travel.state.gov Online Application For U.S. Passports For Minors Under 16 United States of America

Name of the Organization : U.S. Passports & International Travel (travel.state.gov)
Type of Facility : Apply Online For U.S. Passports For Minors Under 16
Location : Philadelphia
Country : United States of America

Website : https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html

Related :
USA Online Application For U.S. Passports For Minors Age 16 & 17 : www.statusin.org/111.html

1. Passports for Minors Under 16:

Who Needs One : Every minor regardless of age traveling overseas must have a valid passport

Minors Under 16 Passport Valid for 5 years

2. Submission Method :

Passport applications for minors under age 16 must be submitted in person at a passport agency or authorized passport application acceptance facility. The minor must be present. Both parents or guardians should appear with the minor. If both parents/guardians cannot be present, see parental consent for additional document requirements.

What you need to apply for a minor’s passport :
** Evidence of U.S. Citizenship
** Evidence of Parental Relationship
** Photo Identification
** Parental Consent
** Passport Photo
** Application Forms
** Passport Fees

1. Evidence of U.S. Citizenship :
You must submit one of the following original certified documents as primary evidence of U.S. citizenship for your child (photocopies are not acceptable) :

Certified U.S. Birth Certificate (must meet all of the following requirements) :
** Issued by City, County, or State of birth
** Lists bearer’s full name, date of birth, and place of birth
** Lists parent(s) full names
** Has date filed with registrar’s office (must be within one year of birth)
** Has registrar’s signature
** Has embossed, impressed, or multicolored seal of registrar
** Previous U.S. Passport (may be expired, must be undamaged)
** Consular Report of Birth Abroad
** Certificate of Naturalization
** Certificate of Citizenship

2. Evidence of Parental Relationship :
You must submit evidence that lists you as the parent of the minor applying for a passport. Some documents, like a U.S. birth certificate, provide both evidence of citizenship and evidence of parental relationship. If you’re submitting one or more of the documents below as evidence of U.S. citizenship too, you must submit a certified copy. Photocopies are acceptable only if used as evidence of parental relationship, not citizenship evidence.

Examples of documents that may be used as evidence of parental relationship are :
** U.S. birth certificate
** Foreign birth certificate
** Adoption decree

3. Photo Identification :
** When you submit your application, the parent (or child, if he or she has an ID in his or her own name) must present one of the following primary photo identification documents, and submit a photocopy
** Valid Driver’s License (plus a second ID if issued in a different state than where you apply)
** Current, undamaged U.S. Passport (if issued less than 15 years ago)

4. Parental Consent :
Minors under age 16 cannot apply for a passport by themselves.

Both parents/guardians must appear in person with the minor and provide consent, authorizing passport issuance to the minor. If one parent/guardian is unable to appear in person, then the DS-11 application must be accompanied by a signed, notarized Form DS-3053 : Statement of Consent from the non-applying parent/guardian.

If the minor only has one parent/guardian, evidence of sole authority to apply for the minor must be submitted with the application in the form of a :
** U.S. or foreign birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, or adoption decree, listing only the applying parent
** Court order granting sole legal custody to the applying parent (unless child’s travel is restricted by that order)
** Court order specifically permitting applying parent’s travel with the child
** Judicial declaration of incompetence of the non-applying parent
** Death certificate of the non-applying parent

5. Passport Photo :
You must provide one passport photograph. The photo must be :
** In color
** 2” x 2” in size
** Printed on photo-quality paper
** Taken within the past 6 months showing current appearance
** Full face, front view
** Taken on a plain white or off-white background
** Between 1” and 1 3/8” from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head

Taken in normal street attire :
** Uniforms should not be worn (except daily religious attire)
** Hats or headgear should not be worn (except daily religious attire)
** If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig, or similar articles, they should be worn in your photo
** Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are unacceptable unless worn for medical reasons

6. Forms :
DS-11 : Application for a U.S. Passport
Used by all minors under age 16 to apply for a passport, even if the minor has had a passport previously or currently holds valid passport.

Online Application : https://pptform.state.gov/?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

DS-3053 : Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor under Age 16
** Both parents or guardians should appear with the minor. If one parent/guardian cannot be present, the non-applying parent or guardian must complete item 3 on the DS-3053 “Statement of Consent,” providing written consent for the issuance of a passport for the minor child. Additionally, the non-applying parent or guardian consenting to the issuance of a passport for a minor child must :
** Sign and date Form DS-3053 in the presence of a Certified Notary Public, and
** Submit a photocopy of the front and back side of the ID that was presented to the Notary Public with Form DS-3053.

Please submit the signed, notarized DS-3053 with a DS-11 at a passport agency or an authorized passport application acceptance facility.

DS-3053 :
Statement of Consent – Issuing a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16

DS-5525 :
Statement of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances

If you are the applying parent or guardian and the written consent of the non-applying parent or guardian or sole custody cannot be obtained in a timely manner complete item 4a-5 on the DS-5525 “Statement of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances”. The statement must explain in detail the non-applying parent’s or guardian’s unavailability and recent efforts made to contact the non-applying parent. You may also be required to provide evidence (e.g., custody order, incarceration order, restraining order) to document your claim of exigent or special circumstances.

Please submit the DS-5525 with the DS-11 a passport agency or an authorized passport application acceptance facility.

DS-5525 :
Statement of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances – Issuing a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16

Download Forms Here : https://travel.state.gov/content/travel.html

7. Fees :
Please see Passport Fees for a listing of current passport fees and acceptable methods of payment.

3. Helpdesk :

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