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First Passport Application (for U.S. citizens under age 16)

First Passport Application for U.S. citizens Under the Age of 16

  • For Filipino Translation of this page, click here.

You may apply for a U.S. passport if you are already in possession of one of the following documents:

  • U.S. birth certificate
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad
  • Certificate of Naturalization
  • Certificate of Citizenship

If you do NOT have one of these documents but believe you have a claim to U.S. citizenship, please click here.

Step 1:  

Fill out and print the DS-11 Application for a U.S. passport form (wizard form).  If you experience trouble with the Passport Application Wizard, click here for the Form DS-11 (PDF Format).

  • Check that you have read the Privacy and Computer Fraud and Abuse Acts Notices and Disclaims and click submit.
  • Click Apply Online
  • Print the DS-11 form upon completion.
  • Please note that some instructions and options on the form are only applicable in the United States.

Step 2:

Click here to schedule an appointment.  Use a valid e-mail address and print your confirmation.  Click here to cancel an appointment.

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT:

ACS APPOINTMENT SYSTEM NOT AVAILABLE ON MARCH 8 DUE TO SYSTEMS ENHANCEMENTS

Beginning March 7, between noon and 8 p.m. Washington time, (which is March 8, between 1 a.m. and 9 a.m. for the Philippines), the ACS Online Appointment system will be intermittently unavailable due to systems enhancements being done by the Department of State in Washington D.C.  Applicants attempting to book or cancel an appointment during this time may encounter a message indicating that  ‘Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage’ and may therefore not be able to access the Appointment System.  This system outage is anticipated to last only for a few hours but may continue until the process is completed and should be down no later than close of business on March 9.  We ask that ACS appointment system users please be patient and book or change appointments after the systems enhancements are over.     

 

Step 3:

Both parents must provide consent authorizing passport issuance for a minor under age 16.  Please click here for the Two Parent Consent Requirement Issuance to Minors Under Age 16.  See the scenarios below, and follow the instruction that best applies to your circumstance:

Both Parents MUST:
  • Appear in person with the minor
  • Sign Form DS-11 in front of a Consular Officer/Acceptance Agent

One Parent MUST:
  • Appear in person with the minor
  • Sign Form DS-11 in front of a Consular Officer/Acceptance Agent
  • Submit the second parents' notarized Statement of Consent (Form DS-3053). This form must be notarized by a U.S. commissioned notary or a Consular Officer of the U.S. Embassy or Consulate.  

One Parent
(with sole legal custody)
MUST:
  • Appear in person with the minor
  • Sign Form DS-11 in front of a Consular Officer/Acceptance Agent
  • Submit primary evidence of sole authority to apply for the child with one of the following:
  • Minor's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate listing only the applying parent
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) or Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350) listing only the applying parent
  • Court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel is restricted by that order)
  • Adoption decree (if applying parents is sole adopting parent)
  • Court order specifically permitting applying parent's or guardian's travel with the child
  • Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent
  • Death certificate of non-applying parent. If the death occured in the Philippines, please provide the NSO issued death certificate. 

NOTE: If none of the above documentation is available, the applying parent must submit Form DS-3053 stating why the non-applying parent/guardian's consent cannot be obtained.  The form must be duly notarized by a U.S. commissioned notary or by a Consular Officer of the U.S. Embassy.  

A Third Party
(in Loco Parentis applying on behalf of a minor under the age of 16)
MUST:

  • Submit a notarized written statement or affidavit from both parents or guardians authorizing a third-party to apply for a passport.  The document must be duly notarized by a U.S. commissioned notary or a Consular Officer of the U.S. Embassy. 
  • When the statement of affidavit is from only one parent/guardian, the third-party must present evidence of sole custody of the authorizing parent/guardian.

IMPORTANT NOTE: The written consent (Form DS-3053) from the non-applying parent  that accompanies an application for a passport for a minor under the age of 16 must be less than 3 months old.  New written consent from the non-applying parent must be obtained and submitted with any future passport application for the minor under age 16.

 Step 4:

Please bring the following documents to your appointment:

  • Proof of U.S. citizenship which may be any of the following: U.S. Birth Certificate*, Consular Report of Birth Abroad*, Certificate of Naturalization, or Certificate of Citizenship
  • Proof of Parentage listing the names of the child's parents (e.g. Philippine Birth certificate from National Statistics Office, U.S. birth certificate or Consular Report of Birth Abroad)*
  • DS-11 form (completed but not signed)
  • DS-3053 form (if applicable) or primary evidence of sole authority to apply for the child's passport e.g. court order*, death certificate*(if death occured in the Philippines, submit NSO issued death certificate), etc.  
  • Printout of appointment confirmation                                             
  • Sequential or "growing up" photos for the applicant that cover the time between the last passport and the present.
  • valid photo I.D. of the child's parents/guardian (e.g. passport, driver's license, etc.)*
  • Two pieces 2"x2" photos
  • $105 in cash (U.S. dollars or Philippine peso equivalent) or credit card

*Also bring one photocopy along with the original. Otherwise, you will be charged for the photocopying fee of $1.00 per page at the Embassy.