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Statement of Consent: U.S. Passport Issuance to a Child

OMB No. 1405-0129

Form DS-3053

8 U.S.C. § 1104 - Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title8/html/USCODE-2016-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1104.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1001 – Statements or Entries Generally https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap47-sec1001.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1028 – Fraud and Related Activity in Connection with Identification Documents, Authentication Features, and Information

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap47-sec1028.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1542 – False Statement in Application and Use of Passport:

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1542.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1543 – Forgery or False Use of a Passport: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1543.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1544 – Misuse of A Passport:

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap75-sec1544.htm

18 U.S.C. § 1621 – Perjury Generally

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title18/html/USCODE-2016-title18-partI-chap79-sec1621.htm

22 U.S.C. § 211a – Authority to Grant, Issue, and Verify Passports https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title22/html/USCODE-2016-title22-chap4-sec211a.htm

22 U.S.C. § 212 – Persons Entitled to Passport

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title22/html/USCODE-2016-title22-chap4-sec212.htm

22 U.S.C. § 213 – Application for Passport; Verification by Oath of Initial Passport

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2016-title22/html/USCODE-2016-title22-chap4-sec213.htm

Public Law 106-113, Section 236 – The Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/granule/STATUTE-113/STATUTE-113-Pg1501/content-detail.html

22 C.F.R. Part 50 – Nationality Procedures

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2017-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2017-title22-vol1-part50.xml

22 C.F.R. Part 51– Passports

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2017-title22-vol1/xml/CFR-2017-title22-vol1-part51.xml

Executive Order 11295 – Rules Governing the Granting, Issuing, and Verifying of United States Passports

http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/11295.html

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