Don't Forget Passport Renewal For Your Children
Obtaining a passport for a minor can be an extremely tough task for any parent. With new laws to prevent child abduction and trafficking, passport renewal by mail is simply not an option. Parents should begin the application process early since it can take up to six weeks, three if the parent wishes to obtain the document sooner.
According to United States law, both parents and applying children must appear in person at a passport agency. All forms that includes the DS-11 application must be filled out and signed in the presence of an agent. Proof or certification of citizenship for the child must be presented at the agency at the time of applying.
Proof of parental relationship to the minor must be submitted with the application. The agents will like to see proof of identity, preferably identification that was issued in the United States. If the name of the parent does not appear on the birth certificate then either proof of custody or adoption needs to be presented.
The application process is extremely difficult for children in different and/or multiple familial situations. Single parents that do not have sole custody of children must have the non-applying parent submit a notarized letter of consent. In situations where the other parent has died or is incompetent, a death certificate or a court order declaring the other parent incompetent must be presented.
A letter of notarized consent will not be asked for if only one name appears on the child's birth certificate. The agent will assume that the father is unknown and any information unattainable. Consents may not be needed during the wait of custodial arrangements. In those situations the parent must ask the court to allow the renewal. If the court will not allow it then the parent must wait until the court grants him/her custody of the minor.
Parents of children in special circumstances will endure a very difficult process. The government understand that there are cases where one parent disappears or suddenly decides to no longer acknowledge a child. There is very little that can be done in these situations. Agent will only allow the renewal if the missing parent had been deported and proof of deportation is obtained.
In very rare cases where the minor has been emancipated from his/her parents, passport renewal will not be a problem. The minor in this situation will apply as an adult and will be treated as one. Emancipated minors will have to show proof of emancipation at the time of applying.
According to United States law, both parents and applying children must appear in person at a passport agency. All forms that includes the DS-11 application must be filled out and signed in the presence of an agent. Proof or certification of citizenship for the child must be presented at the agency at the time of applying.
Proof of parental relationship to the minor must be submitted with the application. The agents will like to see proof of identity, preferably identification that was issued in the United States. If the name of the parent does not appear on the birth certificate then either proof of custody or adoption needs to be presented.
The application process is extremely difficult for children in different and/or multiple familial situations. Single parents that do not have sole custody of children must have the non-applying parent submit a notarized letter of consent. In situations where the other parent has died or is incompetent, a death certificate or a court order declaring the other parent incompetent must be presented.
A letter of notarized consent will not be asked for if only one name appears on the child's birth certificate. The agent will assume that the father is unknown and any information unattainable. Consents may not be needed during the wait of custodial arrangements. In those situations the parent must ask the court to allow the renewal. If the court will not allow it then the parent must wait until the court grants him/her custody of the minor.
Parents of children in special circumstances will endure a very difficult process. The government understand that there are cases where one parent disappears or suddenly decides to no longer acknowledge a child. There is very little that can be done in these situations. Agent will only allow the renewal if the missing parent had been deported and proof of deportation is obtained.
In very rare cases where the minor has been emancipated from his/her parents, passport renewal will not be a problem. The minor in this situation will apply as an adult and will be treated as one. Emancipated minors will have to show proof of emancipation at the time of applying.
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