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Passports
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ImmigrationProf Blog
And The World’s Most Powerful Passport Is…
The world's most powerful passport is..... Japanese! A group called Henley & Partners offers a "passport index" with "the most rigorous and sophisticated measure of global access." And right now,…
ContractsProf Blog
Passport Issuance Not a Contractual Activity
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a nation state issuing a passport to one of its citizens cannot be sued for breach of contracts or…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
IRS to Revoke U.S. Passports for Tax Debts Starting February 2018
Caplin & Drysdale reports: As detailed in our prior alert (here), Congress enacted Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (the “FAST Act”) in December 2015 and authorized the Internal Revenue Service…
International Financial Law Prof Blog
IRS Begins Withholding Passports For People Owing $51,000 of Unpaid Tax
The Internal Revenue Service strongly encouraged taxpayers who are seriously behind on their taxes to pay what they owe or enter into a payment agreement with the IRS to avoid…
International Law Prof Blog
Getting a New U.S. Passport or a U.S. Visa? Take Off Your Glasses!
Persons applying for a U.S. passport or U.S visa must remove glasses for their photo, starting November 1, 2016. Existing passports with photos of you with glasses are still accepted and…
Café con Labor
Clark Kent: ¡quítate esas gafas si quieres un pasaporte o una visa!
View English Version Here El Departamento de Estado está poniendo en vigor su política de que ningún “cuatro ojos” aparezca en estas fotografías. A partir del 1o de noviembre de…
BeLabor the Point
Clark Kent: Take Off Those Glasses if You Want a Passport or Visa
Ver la versión en español aquí The Department of State is rolling out its “no four eyes” policy. Effective November 1, 2016, the Department of State will no longer accept…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Intersex person denied a passport over gender designation sues U.S. government
Hailey Branson-Potts for the Los Angeles Times reports on an interest lawsuit involving the issuance of a passport.Dana Zzyym wanted to apply for a U.S. passport. Thee application, however, offered only…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Federal district judge declines to enjoin “scarlet passport” provision of new federal International Megan’s Law
Main April 13, 2016Federal district judge declines to enjoin "scarlet passport" provision of new federal International Megan’s LawAs reported in this AP piece, a "federal judge declined Wednesday to immediately…
International Compliance Blog
Department of State Braces for a Surge in Passport Applications
By Liz LaRocca
If you are a frequent overseas traveler, you may want to check your US passport expiration.The Department of State (DOS) is anticipating a surge in passport demand this year.The department…