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Touring the Naval Academy just got tougher for foreign visitors
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Touring the Naval Academy just got tougher for foreign visitors
Ellie Wolfe
5/9/2025 5:30 a.m. EDT
A foreign passport is no longer an accepted form of identification to visit the U.S. Naval Academy, marking the latest change to the Annapolis military academy since President Donald Trump took office in January.
The policy was quietly announced on the U.S. Navy’s website. As of Wednesday, visitors accessing the Naval Academy must show a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or a state identification card. They can also present a U.S. passport, but not a foreign one, according to the website.
The shift comes as the Naval Academy makes other sweeping changes, many influenced by the Trump administration. It got new Trump-appointed board members, ended affirmative action in admissions, removed nearly 400 books from its library and uninvited a lecturer who planned to talk about the book ban.
The Naval Academy declined to comment on the identification policy. A spokesperson for the academy directed comment requests to Naval District Washington, though a representative for that office said that he couldn’t comment on the change.
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Ellie Wolfe
ellie.wolfe@thebaltimorebanner.com
Ellie Wolfe
Ellie Wolfe reports on higher education at the Baltimore Banner. Raised in western Massachusetts and a proud graduate of Bates College, Ellie spent a year reporting on higher education at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson before moving to Baltimore.
Touring the Naval Academy just got tougher for foreign visitors
Ellie Wolfe
5/9/2025 5:30 a.m. EDT
A foreign passport is no longer an accepted form of identification to visit the U.S. Naval Academy, marking the latest change to the Annapolis military academy since President Donald Trump took office in January.
The policy was quietly announced on the U.S. Navy’s website. As of Wednesday, visitors accessing the Naval Academy must show a Real ID-compliant driver’s license or a state identification card. They can also present a U.S. passport, but not a foreign one, according to the website.
The shift comes as the Naval Academy makes other sweeping changes, many influenced by the Trump administration. It got new Trump-appointed board members, ended affirmative action in admissions, removed nearly 400 books from its library and uninvited a lecturer who planned to talk about the book ban.
The Naval Academy declined to comment on the identification policy. A spokesperson for the academy directed comment requests to Naval District Washington, though a representative for that office said that he couldn’t comment on the change.
{snip}
Ellie Wolfe
ellie.wolfe@thebaltimorebanner.com
Ellie Wolfe
Ellie Wolfe reports on higher education at the Baltimore Banner. Raised in western Massachusetts and a proud graduate of Bates College, Ellie spent a year reporting on higher education at the Arizona Daily Star in Tucson before moving to Baltimore.