Passport for 16 year old

[jaymar 0]

Hello all,

I need help!! I just became a Citizen and I have a dilemma..I want to apply for a passport for my 16 year old. I have not been in contact with her father for many years and I learned recently that he passed away back in '05 in Switzerland. After reaching out to his family I got a copy of his cremation certificate. Is that enough to apply for the passport? I called department of state and the lady said I have to apply for a naturalization certificate for her in order to apply for a passport..please if anyone knows how I can apply for a passport for her without going that route it would be greatly appreciated..thanks!

[Just Paul 4,595]

If she is in the states and is a LPR then just submit her passport application with your naturalization certificate and hopefully cremation certificate is enough.

[jaymar 0]

Thank you

[Ontarkie 14,214]

Do not apply for her passport.  

She is 16 so she can apply for it on her own and with just your consent. It will be so much easier doing it this way. Just needs your certificate and her GC as proof.

Edited January 10, 2020 by Ontarkie

[jaymar 0]

Thank you 

[Thegirl 225]

There will need to be evidence that the child has been living with you in legal custody to apply without the certificate of citizenship. So along with the passport application submit evidence of that. 

[jaymar 0]

For example what can I use to submit that? I tried to get legal custody but the judge dismissed the case because there was no one to contest it with. 

[Thegirl 225]

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/how-apply/citizenship-evidence.html

you were born outside the United States and acquired U.S. citizenship through the naturalization of your parent(s), please submit the following with your passport application:

• Your foreign birth certificate listing your parent(s)
• Your parent(s)’ naturalization certificate
• Evidence of your permanent residence status. Examples include:
  • Permanent Resident Card/Green Card
  • Foreign passport with the original I-551 visa entry stamp
• Your parents' marriage certificate (if your parents were married when you legally entered the U.S. and before your 18th birthday) 
• Documentation of legal custody (if your parents were not married when you legally entered the U.S.)
• Evidence of your legitimation (if your parents were not married at the time of your birth). Examples include:
  • Your parents' marriage certificate dated after your birth
  • Certified court order of legitimation 

4 minutes ago, jaymar said:

For example what can I use to submit that? I tried to get legal custody but the judge dismissed the case because there was no one to contest it with. 

That part I'm not sure about. You'll need to do some research or wait around for someone with more knowledge about that too respond. 

[jaymar 0]

Ok, thx very much 

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

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Edited January 16, 2020 by SusieQQQ

[Mounat02 63]

On 1/12/2020 at 6:53 AM, jaymar said:

For example what can I use to submit that? I tried to get legal custody but the judge dismissed the case because there was no one to contest it with. 

As others have mentioned, at 16, your child is considered an adult and would be the applicant on his/her passport application. As proof of custody, I submitted two years worth of school records (registration, grade reports, etc.) proof of health insurance as dependent, medical appointment details, all showing parental relationship and/or the same address.

 

I hope that's enough to get my child's passport. Fortunately, I had a knowledgeable passport acceptance agent to whom I did not have to explain what the Child Citizenship Act of 2000 was.

 

Good luck.