Passports

Minor under Age 16

In order to obtain a passport for a minor under age 16, please follow the instructions below regarding personal appearance and document requirements. 

PERSONAL APPEARANCE

1. Each minor shall appear in person AND

2. Both parents must appear together and sign the application form in the presence of a Consular officer,

   OR :

One parent appears, signs the application form in the presence of a Consular officer, and submits second parent's notarized Statement of Consent : Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16, authorizing passport issuance for the child. For information concerning notarial services for this document please click here. No fee will be charged if the statement of consent is notarized at a United States Embassy or Consulate.

DOCUMENTS

Please submit ALL of the following:

1. Form DS-11 (Click here to download Form DS-11)
2. Father’s current passport
3. Mother’s current passport
4. Two (2) identical, recent, color photographs taken full face, with a white background, measuring 5 cm by 5 cm (2 in x 2 in). Please ask the photographer for photos for a U.S. passport, otherwise you may be given the wrong format. Pictures made in photo booths are not acceptable. Click here for a list of local photographers
5. an original of the child's birth certificate.

For passport fees please refer to the menu on the left side of this page.

When traveling, please remember to carry a photocopy of your child’s passport in a separate place. In the event of loss or theft, the copy will facilitate issuance of an emergency passport.