He went to Jordan and the US Embassy in Amman gave him a US passport since he was born in the United States.
The trap for the unwary has been that US law requires disclosure by individuals who do not live in the US and have not even visited the US as long as the person has a US passport or birth certificate, even if they are a dual citizen of another country.
The US accuses Mr Arbabsiar, a US citizen with an Iranian passport, of working with the Quds Force, part of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards.
And in 2010, the US State Department issued new guidelines requiring only "appropriate clinical treatment" to obtain a new passport or a birth certificate for US citizens born outside the country.
"Giving sharks a passport could ultimately help us push for increased levels of protection, " added Mrs Hall.
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Arbabsiar, a US citizen who holds an Iranian passport, said he did.
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Lennon had previously been refused entry to the US and used a friend's passport to travel to the country in September.
He waited for us with Cuban-trained agents in the passport control offices.
He has also submitted his account for us to transfer the fund to him including his International passport, we want to hear from you before we can make the transfer to confirm if you are dead or not.
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Face recognition technology is proving to be a handier, more sophisticated tool to pick us out on the street, a crowded room or at passport control.
This passport can be acquired by hedge funds based in the US or elsewhere, but it will mean them complying with a whole new set of regulations, particularly on pay.
They have to provide us with their names, their IP address, their email address and passport.
Regardless, the Dutch e-passport system is still under development allowing for changes, which makes us wonder, is ours?
Previously, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had set a deadline of October 2005 for compliance, but US and European Commission officials have met to discuss accepting a secure digital photograph in lieu of the biometric passport requirements.
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"The implementation of the athlete biological passport is an important step in the evolution of the tennis anti-doping program as it provides us with a great tool in the fight against doping in our sport, " said ITF President Francesco Ricci Bitti.
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