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  1. May 2025

    1. May 15, 2025 2.0

      DOS requests comments on proposed revisions to Form DS-71, Affidavit of Identifying Witness

      Citizenship DOS ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. March 2025

    1. March 25, 2025 2.0

      EO 14248 § 2 requires proof of U.S. citizenship to vote

      Citizenship DHSDOSOtherState & Local Entities Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. February 2025

    1. February 18, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-5504 (Application for a U.S. Passport for Eligible Individuals: Correction, Name Change to Passport) to no longer allow "X" gender marker

      Citizenship DOSBureau of Consular Affairs ProposedComment PeriodFinal/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    2. February 18, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to DS-82 (U.S. Passport Renewal Application) to eliminate "X" gender marker from application

      Citizenship DOSBureau of Consular Affairs ProposedComment Period Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

    3. February 14, 2025 2.0

      DOS proposes changes to Form DS-11 (Application for a U.S. Passport), and will no longer issue passports with "X" sex markers

      Citizenship DOS ProposedComment Period Agency DirectiveForms and Information Collection

      Current Status

  1. January 2025

    1. January 29, 2025 2.0

      DOS recalls Foreign Affairs Manual section allowing self-certification of gender on passport applications

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

    2. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14160: "Protecting the Meaning and Value of American Citizenship"

      Citizenship DHSUSCISDOSSSAAG Final/ActualIn Litigation Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect
    3. January 20, 2025 2.0

      EO 14161 § 3 directs review of all existing policies to "protect" U.S. cultural and other interests

      Immigrant VisasNon-Immigrant VisasNaturalizationRefugees DHSDOSOther Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

  1. November 2020

    1. November 20, 2020

      State Department proposes new rule impacting intercountry adoption

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship Bureau of Consular Affairs Proposed Rule

      Current Status

      Partially in effect
      January 8, 2025
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. June 2020

    1. June 26, 2020

      DOS removes defunct immigrant visa classification regulation for certain former U.S. citizens

      Immigrant Visas: Special ImmigrantCitizenship DOS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. April 2020

    1. April 3, 2020

      COVID-19: DOS temporarily limits in-person passport services

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Not in effect

  1. January 2020

    1. January 31, 2020

      USCIS shifts to requiring citizens residing abroad to file Form I-130 online except in very limited circumstances

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. December 2019

    1. December 9, 2019

      DOS clarifies passport regulations for applicants with delinquent tax debt

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. July 2019

    1. July 11, 2019

      POTUS issues EO 13880 on Collecting Information about Citizenship Status in Connection with 2020 Census

      Citizenship DHSDOSHHSSSA Final/Actual Presidential Orders

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      January 20, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. December 2018

    1. December 6, 2018

      DOS revises Form DS-3077, Request for Entry into Children's Passport Issuance Alert Program

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      February 24, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration
    2. December 6, 2018

      DOS proposes revisions to Form DS-5506, Local U.S. Citizen Skills/Resources Survey

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. November 2018

    1. November 9, 2018

      USCIS amends guidance on suitability of prospective parents for intercountry adoption

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. August 2018

    1. August 29, 2018

      Reports of denials of passports to US citizens born near Mexican border

      Citizenship USCISDOS Reported Change in Practice

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
    2. August 9, 2018

      DOS requests comment on proposed revisions to Form DS-5507, Affidavit of Physical Presence for Birth Abroad

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      June 22, 2023
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. July 2018

    1. July 3, 2018

      DOS seeks comment on proposed revisions to Form DS-64, Statement Regarding a Lost or Stolen U.S. Passport Book and/or Card

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Forms and Information Collection

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. June 2018

    1. June 27, 2018

      DOS issues guidance for addressing citizenship claims for children of U.S. Citizen gestational mothers.

      Citizenship USCISDOS Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      May 18, 2021
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. May 2018

    1. May 11, 2018

      State Department issues final rule with statutory passport denial and revocation requirements, procedural changes for certain sex offenders

      Citizenship DOS Final/Actual Rule

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

  1. April 2018

    1. April 18, 2018

      USCIS clarifies parental physical presence requirements for child born abroad

      Citizenship USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect
      July 18, 2024
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. December 2017

    1. December 22, 2017

      USCIS updates procedures for Cubans following suspension of operations at Havana field office

      Immigrant VisasCitizenship USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Not in effect
      November 10, 2022
      Acted on by Biden Administration

  1. November 2017

    1. November 20, 2017

      USCIS issues new standards for adoption from Hague Convention countries.

      Immigrant Visas: Family-BasedCitizenship USCISBureau of Consular Affairs Final/Actual Agency Directive

      Current Status

      Fully in Effect

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