requirements for minor passport

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1. amomipais82
   

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   Must apply in person with both parents/guardian(s)
   Must provide the additional documentation required by Form DS-11 (See Steps 2-7)
   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
   
   STEP 2: Submit Evidence of U.S. Citizenship
   
   The minor's evidence of U.S. citizenship must be submitted with Form DS-11. All documentation submitted as citizenship evidence will be returned to you. These documents will be delivered with your newly issued U.S. passport or in a separate mailing. Primary Evidence of U.S. Citizenship (One of the following):
   
   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. Some short (abstract) versions of birth certificates may not be acceptable for passport purposes.
   
   NOTE: If you do not have primary evidence of U.S. citizenship or your U.S. birth certificate does not meet the requirements, please see Secondary Evidence of U.S. Citizenship.
   
   STEP 3: Submit Evidence of Relationship
   Parent(s)/Guardian(s) must submit evidence of their relationship to the minor applicant. Evidence of Relationship (One of the following):
   
   Minor's certified U.S. birth certificate with both parents' names
   Minor's certified Foreign Birth Certificate with both parents' 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.)
   
   STEP 4: Present Identification of Parent(s)/Guardian(s)
   
   When applying for a minor under age 16, both parent(s)/guardian(s) must present acceptable identification at the time of application. Primary Identification (One of the following):
   
   Previously issued, undamaged U.S. passport
   Naturalization Certificate
   Valid Driver's License
   Current Government Employee ID (city, state or federal)
   Current Military ID (military and dependents)
   
   
   NOTE: If none of these items are available, please see Secondary Identification.
   
   STEP 5: Submit a Photocopy of Each Parent/Guardian ID Document To Be Presented (STEP 4)
   
   A photocopy of each identification document to be presented by a parent or guardian must be submitted with the minor's passport application. If you are applying for multiple minors at one time, you must include a photocopy of each parent/guardian ID document presented with each minor's individual passport application.
   Photocopy must be on plain white, 8 1/2 x 11" standard paper stock, showing the front and the back of your ID
   Photocopy must contain images on only one-side of each page submitted.
   If copies cannot be made on the same side of one page, you may present two separate pages; one displaying the front of the ID and the second displaying the back of the ID.
   The paper should be free of other images and/or markings.
   The 8 1/2 x 11" paper size cannot be substituted with a larger or smaller size paper, even if the alternative folds down to the 8 1/2 x 11" size.
   You may enlarge the image of your ID on the 8 1/2 x 11" page, but you may not decrease the size of the image.
   
   Other situations that require a photocopy of identification, but are less common, include:
   If you are presenting Secondary Identification, you must provide a photocopy each document being presented with your application
   An assistant to a disable applicant who witnesses the signature or signs on the disabled customer's behalf must present a photocopy of his or her ID
   A person acting as an Identifying Witness (Form DS-71) must present a photocopy of his or her ID

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