Applicants Age Below 14

Special Requirements for Children Under Age 14

All children regardless of age (including newborns and infants) must have their own passport. The child and both parents MUST be present to submit the application. (see item 5. below if one or both parents are not able to be present)

1. Fill out Application Form DS-11 - Please do NOT sign the DS-11 application form until the consular officer instructs you to do so.

To download an application form, please click here. Or, forms may be obtained from the waiting area of the American Citizen Services section on the ground floor of the American Embassy.

2. Submit Proof of U.S. Citizenship (for minors under age 14)
 
Minors under age 14 must establish proof of citizenship AND proof of relationship. Previous U.S. passports are not acceptable as proof of relationship to the applying parent(s)/guardian(s).  See number 3 below for proof of relationship.

All documents submitted with the application as evidence of U.S. citizenship will be returned after verification by the consular officer.

For proof of citizenship, you will need to submit one of the following:

• Certified U.S. birth certificate; or
  
• Previous fully valid U.S. Passport; or
  
• Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240); or
  
• Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350); or
  
• Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization from USCIS.
  

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

A Delayed Birth Certificate filed more than one year after your birth may be acceptable if it:

• Listed the documentation used to create it and
  
• Signed by the attending physician or midwife, or, lists an affidavit signed by the parents, or shows early public records.

NOTE: The following are NOT proof of citizenship

• Voter registration cards
  
• Army discharge papers

3. Present Evidence of Child's Relationship to Parents/Guardians (for minors under age 14)

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:

• 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 (Form FS-240) (with parents' names); or
  
• Certification of Birth Abroad ( Form DS-1350) (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 14)

Each parent or guardian must submit one of the following:

• Valid Drivers License
  
• Valid Official U.S. Military ID
  
• Valid U.S. Government ID
  
• Valid U.S. or Foreign Passport with recognizable photo
  
• Naturalization/Citizenship Certificate from USCIS with recognizable photo
  
• Alien Resident Card from USCIS
  

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

5. Present Parental Application Permission Documentation 
(for minors under age 14)

1. Both parents must appear together and sign or
2. One parent appears, signs, and submits second parent's notarized statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child (a notarized  Form DS-3053, Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 14, or a notarized written statement with the same information on a sheet of paper from the non-appearing parent) or
   
3. One parents appears, signs, and submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply (such as one of the following):
   
4. Child's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate (with translation, if necessary) listing only applying parent; or
   
5. Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) or Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350) listing only applying parent; or
   
6. Court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel is restricted by that order); or
   
7. Adoption decree (if applying parents is sole adopting parent); or
   
8. Court order specifically permitting applying parent's or guardian's travel with the child; or
   
9. Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent; or
   
10. 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 14.

NOTE:  A third-party in loco parentis applying on behalf of a minor under the age of 14 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

Your photographs must be:

• 2x2 inches in size
  
• Identical
  
• Taken within the past 6 months, showing current appearance
  
• Color
  
• Full face, front view with a plain white or off-white background
  
• Between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head
  
• Taken in normal street attire
  
• Uniforms should not be worn in photographs
  
• Do not wear a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline unless worn daily for religious purposes.
  
• If you normally wear prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig or similar articles, they should be worn for your picture.
  
• Dark glasses or nonprescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless you need them for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required.

There is a self-operated photo booth on the embassy premises that can generate two pieces of U.S. passport photos for S$10.00. The machine is located on the ground floor at the visa applicants’ waiting area.  Please be sure to have the exact change as the machine can only accept a Singapore ten dollar note and the cashiers cannot provide change.

Or, Click here for a list of photo studios in Singapore that are able to produce U.S. passport photographs.

7. Fees and method of payment

Fees may be paid by credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, American Express, Discover), U.S. dollars or Singapore dollars equivalent. Click here to see passport fees.

8. Provide a Social Security Number

If you do not provide your Social Security Number, the Internal Revenue Service may impose a $500 penalty. If you have any questions please call your nearest IRS office.