22 C.F.R. § 72.8 Disposition of nationality documents.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) Passport. The passport of a deceased United States citizen should be canceled by the consular officer and either returned to the Department or delivered to the person having a legitimate interest therein. Only a person who is included in the passport may be considered to have a legitimate interest in it. The date and place of death should be noted on the passport, and an appropriate notation made on Form FS–192 (see §72.4(b)(1)). (b) Certificate of naturalization. The certificate of naturalization of a deceased United States citizen should be taken up by the consular officer and forwarded to the Department for transmission to the Department of Justice; or, if the certificate is claimed by any person who may have a legitimate interest therein, it should be endorsed by the consular officer to show the date and place of death of the person to whom it was originally issued, and should then be delivered to the person entitled thereto, with appropriate notation made on Form FS–192 (see §72.4(b)(1)).
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Reporting Deaths of United States Citizens
§ 72.8 Disposition of nationality documents.
