The Trump administration plans to change the requirements for certain US passport applications in response to an executive order from 20 January 2025. The State Department published a notice on Wednesday announcing the proposal, which aligns with Executive Order 14160 to "protect the meaning and value of US citizenship".
The plan includes changes that have not yet come into force but that could soon affect various passport applicants. The State Department noted that the federal government is currently prohibited from implementing the presidential decree.
However, part of the executive order "instructs the heads of relevant agencies to issue guidelines for its implementation, and the Supreme Court has allowed that part of the decree to go into effect", according to the State Department. The agency shared an "implementation plan" for when the restrictions that currently prevent changes to passport procedures and requirements are lifted.
