Passport

MINOR UNDER 16 USA PASSPORT

Eligibility for New US Passport for MINOR applicant under age 16:

• Minors under age 16 must apply in person
• All minors regardless of age, including
  newborns and infants, must have their
  own passport when traveling internationally by air
• Previous U.S. passport was issued when you were under age 16

Please proceed with the following requirements for obtaining New US Passport for Minor under age 16:

• Fill Form DS-11 Passport Application form, duly completed ONLINE, PRINT (do not print on same page, back to back) DO NOT SIGN
  • Must not sign the application until instructed to do so by the Acceptance Agent
  • Must provide your SSN in accordance with 26 U.S.C. 6039E Failure to provide information requested on the form, including your social security number, may result in significant processing delays and/or the denial of your application.
  • Must print the application with the auto generated bar code, once submitted online.
  • Must not make any corrections, such as write-over, scratch out, and/or white out on the printed application.
• Submit 2 recent, passport size colored photos, taken against white background – size 2×2 inches (51 x 51mm) – refer to Photo Composition Template for size requirement details

Tips for Taking photos of your baby or toddler

When taking a photo of your baby or toddler, no other person should be in the photo, and your child should be looking at the camera with his or her eyes open.

Tip 1:Lay your baby on his or her back on a plain white or off-white sheet. This will ensure your baby’s head is supported and provide a plain background for the photo. Make certain there are no shadows on your baby’s face, especially if you take a picture from above with the baby lying down.

Tip 2:Cover a car seat with a plain white or off-white sheet and take a picture of your child in the car seat. This will also ensure your baby’s head is supported.

• Submit Minor’s Evidence of US Citizenship – ORIGINAL and photocopy (of both sides of the document – front & back) All documentation submitted as citizenship evidence will be returned to you. These documents will be delivered with your newly issued U.S. passport. Any ONE of the following can be submitted:
  • Previously issued, undamaged U.S. Passport
  • Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state*
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
  • Naturalization Certificate
  • Certificate of Citizenship

  *A certified birth certificate has a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office, which must be within 1 year of your birth.

  Please note, some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes. All birth certificates must also include the full names of the applicant’s parent(s)..

• Submit Evidence of Parent(s)/Guardian(s) Relationship to the Minor – ORIGINAL and photocopy (of both sides of the document – front & back) Any ONE of the following can be presented:
  • Minor’s certified U.S. birth certificate with both parents’ names
  • Minor’s certified Foreign Birth Certificate with bothparents’ names*
  • Minor’s Report of Birth Abroad with both parents’ names
  • Adoption Decree with adopting parents’ names*
  • Court Order establishing custody
  • Court Order establishing guardianship

  *All foreign documents submitted with a passport application must be accompanied by an English translation (formal or informal).
  NOTES:

  • Previous U.S. passports are not acceptable as evidence of relationship
  • Evidence of a legal name change must be submitted, if the name of a parent/guardian has changed since the original documents were issued (e.g. photocopy of a marriage certificate, etc.)
• BOTH parent(s)/guardian(s) must present acceptable identification at the time of application – ORIGINAL and photocopy (of both sides of the document – front & back) Any ONE of the following can be presented:
  • Previously issued, undamaged U.S. passport
  • Naturalization Certificate
  • Valid Driver’s License
  • Current Government ID (city, state or federal)
  • Current Military ID (military and dependents)
• Submit Proof of Travel for Expedited processing – Travel itinerary showing departure from USA within 14 days, and in case Visa is required for destination – then the travel must be within 4 weeks.
• PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINOR –
  Both parents must provide consent authorizing passport issuance for a minor under age 16. See the scenarios below, and follow the instruction that best applies to your circumstance:

IMPORTANT NOTE: The written consent from the non-applying parent that accompanies an application for a new passport must be less than 3 months old. New written consent from the non-applying parent must be obtained and submitted with any future passport application for the minor under age 16.

• GOVT. FEES: 
  • ​Minor Passport Book: $ 80 (Application Fee) + $ 25 (Execution Fee)
  • Minor Passport Book & Card: $ 95 (Application Fee) + $ 25 (Execution Fee)
    Minor Passport Card: $ 15 (Application Fee) + $ 25 (Execution Fee)

NOTE: To request Expedited Service, pay the $60.00 Expedited Service Fee for each application, in addition to the required fees noted above.

Application & Expedited Service fees are payable by:

• Checks (personal, certified, cashiers, travelers), payable to “Department of State”
• Money orders (U.S. Postal, international, currency exchange), payable to “Department of State”

Execution fee are payable by:

• Money orders and bank drafts at all locations, payable as instructed by the Acceptance Facility
• Personal checks and exact cash at some locations (verify with the Acceptance Facility)
• Credit cards at U.S. Postal Facilities and some other locations (verify with the Acceptance Facility)

IMPORTANT STEPS FOR PROCESSING PASSPORT FOR MINOR under age 16

STEP 1:
The MINOR must apply in person with both parents (or guardians) to submit Form DS-11 at an acceptance facility or a passport agency with the Documents stated above.

To process the Passport issuance through Authorized Agency following will apply:
If you are taking the oath and getting documents in Sealed Envelope then we can process your paperwork (we will need the attached authority letter signed by Parent(s)/Guardian(s).

STEP 2:
The minor applicant along with both parents (or guardians) will have to appear in person and take the oath – then he must ask the Oath Officer to return the paperwork in a SEALED Envelope marked “TO BE OPENED BY PASSPORT OFFICE PERSONNEL ONLY.” This sealed envelope must be presented to the passport office within 5 working days from execution.

NOTE:

• PRINT and carry 2 sets of Letter of Authorization, BOTH must have Original signatures, one will be enclosed inside the sealed envelope and one attached to the outside of the sealed envelope.
• Kindly ensure that a copy of the Travel itinerary to expedite passport is also attached outside the envelope.

STEP 3:
Please courier the SEALED ENVELOPE to our office within 2 days of Oath taking. Kindly ensure that the Passport Application fees is enclosed in the envelope, the letters of Authorization & Travel itinerary to expedite passport are enclosed in and outside the SEALED ENVELOPE.

• ill the online SAVE Service Request Form, print, sign and enclose with the paperwork.
• Ship the documents by quickest method to STAMP A VISA office:

ATTN: Documents Processing Unit
STAMP A VISA
5959, Westheimer Road,
Ste. 107,
Houston TX 77057
Ph.: 1 866 460 4736

Processing Time:
Once the SEALED ENVELOPE is received – Passports can be processed as Emergency Same Day or Next Day; Rush 48 Hours or Rush 4 -10 Business Days.
We request you to please give us a PRE-ALERT, for Emergency Same Day/Next Day processing, you must call to STAMP A VISA to make a reservation to ensure your passport submission.