6/7/2005

The U.S. Department of State has announced that the U.S. will share lost and stolen passport data with Interpol. The United States is joining many other countries in providing current information on issued passports reported lost or stolen to the Interpol lost and stolen document database which is available to border authorities worldwide.

Under the new policy issued U.S. passports reported lost or stolen will be immediately invalidated, added to an electronic database, and may not be used for travel. To protect the original passport holder's privacy, the name and biographical data from the passport will not be given to Interpol.

Only the passport number, country of issuance and document type will be provided to Interpol. During the processing of travelers at ports of entry, if a hit occurs against the Interpol database, the hit will be verified with U.S. authorities before action is taken against a bearer of such a passport.

Reportedly, travel document fraud, including the fraudulent application and use of the U.S. passport, represents a serious and growing threat to our national security. For the full report, please click here.

 

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