San Mateo County Department of Child and Family Services

All children under age 16 must use for a passport in person with 2 parents or guardians using Course DS-11. You lot cannot renew your child's passport using Form DS-82. Passports for children nether age 16 are only valid for five years.

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How to Apply

DS-xi: Application for a U.Due south. Passport

Please note:

• The Form Filler volition select the right class for y'all based on the information you input. Information technology may generate a unlike form from what you lot look.
• Note: When completing your kid's grade by paw, please listing on Accost Line two "In Care Of" your name or the name of the kid's other parent or legal guardian. By providing "In Care Of" information, yous will ensure that your child's passport is not returned to united states if the delivery service does not recognize your child'south name as someone who normally gets mail at your address.
• Do non sign your kid's application until instructed to do so by the acceptance agent.
• You must provide your child'south Social Security number, if they have been issued one, in accordance with22 U.S.C. 2714a and 22 C.F.R 51.60(f).
  • If your kid does not have a Social Security number, y'all must submit a argument, signed and dated, that includes the phrase, "I declare nether penalisation of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the post-obit is true and correct:  (Child's full name) has never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration."
  • For more data, delight see Frequently Asked Questions.
• You can apply for a passport book, a passport card, or both documents.
• You may request a larger passport book with 52 pages for your kid, at no boosted toll, by checking the 'large volume' box at the top of the DS-xi.

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You must submitone of the following U.Due south. citizenship documents for your child. Your evidence must be anoriginal or certified, physical copy. Photocopies and notarized copies are not acceptable.

• Fully-valid, undamaged U.S. passport (may be expired)
• U.Due south. birth certificate that meets the following requirements:
  • Issued by the metropolis, county, or state of nascence
  • Lists applicant'due south full name, appointment of birth, and identify of birth
  • Lists the parent(s)' full names
  • Has the date filed with registrar's office (must be within 1 year of birth)
  • Has the registrar's signature
  • Has the seal of the issuing authority
• Consular Report of Nascence Abroad or Certification of Nascency
• Certificate of Citizenship

If yous cannot submit ane of the to a higher place acceptable documents for your child, or for more information, delight see Citizenship Show.

Please notationyou cannot submit digital testify of your child'due south U.S. citizenship such as a mobile or electronic birth certificate. You must submit physical evidence of U.South. citizenship and a photocopy of the certificate.

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Submit a photocopy of the front (and dorsum, if there is printed information) of the U.S. citizenship testify you're submitting.

Photocopies must be:

• Legible
• On white viii.5"x11" standard paper
• Blackness and white
• Single-sided

If yous don't want to submit a photocopy of your citizenship evidence, you may submit a second certified re-create of your citizenship evidence, which we volition keep. If you don't submit a photocopy or a second certified copy of your citizenship evidence, your passport processing could be delayed.

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Yous must submit documentation that lists the parent(s) or legal guardian(southward) of the kid applying for a passport.

The post-obit may be used to prove parental human relationship:

• U.S. nascence document (also prove of U.S. citizenship)
• Consular Report of Nativity Abroad or Certification of Birth (also bear witness of U.South. citizenship)
• Strange nativity certificate
• Adoption decree
• Divorce/Custody decree

Please annotation: Some documents, like a U.S. birth certificate, testifyboth U.S. citizenship and parental relationship. These documents must be originals or certified copies (not photocopies).

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

• Valid or expired, undamaged U.Due south. passport book or passport card
• In-state, fully valid driver's license or enhanced driver'due south license with photo
• Certificate of Naturalization
• Certificate of Citizenship
• Government employee ID (metropolis, canton, state, or federal)
• U.S. military or military machine dependent ID
• Current (valid) foreign passport
• Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular ID) - commonly used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• U.Southward. Permanent Resident Card (Green Menu) - ordinarily used by a parent of a U.S. citizen child applicant
• Trusted Traveler IDs (including valid Global Entry, FAST, SENTRI, and NEXUS cards)
• Enhanced Tribal Cards and Native American tribal photo IDs
• Other documents: ane) In-land, fully-valid learner's permit with photo, two) In-state, fully-valid non-driver ID with photo, or iii) temporary driver's license with photo.Note: you lot may be asked to present an boosted ID when presenting ane of these three documents.

If yous cannot present one of the IDs above, or for more data, delight run into Identification.

Please note:

• Some states now issue digital ID documents (also known as mobile commuter'due south licenses or mobile IDs). We cannot accept these digital IDs when you apply for your child's U.S. passport. Yous must continue to submit your physical, photo ID and a photocopy of the ID.
• If you lot nowadays anout-of-stateID, you must nowadays an boosted ID.

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

Requirements:

• Photocopy must be on patently white, 8 1/2 x xi" standard paper.
• Photocopy cannot be double-sided.
• Practice not subtract the image size (although y'all may overstate information technology).

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Bothparents/guardians must authorize the issuance of the kid's passport. The best way to do this is for both parents/guardians to become with the child in person to utilize for the passport.

What if both parents/guardianscannot appear in person?

If...	Then...
You have sole legal dominance	You must submit evidence of this with the application. Examples include: Complete court order granting you sole legal custody of the kid, such as a divorce decree or other custody order Complete courtroom club specifically permitting you lot to utilise for your child's passport (photocopy is acceptable) Certified copy of the child's birth certificate listing you as theonly parent Certified copy of an adoption decree listing you equally thebut parent Certified copy of the judicial declaration of incompetence of the parent that cannot appear in person Certified re-create of the death certificate of the parent that cannot appear in person
I parent unable to appear	If ane parent/guardian cannot go with the child to utilise for the passport, they can give permission by completing Form DS-3053 "Statement of Consent." You lot must submit the completed form with the child'south passport awarding. The parent that cannot go with the 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 they present to the notary public with Form DS-3053. Please note: In certain countries, a DS-3053 must be notarized at a U.Due south. embassy or consulate and cannot exist notarized past a local notary public. Go to the U.South. diplomatic mission or consulate webpage for more than information.
You lot cannot locate the other parent	You must submit Form DS-5525 "Argument of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances." Please complete the course with as much detail as possible. Nosotros will ask for additional prove. Examples include: a custody society, an incarceration order, or a restraining order to protect confronting international parental kid abduction. If the non-applying parent is deployed by the armed services, he or she should be able to provide a notarized Form DS-3053 in most cases. In the rare case that the non-applying parent cannot be contacted, you lot must provide either military orders with a Form DS-5525 showing the non-applying parent can't be contacted because they are on a special assignment for more 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 appear	A third party may apply for the child's passport with a Class DS-3053: "Statement of Consent" or a notarized argument from both parents/guardians giving that tertiary party permission to utilize for the child. The statement must include a photocopy of the parents/guardians' identification. When the statement is from only one parent/guardian, the third party must present evidence of sole custody of the consenting parent/guardian.

Please Note: Written authorization from the parent that cannot appear in person must be less than three months sometime.

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Yous must provide one photo of your child. To avoid processing delays, exist sure the photograph meets all our requirements.

• Do not adhere or staple your photo to the course. The acceptance agent or passport employee accepting your child'south form volition review the photo and staple it.
• Some passport acceptance facilities provide photo services for an boosted fee.
• Nosotros take special tips for taking photos of infants and newborns on our Photograph Requirements folio.

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Child Applicants:

Product	Form	Awarding Fee	Execution (Acceptance) Fee
Passport Book	DS-11	$100	$35
Passport Card	DS-11	$fifteen	$35
Passport Book & Carte du jour	DS-11	$115	$35

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

Expedited service costs an additional $sixty. For data on forms of payment and a full list of fees and services, please see Passport Fees.

*How to fill out your check

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Inside the United states:

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

Outside the United States:

Delight contact your U.Southward. Embassy and Consulate for how to submit your child's documents, since processes vary.

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You can rail your child'due south application status online.

Note: It may have 2 weeks from the 24-hour interval you utilize until your kid'southward application condition is "In Process." During these 2 weeks, your child'south application is delivered to a mail facility, your payment is processed, and your child's application is scanned and sent to usa. If your passport status 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 mail in their passport applications. Additionally, the Department of State does not currently have the option to submit passport applications online.

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Some acceptance facilities require appointments and others practice not. We recommend calling the acceptance facility ahead of fourth dimension to verify their hours, acceptable forms of payment, and appointment requirements. Find your acceptance facility.

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When completing your child's passport application, we recommend you add your name in the "In Care Of" function of the Mailing Address section on Form DS-11.  After we print your kid's passport, nosotros will send information technology to yous and render your kid's supporting documents. How we send your child'due south passport and supporting documents depends if you applied for a book and/or a card and if you paid an additional fee for ane-ii day delivery.

After we print your passport, we will send information technology to you and return your supporting documents. How we send your passport and supporting documents depends if you applied for a book and/or a card and if y'all paid an additional fee for 1-2 solar day commitment.

I applied for a passport book only: Y'all may receive your newly-issued passport and your citizenship documents in two separate mailings. Y'all may wait 4 weeks after receiving your passport before y'all receive a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We can send your passport book via a one-2 mean solar day delivery service.

I applied for a passport card merely: You may receive your newly-issued passport card and your citizenship documents in two separate mailings. You may look 4 weeks after receiving your passport before you receive a second mailing with your citizenship documents. We simply send the passport carte via Start Grade Mail. We do not ship cards via 1-two day delivery services.

I applied for both a passport book and passport menu: You lot may receive iii separate mailings; one with your citizenship documents, one with your newly-issued passport book, and one with your newly-issued passport carte du jour. You may wait iv weeks after receiving your passport volume before you receive a second and tertiary mailing with your passport card and citizenship documents.

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If the mailing accost you provided on your kid'due south application has changed and y'all're waiting for his or her U.S. passport volume, passport bill of fare, or render of citizenship evidence documents, please contact the National Passport Information Eye. Y'all practise not need to contact us if your address changedafterwards you received your child'southward passport.

When completing your kid's passport application, nosotros recommend you add your proper noun in the "In Care Of" part of the Mailing Accost department on Form DS-11.

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

Afghanistan	Indonesia	North Korea
People's democratic republic of algeria	Iran	Pakistan
Angola	Iraq	Panama
People's republic of bangladesh	Republic of cote d'ivoire (Cote d'Ivoire)	Kingdom of saudi arabia
Bulgaria	Jamaica	Senegal
Kingdom of cambodia	Kenya	Sierra Leone
Cameroon	Laos	Somalia
Dominican Democracy	Lebanon	Sudan
Arab republic of egypt	Great socialist people's libyan arab jamahiriya	Syria
Republic of equatorial guinea	Mali	Trinidad and Tobago
Ethiopia	Islamic republic of mauritania	Uganda
Gabon	Mauritius	Ukraine
Republic of guatemala	Moldova	United Arab Emirates
Guinea	Nepal	Venezuela
Haiti	Nicaragua	Vietnam
Honduras	Nigeria	Yemen

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Families may write i cheque or money order to the U.S. Section of Land for their passport application fees if they are applying in person at the same fourth dimension. The bank check or money social club must include the name and engagement of birth of each applicant.

All other applicants must submit individual checks or money orders to the U.S. Section of Country for their passport application fees. Please include the applicant'due south name and date of birth on the bank check or money order.

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You and your child may have different terminal names, as long as the parental relationship document lists your full proper name. If your name has changed from that on the parental human relationship certificate, delight submit proof of your legal name modify (e.g. wedlock certificate or courtroom guild).

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Parents may enroll their U.S. citizen children nether the historic period of 18 in the Children'due south Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP), ane of the Department of Land'southward almost important tools for preventing international parental child abduction.  If a passport application is submitted for a child who is enrolled in CPIAP, we attempt to alert the parent(s) to verify whether they corroborate passport issuance.

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If y'all cull not to submit a photocopy, you may submit a second certified copy of your child's nascence certificate. Nosotros volition keep this 2d certified copy for our records.

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Source: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/under-16.html