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8 FAM 1305
Specimen Passports

8 FAM 1305.1

Specimen Passports

(CT:CITZ-1; 06-27-2018)
(Office of Origin: CA/PPT/S/A)

8 FAM 1305.1-1 Summary

(CT:CITZ-1; 06-27-2018)

a. Foreign governments occasionally request specimen copies of the U.S. passport. The Department considers these requests individually on a reciprocal basis. Upon receipt of inquiries, posts should normally advise the host government to request the specimen copies through its mission in Washington, DC. The Office of Foreign Missions (OFMinfo@state.gov) will coordinate the distribution of exemplars to all the foreign missions in the U.S.

b. Any formal request received by posts from domestic law enforcement agencies, forensic laboratories, or other legitimate domestic sources, should be forwarded to the Office of Fraud Prevention Programs in the Bureau of Consular Affairs (CA/FPP) at CA-Exemplars@state.gov.

c. If the Department agrees to the request, the appropriate office will forward the specimen passport(s) to the domestic agency or foreign government through its mission in Washington, DC. If more appropriate, the specimen passport(s) will be forwarded to the post for transmission to the host government.

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