Schedule of Fees for Consular Services-Fee for Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of State 22 CFR Part 22 [Public Notice 12954] RIN 1400-AF61 AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: This final rule adjusts the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services by reducing the fee for Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States from $2,350 to $450. DATES: This final rule is effective on April 13, 2026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steve Jacob, Resource Management Unit, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; phone: 771-204-4677; email: Fees@state.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background This final rule adjusts the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule of Fees) by reducing the fee for Item #8, Administrative Processing of Request for Certificate of Loss of Nationality of the United States (CLN), from $2,350 to $450. This action is being taken to help alleviate the cost burden for those individuals who decide to request CLN services by returning to the below-cost fee that was in place from 2010-2014. The Department of State (Department) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on October 2, 2023 ( 88 FR 67687 ), with 30 days provided for public comment. This rule adopts the proposed rule as final and addresses public comments received by the Department. As set forth in the NPRM, the Department derives the authority to set fees based on the cost of the consular services it provides, and to charge those fees, from the general user charges statute, 31 U.S.C. …