Legal Authorities
Request For Overseas U.S. Citizen Vital Records Services
OMB
Control No. 1405-0253
Form DS-5542
8 U.S.C. 1104 Powers and Duties of the Secretary of State
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2018-title8/USCODE-2018-title8-chap12-subchapI-sec1104
8 U.S.C. 1401 Nationals and Citizens of United States at Birth
8 U.S.C. 1403 Persons Born in the Canal Zone or Republic of Panama on or after February 26, 1904
8 U.S.C. 1408 Nationals but not Citizens of the United States at Birth
8 U.S.C. 1409 Children Born Out of Wedlock
8 U.S.C. 1504(b) Consular Report of Birth Abroad
22 U.S.C. 2705 Documentation of citizenship
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2018-title22/USCODE-2018-title22-chap38-sec2705
22 U.S.C. 2715b Notification of next of kin; reports of death
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/USCODE-2018-title22/USCODE-2018-title22-chap38-sec2715b
22 C.F.R. 50.2 Determination of U.S. nationality of persons abroad
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec50-2
22 C.F.R. 50.5 Application for registration of birth abroad
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec50-5
22 C.F.R. 50.7 Consular Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States of America
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec50-7
22 C.F.R. 72.4 -72.6 Reporting Deaths of United States Nationals
https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2019-title22-vol1/CFR-2019-title22-vol1-sec72-6
22 C.F.R. 171.22(d) Request for access to records
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-22/chapter-I/subchapter-R/part-171/subpart-C#p-171.22(d)
12 Stat. 72, Ch. 179, Sec. 31, June 22, 1860 Marriage Abroad in Presence of Consular Officer; restated in R.S. 4082, repealed in R.S. 5596
104 Stat. 27, Pub. Law 101-246, Sec. 123, February 16, 1990 Consular Officer Duties; repealed Sec. 31 of 12 Stat. 72; 22 U.S.C. 4192
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| Author | Jacqueline M. Fraser |
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