Is it true that if you have a felony you can't get a passport?
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yep..
yes. it can also stop you from voting.
Not necessarily. Not all felony convictions count. You must contact the probation officer familiar w/ your particular case to find out.
Just wanted to add that while a couple below are true also, PLEASE check w/ the probation officer you used even if NOT on probation currently. Check w/ them even if you ARE! There are ALWAYS exceptions as it is not a clear cut rule. For example, if you need to travel due to very poor health or heaven forbid, death of a family member, your officer can approve it, or take it to a higher level. That is just one example of the many loopholes.
Please don't listen to any of us 100%, CHECK w/ probation officer as I said before- you certainly don't want to pay the $97 fee and then be denied as it won't be refunded!
Good luck. Wouldn't it be nice if the government paid as much attention to the terrorists traveling to our country?!?!
If you have a felony *warrant* outstanding, this is true.
If you have a felony *conviction*, this is only sometimes true. "A passport may not be issued to a person convicted of a felony federal or state drug offense if he used the passport or otherwise crossed an international boundary in committing the offense." Sometimes terms of a parole also stipulate you can't travel internationally.
If you owe back child support and have no felony you will not get a passport based on arrears of a support order owed. If you are on probation you will not get a passport. These are the only two thing that can stop you from obtaining a passport unless further ordered by the courts. If you have been convicted of a felony and have served your time either in prison or probation with no charges pending you can get a passport.
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