Your previously-issued passport book or card. You didn’t submit your previous passport book or card. citizen parent while under the age of 18, please see Child Citizenship Act of 2000 for more information. If you were born outside the United States and acquired citizenship through adoption by a U.S. Citizenship Laws & Policy for more information. Your parents' marriage certificate dated after your birth.

Establishing this relationship gives the father the same rights and obligations as if his child had been born while he was married to the child’s mother. Legitimation means a father – whose child was born when he was not married – establishes a full legal relationship to his child. Evidence of your legitimation (if your parents were not married at the time of your birth).Evidence that you resided in the United States in the legal and physical custody of your U.S.If your parents divorced after you entered the United States, provide documentation of legal custody at the time of your parent’s naturalization Documentation of legal custody when you entered the United States, if your parents were not married at that time.Your parents' marriage certificate (if your parents were married when you legally entered the U.S.Foreign passport with the original I-551 visa entry stamp.Evidence of your permanent residence status.birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA), or naturalization certificate Your foreign birth certificate listing your parent(s).citizenship through the naturalization of your parent(s), please submit the following with your passport application: If you were born outside the United States and acquired U.S. Your application will be 'In Process' once a passport agency or center begins processing your new application. When your application is at the intake facility, your application status will show as 'Not Available' if you check our Online Passport Status System. You must include the letter we sent you when you resubmit the new application. You are not eligible to renew and must apply in personįollow the instructions in the letter.

Most recent passport issued over 15 years ago.

Common reasons for getting this letter include: The letter may include a QR code with a link our Renew by Mail page. The intake facility will send you a letter if you did not complete the application or provide all supporting documents. When you renew by mail, our intake facility will review your application and supporting documents before an agency or center begins processing it. Please Note: You must submit Form DS-3053 or other notarized statements within three months of it being signed. (If the statement is from only one parent/guardian, you must also show proof that that parent/guardian has sole custody.) The statement must include a photocopy of both parents/guardians’ identifications (front and back). Please note: We may ask for additional information (e.g., custody order, incarceration order, restraining order) to protect against international parental child abduction.Ī third party (someone other than the parent/guardian) applied in person for the child’s passport (for example, a grandparent)Ī notarized statement from both parents/guardians giving the third party permission to apply for the child. Please complete the form with as much detail as possible.

Submit a photocopy of the front and back of the ID that they presented to the notary publicįorm DS-5525 “Statement of Exigent/Special Family Circumstances' filled out by you.

Sign and date Form DS-3053 in the presence of a certified notary public.

One parent was unable to go in person to apply for the child’s passport (but both of you have custody)įorm DS-3053 “Statement of Consent” filled out by the parent who did not appear in person to apply for the child’s passport.

A certified copy of the death certificate of the other parent.

A complete copy of a judicial declaration of incompetence of the parent that cannot appear in person (photocopy of the complete declaration is acceptable).

A certified copy of an adoption decree listing you as the only parent.

A certified copy of the child’s birth certificate listing you as the only parent.

A complete court order specifically permitting you to apply for your child’s passport (photocopy is acceptable).

A complete court order granting you sole legal custody of the child, such as a.

You have sole legal custody, or you are the only parent If only one (or neither) parent or guardian applied in person for the child’s passport under age 16, we may have a question about parental consent.

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