A naturalized U.S. citizen with credit card debt is living abroad and wishes to renew his passport in a couple of years. While abroad, he was notified over the phone by a friend (non-relative), that a court summons has been glued onto his mailbox. Apparently, a debt collection agency is suing him for unpaid debt. My question is:
Could he have problems renewing his passport from abroad?
I have searched online, and wasn't able to find anything that says he would have problems. I also looked carefully through Title 22: Foreign Relations, PART 51—PASSPORTS, Subpart E — Denial, Revocation, and Restriction of Passports, and found the following:
It seems to me that none of these can be applied to his situation, but I want to be sure I didn't miss anything.
Can anyone please shed more insight to this? Would the fact that he didn't show up in court have an effect on his passport renewal?
I'm a little confused. Help would be much appreciated! Thanks to everyone on the forum.
Vasily
Could he have problems renewing his passport from abroad?
I have searched online, and wasn't able to find anything that says he would have problems. I also looked carefully through Title 22: Foreign Relations, PART 51—PASSPORTS, Subpart E — Denial, Revocation, and Restriction of Passports, and found the following:
§ 51.70 - Denial of passports
(a) A passport, except for direct return to the United States, shall not be issued in any case in which the Secretary of State determines or is informed by competent authority that:
(1) The applicant is the subject of an outstanding Federal warrant of arrest for a felony, including a warrant issued under the Federal Fugitive Felon Act (18 U.S.C. 1073); or
(2) The applicant is subject to a criminal court order, condition of probation, or condition of parole, any of which forbids departure from the United States and the violation of which could result in the issuance of a Federal warrant of arrest, including a warrant issued under the Federal Fugitive Felon Act;
It seems to me that none of these can be applied to his situation, but I want to be sure I didn't miss anything.
Can anyone please shed more insight to this? Would the fact that he didn't show up in court have an effect on his passport renewal?
I'm a little confused. Help would be much appreciated! Thanks to everyone on the forum.
Vasily