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Required Documents for Children Under 16 to Apply for First-time 5-Year Validity U.S. Passport
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  1. Appear in person and accompanied by both parents/legal guardians. If one parent/guardian cannot come in person, that absent parent must submit a signed and notarized original Form DS-3053 and provide a two-sided copy of the photo ID used at the notary.  The Form DS-3053 must be notarized within 90 days of application and remain valid until the passport is issued, withdraw, or denied.
    Note: Form DS-3053s can be notarized at a U.S. Embassy/Consulate worldwide free of charge. We also accept DS- 3053s notarized by a local notary public in certain countries, please visit the Department of State’s website (FAQ. What countries require Form DS-3053 “Statement of Consent” to be notarized at an embassy or consulate?) for a list of countries where local notary public notarizations are not accepted.  For parents present in Vietnam, Form DS-3053s must be notarized at the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi or Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City and cannot be notarized by a Vietnamese notary public.
  2. Complete form DS-11 as instructed below:
    1. Option 1 – Online form filler: You may complete Form DS-11 online here.  Please PRINT OUT the completed form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.  Please enter all required information completely and accurately. Note: You cannot currently list a “Country” when completing the “Emergency Contact” section on our forms.  Please list an emergency contact in the United States.  The Online form filler is not yet updated to include the X gender marker option; applicants requesting an X gender marker will need to download the PDF file in Option 2.
    2. Option 2 – PDF Form DS-11: The PDF Form DS-11 is available here.   Please complete the form and attach one color passport photo (2”x 2” or 5cm x 5cm) with a white background taken within the last 6 months.  Photo requirements are listed here.  DO NOT SIGN THE APPLICATION, as you will do so in front of a Consular Officer during your appointment.
  3. One valid and original identification of both parents/legal guardians (e.g. Foreign passport, U.S. Driver’s License, U.S. Military/State/ US Government ID, Green card)
  4. Evidence of U.S. citizenship (e.g. Original/Certified U.S. Birth Certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240) or Certification of Birth (FS-1350), Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship)
  5. Present proof of parent-child relationship (e.g. Minor’s U.S. Birth Certificate/ Minor’s Consular Report of Birth Abroad/Minor’s Foreign Birth Certificate / Adoption decree with adopting parents’ names/ Court order establishing custody or guardianship / Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent/Death certificate of non-applying parent).
  6. Bring cash or a credit card/ debit cards to pay the fee. All fees are payable in U.S. Dollars or Vietnamese Dong in cash, or in U.S. dollars with the following credit cards/ debit cards: Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express.  We do not accept checks.

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