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All children under age 16 must apply for a passport in person with two parents or guardians using Class DS-11. You lot cannot renew your child's passport using Course DS-82. Passports for children under age 16 are only valid for v years.

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How to Apply

DS-11: Awarding for a U.S. Passport

Fill Out Form DS-11 Online Print PDF Form DS-11

Please note:

The Form Filler will select the correct form for you lot based on the information you input. Information technology may generate a different form from what y'all expect.
Note: When completing your child'south course by hand, please list on Address Line two "In Care Of" your proper noun or the proper name of the child's other parent or legal guardian. By providing "In Care Of" information, you will ensure that your child's passport is not returned to us if the commitment service does not recognize your kid's name as someone who commonly gets mail at your address.
Do not sign your kid'south awarding until instructed to do so by the acceptance agent.
Y'all must provide your child's Social Security number, if they have been issued one, in accordance with22 United statesC. 2714a and 22 C.F.R 51.60(f).
- If your child does not have a Social Security number, yous must submit a statement, signed and dated, that includes the phrase, "I declare nether penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the following is truthful and correct: (Kid's full name) has never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration."
- For more than data, please see Frequently Asked Questions.
You tin can apply for a passport book, a passport card, or both documents.
You lot may request a larger passport volume with 52 pages for your child, at no boosted cost, past checking the 'big book' box at the top of the DS-11.

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You must submitone of the post-obit U.S. citizenship documents for your child. Your evidence must be anoriginal or certified, physical copy. Photocopies and notarized copies are non acceptable.

Fully-valid, undamaged U.S. passport (may exist expired)
U.Due south. birth certificate that meets the following requirements:
- Issued past the metropolis, county, or state of nascence
- Lists bidder'due south full name, date of birth, and place of nascency
- Lists the parent(s)' full names
- Has the engagement filed with registrar'southward function (must be within 1 year of birth)
- Has the registrar's signature
- Has the seal of the issuing authorization
Consular Report of Birth Away or Certification of Birth
Certificate of Citizenship

If you cannot submit one of the above acceptable documents for your child, or for more information, please run into Citizenship Bear witness.

Please noteyou lot cannot submit digital evidence of your child's U.S. citizenship such as a mobile or electronic nascence document. You lot must submit concrete prove of U.S. citizenship and a photocopy of the document.

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Submit a photocopy of the front (and back, if there is printed information) of the U.Due south. citizenship evidence you lot're submitting.

Photocopies must exist:

Legible
On white eight.v"x11" standard paper
Black and white
Unmarried-sided

If yous don't want to submit a photocopy of your citizenship prove, you may submit a 2d certified copy of your citizenship evidence, which we will keep. If you don't submit a photocopy or a second certified copy of your citizenship evidence, your passport processing could exist delayed.

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You must submit documentation that lists the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the child applying for a passport.

The following may be used to testify parental relationship:

U.Due south. birth certificate (too testify of U.Southward. citizenship)
Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth (likewise bear witness of U.S. citizenship)
Foreign birth certificate
Adoption decree
Divorce/Custody prescript

Please note: Some documents, similar a U.S. birth document, showboth U.S. citizenship and parental human relationship. These documents must exist originals or certified copies (not photocopies).

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The parents or guardians must present1 of the following identification documents (IDs) to the acceptance agent:

Valid or expired, undamaged U.S. passport book or passport card
In-state, fully valid commuter's license or enhanced driver'south license with photo
Certificate of Naturalization
Document of Citizenship
Government employee ID (city, canton, state, or federal)
U.S. military or military dependent ID
Electric current (valid) foreign passport
Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - ordinarily used by a parent of a U.Due south. citizen kid applicant
U.S. Permanent Resident Carte (Green Card) - ordinarily used by a parent of a U.S. denizen kid applicant
Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs
Other documents: 1) In-country, fully-valid learner'south permit with photo, ii) In-state, fully-valid not-driver ID with photo, or 3) temporary commuter'south license with photo.Note: you may be asked to present an boosted ID when presenting one of these three documents.

If you cannot present 1 of the IDs above, or for more data, please see Identification.

Please note:

Some states at present result digital ID documents (also known as mobile commuter'south licenses or mobile IDs). We cannot accept these digital IDs when you apply for your child'south U.Due south. passport. Yous must continue to submit your physical, photo ID and a photocopy of the ID.
If you present anout-of-stateID, you must nowadays an additional ID.

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Submit a photocopy of the front and back of each ID that you lot present to the credence agent.

Requirements:

Photocopy must be on manifestly white, eight 1/2 x 11" standard paper.
Photocopy cannot be double-sided.
Do not decrease the prototype size (although you may enlarge information technology).

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Bothparents/guardians must qualify the issuance of the kid'due south passport. The best way to do this is for both parents/guardians to become with the child in person to utilise for the passport.

What if both parents/guardianscannot appear in person?

If...	And so...
You take sole legal say-so	You must submit evidence of this with the application. Examples include: Complete court gild granting you sole legal custody of the child, such equally a divorce decree or other custody order Consummate court club specifically permitting you lot to use for your child'south passport (photocopy is adequate) Certified copy of the kid's birth certificate listing you as theonly parent Certified copy of an adoption decree listing you as theonly parent Certified copy of the judicial declaration of incompetence of the parent that cannot appear in person Certified copy of the death certificate of the parent that cannot appear in person
One parent unable to appear	If one parent/guardian cannot go with the child to apply for the passport, they can requite permission by completing Form DS-3053 "Statement of Consent." Yous must submit the completed form with the child's passport awarding. The parent that cannot get with the kid must: Sign and appointment Grade DS-3053 in the presence of a certified notary public, and Submit a photocopy of the front and back side of the ID that they present to the notary public with Form DS-3053. Please note: In sure countries, a DS-3053 must be notarized at a U.South. embassy or consulate and cannot be notarized past a local notary public. Go to the U.S. embassy or consulate webpage for more information.
You cannot locate the other parent	You must submit Form DS-5525 "Statement of Exigent/Special Family unit Circumstances." Please complete the form with every bit much detail every bit possible. We will ask for boosted bear witness. Examples include: a custody order, an incarceration lodge, or a restraining guild to protect against international parental child abduction. If the not-applying parent is deployed past the armed services, he or she should be able to provide a notarized Form DS-3053 in most cases. In the rare example that the non-applying parent cannot be contacted, you must provide either military orders with a Form DS-5525 showing the not-applying parent can't exist contacted considering they are on a special assignment for more than than 30 days outside of their duty station OR a signed statement from the not-applying parent's commanding officer that they can't be reached.
Neither parent able to announced	A 3rd party may apply for the kid's passport with a Class DS-3053: "Statement of Consent" or a notarized argument from both parents/guardians giving that third political party permission to use for the child. The statement must include a photocopy of the parents/guardians' identification. When the statement is from just one parent/guardian, the tertiary party must present testify of sole custody of the consenting parent/guardian.

If...

And so...

You take sole legal say-so

You must submit evidence of this with the application. Examples include:

Complete court gild granting you sole legal custody of the child, such equally a divorce decree or other custody order
Consummate court club specifically permitting you lot to use for your child'south passport (photocopy is adequate)
Certified copy of the kid's birth certificate listing you as theonly parent
Certified copy of an adoption decree listing you as theonly parent
Certified copy of the judicial declaration of incompetence of the parent that cannot appear in person
Certified copy of the death certificate of the parent that cannot appear in person

One parent unable to appear

If one parent/guardian cannot go with the child to apply for the passport, they can requite permission by completing Form DS-3053 "Statement of Consent." Yous must submit the completed form with the child's passport awarding. The parent that cannot get with the kid must:

Sign and appointment Grade DS-3053 in the presence of a certified notary public, and
Submit a photocopy of the front and back side of the ID that they present to the notary public with Form DS-3053.

Please note: In sure countries, a DS-3053 must be notarized at a U.South. embassy or consulate and cannot be notarized past a local notary public. Go to the U.S. embassy or consulate webpage for more information.

You cannot locate the other parent

You must submit Form DS-5525 "Statement of Exigent/Special Family unit Circumstances."

Please complete the form with every bit much detail every bit possible.
We will ask for boosted bear witness. Examples include: a custody order, an incarceration lodge, or a restraining guild to protect against international parental child abduction.
If the not-applying parent is deployed past the armed services, he or she should be able to provide a notarized Form DS-3053 in most cases. In the rare example that the non-applying parent cannot be contacted, you must provide either military orders with a Form DS-5525 showing the not-applying parent can't exist contacted considering they are on a special assignment for more than than 30 days outside of their duty station OR a signed statement from the not-applying parent's commanding officer that they can't be reached.

Neither parent able to announced

A 3rd party may apply for the kid's passport with a Class DS-3053: "Statement of Consent" or a notarized argument from both parents/guardians giving that third political party permission to use for the child.

The statement must include a photocopy of the parents/guardians' identification.
When the statement is from just one parent/guardian, the tertiary party must present testify of sole custody of the consenting parent/guardian.

Please Notation: Written authorization from the parent that cannot announced in person must be less than 3 months old.

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You must provide one photo of your child. To avoid processing delays, be certain the photo meets all our requirements.

Practice not adhere or staple your photo to the form. The acceptance agent or passport employee accepting your child's class will review the photo and staple it.
Some passport acceptance facilities provide photo services for an additional fee.
We take special tips for taking photos of infants and newborns on our Photo Requirements page.

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Kid Applicants:

Product	Course	Application Fee	Execution (Acceptance) Fee
Passport Book	DS-11	$100	$35
Passport Card	DS-eleven	$15	$35
Passport Volume & Card	DS-11	$115	$35

Please note: The application fee and the execution fee are paid separately.

Expedited service costs an additional $60. For information on forms of payment and a full list of fees and services, delight run across Passport Fees.

*How to make full out your check

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Inside the United States:

You and your child must submit your completed application, including citizenship evidence, photocopy of ID, photo, and fees, in person at a passport acceptance facility.
Your child may be eligible to utilize in person at a passport agency if you are traveling soon. Please see Become My Passport Fast for more data.

Exterior the United States:

Please contact your U.S. Embassy and Consulate for how to submit your kid's documents, since processes vary.

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Yous tin rails your child'southward application status online.

Note: Information technology may take 2 weeks from the twenty-four hours yous employ until your kid's application status is "In Process." During these 2 weeks, your child'south application is delivered to a mail facility, your payment is processed, and your kid's awarding is scanned and sent to us. If your passport condition update says "Not Available," your child's application and supporting documents are safely on their manner to us.

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FAQs

No, children applicants under 16 are not eligible to post in their passport applications. Additionally, the Department of State does not currently take the option to submit passport applications online.

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Some credence facilities require appointments and others practice not. We recommend calling the credence facility alee of time to verify their hours, acceptable forms of payment, and appointment requirements. Observe your acceptance facility.

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When completing your kid'southward passport awarding, we recommend you add your proper noun in the "In Care Of" part of the Mailing Address department on Form DS-11. After nosotros print your child's passport, we volition send it to you and return your kid's supporting documents. How we transport your child's passport and supporting documents depends if yous practical for a book and/or a bill of fare and if you paid an boosted fee for 1-two mean solar day delivery.

Later we print your passport, we will send it to you and render your supporting documents. How we send your passport and supporting documents depends if you practical for a book and/or a card and if y'all paid an additional fee for 1-2 mean solar day commitment.

I applied for a passport book simply: Y'all may receive your newly-issued passport and your citizenship documents in two divide mailings. You may wait 4 weeks afterwards receiving your passport before you receive a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We can send your passport book via a 1-2 mean solar day delivery service.

I applied for a passport card only: Y'all may receive your newly-issued passport card and your citizenship documents in two separate mailings. You may look four weeks after receiving your passport before y'all receive a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We only ship the passport card via First Class Mail. We practice not transport cards via 1-2 24-hour interval delivery services.

I practical for both a passport volume and passport card: You may receive three separate mailings; one with your citizenship documents, ane with your newly-issued passport book, and ane with your newly-issued passport card. You may wait 4 weeks afterward receiving your passport book before y'all receive a second and 3rd mailing with your passport carte and citizenship documents.

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If the mailing address y'all provided on your child'southward application has inverse and yous're waiting for his or her U.S. passport volume, passport card, or render of citizenship evidence documents, please contact the National Passport Information Centre. You do not need to contact us if your address changedafter yous received your kid's passport.

When completing your child'south passport application, we recommend you add your name in the "In Care Of" office of the Mailing Address department on Form DS-eleven.

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In sure countries, a DS-3053 must be notarized at a U.S. diplomatic mission or consulate and cannot be notarized by a local notary public. Currently, these countries include:

Afghanistan	Indonesia	North korea
Algeria	Iran	Pakistan
Angola	Iraq	Panama
People's republic of bangladesh	Republic of cote d'ivoire (Republic of cote d'ivoire)	Saudi Arabia
Bulgaria	Jamaica	Senegal
Cambodia	Kenya	Sierra Leone
Cameroon	Laos	Somalia
Dominican Republic	Lebanese republic	Sudan
Egypt	Libya	Syria
Equatorial Guinea	Mali	Trinidad and Tobago
Federal democratic republic of ethiopia	Mauritania	Uganda
Gabon	Mauritius	Ukraine
Guatemala	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Guinea	Nepal	Venezuela
Haiti	Nicaragua	Vietnam
Republic of honduras	Nigeria	Yemen

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Families may write one bank check or money order to the U.S. Section of State for their passport application fees if they are applying in person at the aforementioned time. The cheque or money order must include the proper noun and engagement of nascency of each applicant.

All other applicants must submit individual checks or coin orders to the U.South. Department of State for their passport awarding fees. Please include the applicant's name and date of birth on the check or money order.

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You and your child may have dissimilar last names, as long as the parental relationship document lists your full name. If your name has inverse from that on the parental relationship certificate, please submit proof of your legal name change (east.grand. marriage certificate or courtroom guild).

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Parents may enroll their U.Southward. denizen children nether the age of 18 in the Children's Passport Issuance Alert Plan (CPIAP), one of the Department of Land's most important tools for preventing international parental child abduction. If a passport awarding is submitted for a kid who is enrolled in CPIAP, we attempt to alert the parent(s) to verify whether they approve passport issuance.

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If you lot choose not to submit a photocopy, y'all may submit a second certified copy of your child's nascency certificate. We will go along this second certified re-create for our records.