22 CFR § 53.3 - Attempt of a citizen to enter without a valid passport.

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title: "22 CFR § 53.3 - Attempt of a citizen to enter without a valid passport."
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title_name: "Foreign Relations"
section_number: "53.3"
section_name: "Attempt of a citizen to enter without a valid passport."
chapter_name: "DEPARTMENT OF STATE"
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subchapter_name: "NATIONALITY AND PASSPORTS"
part_number: "53"
part_name: "PASSPORT REQUIREMENT AND EXCEPTIONS"
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regulatory_source: "71 FR 68430, Nov. 24, 2006, unless otherwise noted."
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# 53.3 Attempt of a citizen to enter without a valid passport.

The appropriate officer at the port of entry shall report to the Department of State any citizen of the United States who attempts to enter the United States contrary to the provisions of this part, so that the Department of State may apply the waiver provisions of § 53.2(h) and § 53.2(i) to such citizen, if appropriate.