WRITTEN CONSENT TO RELEASE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT
U.S. Department of State
DS-5505
04-2024
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CONSULAR OFFICES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Safeguarding your privacy is an integral part of the consular mission. The Privacy Act of 1974 and related rules provide a range of protections for
personal information that the Department, including its embassies and consulates worldwide, maintains about you. The Act also permits - but does not
require - the Department to share such information in various established common circumstances, such as when we engage with U.S. and foreign
government authorities in connection with your case and when we work with various entities and individuals in emergency situations.
The purpose of this form is to allow you to tell the Department of State with whom you would like us to share information about your case, outside of
the common circumstances mentioned above. If possible, you can assist us in reaching these individuals or organizations by providing contact
information. Providing this information is voluntary, but without it the Department may find it more difficult to assist you in a manner consistent with your
wishes.
Further information about our privacy rules and practices is available at foia.state.gov and the State-05 Federal Register Overseas Citizens Services
Records notice.
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552a (Privacy Act), 22 U.S.C. 2656 (Management of Foreign Affairs), 22 U.S.C. 3904 (Functions of Service), Vienna Convention on
Consular Relations.
Are there particular individuals to whom you would like the Department of State to provide relevant and appropriate information about your
case/situation? If so, please provide name(s), relationship, and contact details below.
Name (Last, First, Middle) Relationship/Affiliation
E-Mail / Phone (specify mobile or landline) / Street
Address
If you are completing this form on behalf of a minor, please check the box and state the minor's full name and your legal relationship:
Full Name (Printed) Date of Birth (mm-dd-yyyy)
Signature (Ink, Typed) Date (mm-dd-yyyy)
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In addition to any individuals you have listed, do you consent to the Department of State providing relevant information about your case/situation to
(please check all that apply):
Family Friends Employer
Attorney/representative Congressional offices Media
Other parties in a position to assist you
If there is anything about your case/situation (e.g., health status, location, contact details) that you particularly wish, or do not wish, to be disclosed,
please specify below.
I understand the foregoing and voluntarily consent to release of information about my case in accordance with the rules, practices, and preferences set
out above. I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that I am the person named below.
Signature: Electronic signature (retyping your name in this box using an electronic method) is as acceptable as signing with pen/ink and paper.
