---
kind: "unit"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations"
key: "chI/subchF/part53"
level: "part"
label: "Part 53"
heading: "Passport Requirement and Exceptions"
release: "ecfr-current"
date: "2026-08-27"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/22/chI-subchF-part53"
sections_count: 4
---

# Part 53 — Passport Requirement and Exceptions

Title 22 C.F.R. — Foreign Relations › Chapter I — Department of State › Subchapter F — Nationality and Passports

## Sections

- [§53.1. Passport requirement; definitions.](/cfr/22/53.1.md)
- [§53.2. Exceptions.](/cfr/22/53.2.md)
- [§53.3. Attempt of a citizen to enter without a valid passport.](/cfr/22/53.3.md)
- [§53.4. Optional use of a valid passport.](/cfr/22/53.4.md)