amounts of court-ordered child support from neglecting their legal and moral obligations to their children.”
The State Department said it was coordinating with the Department of Health and Human Services on an “unprecedented scale” to revoke passports, and the move “supports the welfare of America’s children by having a real impact on child support arrears under current federal law.”
What to do if your passport is revoked
If your passport is revoked because you owe more than $2,500 in child support, you will need to contact the state you are paying child support to pay the debt, according to the State Department’s website.
Once your payment to the state is complete, you will be eligible to get a new passport. However, even if child support is paid, an expired passport cannot be used for travel.
People who are abroad and receive notification that their passport has been revoked should contact the state where they pay child support and may also contact their nearest U.S. embassy or consulate to process their passport application, the State Department said on its website.
Gabe Hauari is USA TODAY’s national trends news reporter. You can follow him at X @gabehauari Or email Gdhauari@gannett.com.
