Passport Services

Special Requirements for Children Under Age 16

Minors under 16 must apply in person.

1. Provide Application Form DS-11: Forms can also be obtained from the U.S. Embassy.

NOTE: Please do NOT sign the DS-11 application form until the Passport Acceptance Agent instructs you to do so.

2. Submit Proof of U.S. Citizenship (for minors under age 16)

You may prove U.S. Citizenship with any one of the following :

• Previous U.S. Passport (mutilated, altered, or damaged passports are not acceptable as evidence of U.S. citizenship)
• Certified birth certificate issued by the city, county or state
  NOTE: A certified birth certificate has a registrar's raised, embossed, impressed or multicolored seal, registrar’s signature, and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar's office, which must be within 1 year of your birth
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
• Naturalization Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship
• A Delayed Birth Certificate filed more than one year after your birth may be acceptable if it has listed the documentation used to create it and it is signed by the attending physician or midwife, or, lists an affidavit signed by the parents, or shows early public records

3. Present Evidence of Child's Relationship to Parents/Guardians (for minors under age 16)

Previous U.S. passports are not acceptable as proof of relationship to the applying parent(s)/guardian(s).

You will need to submit one of the following to establish proof of relationship:

• Certified U.S. birth certificate (with parents' names); or
• Certified Foreign Birth Certificate (with parents' names and translation, if necessary); or
• Report of Birth Abroad (with parents' names); or
• Certification of Birth Abroad (with parents' names); or
• Adoption Decree (with adopting parents' names); or
• Court Order Establishing Custody; or
• Court Order Establishing Guardianship.

NOTE: If the parent(s)'/guardian's name(s) is/are other than that on these documents, evidence of legal name change is required.

4. Provide Parental Identification (for minors under age 16)

Each parent or guardian must submit atleast one of the following:

• Valid Drivers License
• Valid Official U.S. Military ID
• Valid U.S. Gov't ID
• Valid U.S. or Foreign Passport with recognizable photo
• Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate from BCIS with recognizable photo
• Alien Resident Card from BCIS

If none of these are available , you will need:

• Some signature documents, not acceptable alone as ID
  (ex: a combination of documents, such as your Social Security card, credit card, bank card, library card, etc.) AND
• A person who can vouch for you. He/she must:
• Have known you for at least 2 years,
• Be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident,
• Have valid ID, and
• Fill out a Form DS-71 in the presence of a passport agent.

NOTE: Your Social Security Card does NOT prove your identity .

5. Present Parental Application Permission Documentation (for minors under age 16)

• Both parents must appear together and sign or
• One parent appears, signs, and submits second parent's notarized statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child (Form DS-3053, Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16, or a written statement with the same information on a sheet of paper from the non-appearing parent that includes the child's name and date of birth, as well as parent's identification information or a copy of his/her ID may be used for this purpose) or
• One parent appears, signs, and submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply (such as one of the following):
• Child's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate (with translation, if necessary) listing only applying parent; or 
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth Abroad listing only applying parent; or 
• Court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel is restricted by that order); or 
• Adoption decree (if applying parents is sole adopting parent); or 
• Court order specifically permitting applying parent's or guardian's travel with the child; or 
• Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent; or 
• Death certificate of non-applying parent.

If none of the above documentation is available, the applying parent/guardian should submit a Form DS-3053: Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16.

NOTE: 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. When the statement or affidavit is from only one parent/guardian, the third-party must present evidence of sole custody of the authorizing parent/guardian.

6. Provide Two Passport Photos

7. Pay the Applicable Fee

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For Passport Application and Execution Fees we except cash, money orders and bank drafts. We do NOT except personal checks or credit cards.

8. Provide a Social Security Number

If you do not provide your Social Security Number, the Internal Revenue Service may impose a $500 penalty.

NOTE: If you travel extensively, you may request a larger, 48-page passport at no additional cost. To do so, please attach a signed request for a 48-page passport to your application.

NGĀUE KI HE PAASIPOOTI

Ngaahi Fiema’u Makehe ki he fānau ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16

Koe fanau iiki ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16 kuo pau ke nau omai ki he ‘ofisí

1. Fakafonu pea ‘omai ‘a e Foomu DS-11: ‘e lava ke ma’u atu ‘a e ngaahi foomu mei he ‘initaneti ‘i he tu’asila koeni.

FAKATOKANGA: Kataki ‘OUA te ke fakamo’oni hingoa he foomu DS-11 kae ‘oua kuo fekau ‘e he ‘Ofisá ke ke fakamo’oni.

2.  ‘Omai ‘a e fakamo’oni ‘o ho’o sitiseni ‘Amelika ( kia kinautolu ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16)

‘E lava ke ke fakamo’oni’i ho’o sitiseni ‘Ameliká ‘aki ha’o ‘omai ha taha ‘oe ngaahi me’a ‘oku hā atu ‘i laló:

• Paasipooti ‘Amelika motu’a (ko ha paasipooti ‘oku maumau (mahae, tohitohi’i pē ‘uli) pē liliu ta’e fakamafai’i, ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke tali ia ke fakamo’oni’i’aki ho’o sitiseni ‘Ameliká)
  
• Tohi ta’u kuo certify ‘e he ma’u mafai he koló pe vahefonua ‘i ‘Ameliká.

FAKATOKANGA’I ANGE: Ko e tohita’u certified ‘oku ‘ai kiai ‘a e sila ‘a e tokotaha fai lesisitá, mo ‘ene fakamo’oni hingoá pea moe ‘aho na’e faile ai e tohi fakamo’oní he ‘ofisi ‘o e fai lesisitá, ‘a ia na’e tonu ke faile eni lolotonga e ta’u ‘e taha mei he ‘aho ne fa’ele’i ai koé.

• Lipooti mei he va’a ngāue fakakonisela ‘o e fānau ‘Amelika fa’ele’i he fonua muli (Consular Report of Birth Abroad)
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e liliu kakai
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e sitiseni ‘Ameliká
  
• Ko ha tohi ta’u na’e faile tōmui hili ha ‘osi e ta’u ‘e taha ho fa’ele’í ‘e toki tali pē ke ngāue’aki kapau ‘oku lisi mai ai e ngaahi pepa na’e faile ke lava ai ke ma’u ho tohi ta’ú pea kapau ‘oku fakamo’oni kiai ‘a e toketā pē neesi mā’uli na’e ‘i ai, pe ‘oku hā mai he lisí ha tohi fuakava ‘oku fakamo’oni kiai ho’o ongo matu’á, pe oku ‘asi mai he lisí ha ngaahi lekooti fakakolo pe fakapule’anga ‘oku tauhi ‘i ha feitu’u ‘oku ke ‘asi ai ho’o kei si’í.
  

3. Fakamo’oni’i ‘o e fekainga’aki ‘a e tamasi’í mo ‘ene ongo mātu’á/pe ko hono tauhi ( fanau iiki hifo he ta’u 16)

‘Oku ‘ikai tali ‘a e ngaahi paasipooti ‘Amelika motu’á ke fakamo’oni’i’aki ‘a e fekainga’aki ‘a e mātu’a /tauhi moe tokotaha ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16 ‘oku kole paasipooti.

‘Oku fiema’u ke ke ‘omai ha taha ‘o e ngaahi me’á ni ke fakapapau’i’aki ‘a e fekainga’aki moe tamasi’í:

• Tohi ta’u ‘Amelika kuo certified (‘oku ‘asi ai e hingoa e ongo mātu’á); pe
  
• Tohi ta’u mei ha fonua muli kuo certified ( ‘oku ‘asi ai e hingoa e ongo mātu’á pea mo ha no liliu faka-Pilitania, kapau ‘e fiema’u); pe
  
• Lipooti ‘oe fa’ele’i ‘i muli (‘oku ‘asi ai e hingoa e ongo matu’a); pe
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e fa’ele’i ‘i muli (‘oku ‘asi ai e hingoa e ongo matu’a); pe
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e pusiaki/ohi fakalao (‘oku ‘asi ai e hingoa ‘o e ongo matu’a ohí); pe
  
• Tohi tu’utu’uni mei he fakamaau’angá ki he tauhi ‘o e tamasi’í; pe
  
• Tohi tu’utu’uni mei he fakamaau’angá fekau’aki moe tokotaha ke ne tauhi e tamasi’í.
  

FAKATOANGA: Kapau ‘oku kehe ‘a e hingoa ‘o e mātu’á/tokotaha tauhí mei he hingoa ‘oku ‘i he ngaahi pepa ‘i ‘olungá, ‘e fiema’u leva ke ‘omai mo ha ngaahi fakamo’oni na’e liliu fakalao e ngaahi hingoá ni.

4. ‘Omai ha ngaahi fakamo’oni pe ID ‘a e mātu’a (ki he fanau ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16)

Kuo pau ke ‘omai ‘ehe ongo mātu’á/ pe tokotaha tauhí ha taha ‘o e ngaahi me’á ni:

• Laiseni faka’uli ‘oku lolotonga ‘aonga ke ngāue’aki
  
• ID ngāue he ngaahi va’a fakakautau ‘a ‘Ameliká (Military ID) ‘a ia ‘oku lolotonga ‘aonga ke ngāue’aki.
  
• ID fakapule’anga ‘a e Pule’anga ‘Amelika ‘oku lolotonga ‘aonga ke ngāue’aki
  
• Paasipooti ‘Amelika pe fonua muli ‘oku ‘asi ai e la’i tā ‘o e tokotaha ‘oku ‘a’aná
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni liliu kakai pe tohi fakamo’oni ‘o e sitiseni mei he BCIS ‘oku ‘asi ai ha tā ‘oe tokotaha ‘oku ‘a’aná.
  
• Kaati nofo fonua me i he BCIS
  

Kapau ‘e ‘ikai ma’u mai ha taha ‘o e ngaahi me’a ‘oku ha atu ‘i ‘olungá; ‘e fiema’u leva ke ke ‘omai:

• Ha ngaahi pepa ‘oku hā ai ho’o fakamo’oni hingoá, ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke tali ke hoko ko ha ID ‘iate ia pē (hange ko hono ‘omai fakataha e ngaahi pepa hangē ko ho’o kaati Social Security, credit card, kaati pangikee, kaati memipa laipeli) pea
  
• Ke ha’u mo ha tokotaha ke ne fakamo’oni ko koe ia ‘a e tokotaha ‘oku ‘a’ana ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘i ‘olungá.  Ko e tokotahá ni kuo pau:
  
• Ke ne ‘ilo koe ‘o laka hake he ta’u ‘e 2
  
• Ko ha sitiseni ‘Amelika pe tokotaha nofo fonua
  
• ‘I ai ha ID ‘oku lolotonga ‘aonga ke ngāue’aki,
  

FAKATOKANGA: Ko ho’o kaati Social Security ‘oku ‘ikai lava ke ngāue’aki ke fakamo’oni’i’aki koe.

5. Ngaahi fiema’u fakangofua me i he mātu’á (ki he fanau iiki hifo he ta’u 16)

• Kuo pau ke ō mai fakataha ‘a e ongo mātu’á ‘o fakamo’oni pe
  
• Ha’u ‘ae taha he ongo matu’á ‘o fakamo’oni peá ne ‘omai ai moe tohi fakamo’oni fuakava ‘a e tokotaha ‘ia naua ‘oku ‘ikai lava maí, ‘a ia koe tohí ni ‘oku fakahaa’i mai ai ‘oku loto lelei ke ‘oange ha paasipooti ki he tamasi’í (‘a ia koe Form DS-3053 Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a minor under 16) pe koe ‘omai pē ha tohi mei he taha ‘o e ongo matu’á ‘oku ‘ikai lava mai ‘o fakahaa’i mai ‘a ‘ene loto ki he kole paasipootí pea fakakau mai moe hingoa ‘oe tamasi’í, ‘aho fa’ele’í, pehē foki ki he fakamatala fekau’aki moia pe ko ha fakakau mai ha tatau ‘o ‘ene ID ke ngāue’aki ki hono fakamo’oni’i iá) pe
  
• Kapau koe mātu’a pe ‘e tokotaha ‘oku lava mai ki ‘ofisi ke fakamo’oni kuo pau ke ne ‘omai ai moe fakamo’oni koia tokotaha pe ‘oku ne mafai ke kole e paasipooti ‘ene tamasi’í (‘aki ha’ane ‘omai ha taha ‘o e ngaahi me’á ni):
  
• Tohi ta’u ‘o e tamasi’í kuo certify ‘i ‘Amelika pe ko ha fonua muli (fakataha mo hano liliu ki he lea faka-Pilitania kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘i he lea faka-Pilitania) ‘a ia koe hingoa pe ‘e taha ‘oe tokotaha koeni he ongo matu’a ‘oku ‘asi he tohi ta’ú.
  
• Lipooti fakakonisela ‘o ha fa’ele’i ‘o ha taha ‘Amelika ‘i muli pe ko ha tohi fakamo’oni ‘o ha fa’ele’i ‘i muli ‘a ia koe hingoa pe ‘e taha ‘oku ha ai, koe hingoa koeni ‘oe taha he ongo matu’a ‘oku ne fai e kole paasipootí.
  
• Tohi tu’utu’uni me i he fakamaau’anga ‘o ‘oange e mafai ke tauhi tokotaha pe ‘a e tamasi’í ‘e he tokotaha koeni e ongo matu’á ‘oku ne fai e kole paasipootí (tukukehe kapau ‘oku ‘i ai ha ngaahi tu’utu’uni ‘oku ne fakangatangata e folau holo ‘a e tamasi’í).
  
• Tohi ‘o e pusiaki’i fakalao (kapau na’e pusiaki tokotaha pe ‘ehe tokotaha koení e tamasi’i)
  
• Tu’utu’uni mei he Fakamaau’angá ‘o fakangofua ‘a e taha koeni he ongo matu’á ‘oku ne fai e kole paasipootí ke folau moe tamasi’í.
  
• Tohi mei he Fakamaau’angá ‘oku fakahā ai ‘a e ta’e malava ‘e he tokotaha ‘o e ongo matu’á (‘oku ‘ikai kau he kole e paasipoootí) ke fakahoko hono fatongia tauhi ‘oe tamasi’í.
  
• Tohi fakamo’oni ‘oe pekia ‘a e tokotaha he ongo mātu’á ‘oku ‘ikai kau he kole paasipootí.
  

Kapau ‘oku ‘ikai ma’u ‘a e ngaahi pepa ‘oku hā atu ‘i ‘olungá, koe tokotaha he ongo mātu’á/ tauhí ‘oku ne fai e kole paasipootí, kuo pau ke ne ‘omai e Form DS3053:  Statement of Consent:Issuance of a Passport to a minor under age 16.

FAKATOKANGA: Kapau ko ha taha kehe ‘oku ne tauhi ‘a e tamasi’í ka ‘okú ne fakahoko ‘a e kole paasipooti ma’a e tamasi’i ta’u si’i hifo he ta’u 16, kuo pau ke ne ‘omai ha tohi kuo fakafuakava’i mei he ongo mātu’á loua pe tauhi fakalao ‘o e tamasi’í ‘o fakamafai ‘a e tokotahá ni ke ne fai ‘a e kole paasipootí.  Kapau koe tohi fuakava pē ‘a e taha ‘oe ongo mātu’á /pe tauhí ‘oku ‘omaí, kuo pau leva ke ‘omai mo ha fakamo’oni koe tokotaha pē koeni ‘oe ongo matu’á/tauhí ‘oku ne mafai ke tauhi ‘a e tamasi’í.

6. ‘Omai ‘a e la’i tā paasipooti ‘e ua

7. Totongi ‘a e totongi kole paasipooti

Click here to see passport fees. (‘E ma’u atu ‘a e totongi ki he paasipooti ‘i heni ‘aki ha’o lomi’I eni).)

Koe ngaahi ngaue ki he tohi kole paasipooti’oku mau tali ‘a e totongi pa’anga, money orders pe sieke pangikee.  ‘Oku ‘IKAI ke mau tali ‘a e sieke fakataautaha pe credit card.

8.  ‘Omai ho fika Social Security

Kapau ‘e ‘ikai ke ke ‘omai ho fika Social Security, ‘e faifai pea hilifaki atu ‘e he Potungaue Tanaki Tukuhau ha tautea pa’anga ‘Amelika ‘e 500.

FAKATOKANGA:  Kapau ‘oku ke fa’a toutou folau, ‘oku lava pe ke ke kole mai ha’o paasipooti ‘oku lahi ange ‘aia ‘oku peesi ‘e 48 ‘o ‘ikai toe ‘i ai ha totongi makehe ‘e tanaki atu kiai.  Kapau ‘oku ke fiema’u eni pea ke ‘omai fakataha pe e foomu mo ha tohi ‘o fakaha mai ‘oku ke fiema’u e paasipooti peesi ‘e 48.