The U.S. State Department has proposed a new policy requiring parents to provide proof of their own citizenship or immigration status when applying for passports for their children, as part of President Donald Trump’s efforts to limit birthright citizenship. This draft guidance, reviewed by Reuters, offers the first detailed look at how the State Department might enforce Trump’s August 6 executive order, which targets “birth tourism” and expands historical exceptions to birthright citizenship ¹.

The proposed directive would mandate that parents or legal guardians submit documentation such as a valid U.S. passport, birth certificate, I-94 form, or legal permanent residency card when applying for a passport for their child. This information would be used to determine if the child qualifies for citizenship under the new order. Currently, parents only need to prove parentage and present photo identification, with an optional checkbox to indicate U.S. citizenship status without supporting documentation ¹.

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1. Reuters. “Exclusive-US may require parents to prove citizenship to get passports for their children.” Yahoo! News. September 1, 202X. https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/exclusive-trump-birthright-curbs-may-211049017.html ↩ ↩²

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