---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 C.F.R. § 53.4"
title: "22"
number: "53.4"
heading: "Optional use of a valid passport."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/53.4"
---

# §53.4. Optional use of a valid passport.


Nothing in this part shall be construed to prevent a citizen from using a valid U.S. passport in a case in which that passport is not required by this part 53, provided such travel is not otherwise prohibited.


## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 8 U.S.C. 1185; 8 U.S.C. 1185 note (section 7209 of Pub. L. 108-458); E.O. 13323, 69 FR 241 (Dec. 30, 2003).

### Source

Source: 71 FR 68430, Nov. 24, 2006, unless otherwise noted.