The term 'eligible' didn't register with me when I first posted. That made me curious as to what might be grounds for denial of a passport.
Several factors can prevent approval of a passport application, including:
- The applicant is in arrears on child support. The Secretary of Health and Human Services child support database is checked before the approval of any passport application.
- The applicant has been deemed incompetent by a court of law and/or committed to a mental institution by a court of law.
- The applicant has warrants for arrest or court orders or subpoenas on record requiring the applicant to remain in the U.S., including orders from the United States Armed Forces, or the applicant is on parole or probation and a condition of that parole or probation prohibits leaving the U.S. or the court’s jurisdiction. The Marshals Service WIN database is checked before a passport is issued.
- The applicant or the applicant’s family has received federal loans for: repatriation of the applicant and/or the applicant's family members from a foreign country, emergency medical attention, dietary supplements and/or evacuation of the applicant and/or the applicant's family from a foreign country to the United States.
- The applicant was denied a passport previously or had a passport revoked, unless the applicant can prove sufficient change of circumstances.
- The applicant is deemed to be a threat to national security of the United States.
- The applicant was arrested and convicted for either a felony or misdemeanor related to the manufacture, distribution, or possession of a controlled substance involving the use of a U.S. passport.
- A foreign country has requested the applicant be extradited, or if the U.S. Department of State is advised the applicant has a warrant out for arrest for a felony in another country.
