Kevin Karhan :verified:<p>:boost_ok: Anecdotal video from an alleged expat in Senegal: the US government is now <em>refusing to renew passports of citizens living abroad as a matter of policy</em>.</p><p>Source: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@drelizabethprof/video/7496171862674722054" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>their TikTok</em></a> (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20250401000000*/https://www.tiktok.com/@drelizabethprof/video/7496171862674722054" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">archival copy</a>)</p><ul><li>Can <em>anyone confirm or deny this?</em></li></ul><p>I'd do so myself but I'm not a U.S. citizen (<em>thankfully!</em>) and don't know any I could subject to the stress of entering any embassy or consulate, knowing they won't get a renewal unless they have less than 12 months of validity on it...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/expats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>expats</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Verification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Verification</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OSINT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OSINT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SourceChecking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SourceChecking</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Passport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Passport</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Renewal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Renewal</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Extenstion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extenstion</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Statelessness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Statelessness</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Citizenship</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/US" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>US</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PleaseBoost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PleaseBoost</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/FollowerPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FollowerPower</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TikTok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TikTok</span></a></p>