What is the Passport Denial Program?

Section 51.70(a)(8) of Title 22 of the Code of Federal Regulations states, in part that if you are certified to Passport Services by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to be in arrears of child support payments in excess of $2,500, then you are ineligible to receive a U.S. passport. If this applies to you, then you are strongly recommended that you contact your local county probation department to make payment arrangements before applying for a passport, or trying to renew your passport. The Passport Denial Program, which is part of the Federal Offset Program, is designed to help states enforce delinquent child support obligations. Under the program, non-custodial parents who are certified probation as having arrears that exceed $2,500 are submitted by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to the Department of State (DOS), which denies them U.S. passports upon application or the use of a passport service. The Office of Child Support Enforcement is a ... more

When the total arrears owed exceed $2,500 the noncustodial parent's passport may be denied. The United States Department of State (USDS) will not expedite a passport issuance, even if arrears are paid, unless there's a case of mistaken identity or extraordinary family emergency. Generally it takes about 2-4 weeks for the USDS to reissue a denied passport. Back to Question (E) 5. ... more

When the total arrears owed exceed $5,000 the noncustodial parent's passport may be denied. The United States Department of State (USDS) will not expedite a passport issuance, even if arrears are paid, unless there's a case of mistaken identity or extraordinary family emergency. Generally it takes about 2-4 weeks for the USDS to reissue a denied passport. 21. What is the Credit Bureau Reporting Program? Pennsylvania law requires county Domestic Relations Sections (DRSs) to provide periodic reports to Consumer Credit Reporting Agencies, whenever the noncustodial parent owes overdue support. Even if the noncustodial parent is making current support payments, the amount of overdue arrears will be reported to consumer credit reporting agencies. he noncustodial parent is notified 20 days in advance by the DRS that arrears will be reported to a credit bureau. A noncustodial parent may contest the accuracy of the information by contacting the county DRS. 22. What is a property lien? The exist ... more

When the total arrears owed exceed $5,000 the noncustodial parent’s passport may be denied. The United States Department of State (USDS) will not expedite a passport issuance, even if arrears are paid, unless there’s a case of mistaken identity or extraordinary family emergency. Generally it takes about 2-4 weeks for the USDS to reissue a denied passport. ... more