How to Apply for a Passport for a Baby

How to apply for a passport for a baby. A passport for a baby is important if you're planning on traveling abroad and taking your baby with you for any length of time. Here's how to apply for a passport for a baby, or apply for a US passport for a minor.

To apply for a passport for a baby, before doing anything both parents must fill out and submit form DS-11 for the minor, or your baby, which is available online at: http://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds11/ds11_842.html and is the form to apply for a passport for a baby or any minor.

First, to apply for a passport for a baby, make a certified copy of the baby's birth certificate, and other personal identification forms if applicable, which can likely be done at your local courthouse for a fee. A certified copy has a raised seal, is more than just a mere photocopy, and is the first step to apply for a passport for a baby as needed identification.

Next, to apply for a passport for a baby, have both parents' personal identification ready, copies made, and birth certificates and social security numbers, as well as any other important identifying documents that parents or legal guardians may have to provide ready before you apply for a passport for a baby, including proof of relationship to the child, or baby, which can be as simple as the baby's birth certificate with both parents' names.

Certified copies should be made of both parents' birth certificates, as well as copies of a form of personal identification as proof of citizenship, such as a driver's license or photo ID, to apply for a passport for a baby.

Next, to apply for a passport for a baby, after getting all of the needed identification in order, show up at your local courthouse with the baby present, as well as both parents present. If one parent is absent such as in the case of a single parent, to apply for a passport for a baby copies of further documentation such as the other parent's death certificate or a court order decreeing the sole custody of the baby to the applying parent must be made.

Finally, to apply for a passport for a baby, take two passport photos of the baby to the courthouse with you, or pay the applicable fee and have the passport photos for the passport for a baby taken at the courthouse. Pay any other applicable fees, around $60-75 for the passport for a baby to be made depending on the state, and sign the passport forms for the baby when the passport agent instructs you to do so, or when the baby becomes old enough to sign their own name to apply for a passport for a baby.

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jswana said:

	... Never thought that babyies needed one - well I never thought of it all. This is good advice. I learned something and thanks.
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life-is-sweet said:

	... This is very detailed, thank you!
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