Sex Offender Passport Stamp
When applying for a passport, you are required to self-identify as a covered sex offender. We will print an identifier in your passport book. We cannot issue passport cards to covered sex offenders.
A registered sex offender can get a U.S. passport in most cases, but the passport may come with strings attached. If your conviction involved a minor, federal law requires a visible endorsement stamped inside your passport book identifying you as a covered sex offender.
Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to a covered sex offender unless the passport contains a unique identifier, and may revoke a passport previously issued without such an identifier of a covered sex offender. Get answers on what to do if you or someone that you know has been convicted of a sex crime that requires registration on a federal and/or local sex offender registry. New regulations require that registered child sex offenders have a passport identifier placed in their passports.
This helps inform foreign governments about their status. Yes, they can obtain a passport. However, when applying for a new passport, a covered individual must submit a signed statement on the application stating they are a registered sex offender under International Megans Law.
Any offenders who had a passport before their conviction cannot renew. Learn about new regulations requiring sex offender identification on passports. Understand implications for travel.
Yes, a sex offender can obtain a passport if they have completed their sentence. Under Section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), sex offender is defined as anyone who has ever been convicted of a sexual offense (a sex crime). The identifier is an endorsement of the passport, typically printed on the inside of the passport booklet which reads: The bearer was convicted of a sex offense against a minor and is a covered sex offender pursuant to 22 United States Code Section 212b (c) (1).
Except as provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of State shall not issue a passport to a covered sex offender unless the passport contains a unique identifier, and may revoke a passport previously issued without such an identifier of a covered sex offender.
