Passport application without photo ID

[a_dagio1 1]

I need some advice or clarity please

 

My wife passed away and had been dealing with all of our sons paperwork and I can not for the life of me find it. I have notified that the card is lost and need to apply for a new passport. The problem is - without the old passport and the green card, I don't have a new/valid photo ID for him. He is 17 and was homeschooled/disabled so I don't have school records

 

I have:

 

His old birth country passport (expired)

A copy of the front and back of the GC

His SS card

A copy of his original US passport (he had a name change ) . That passport is no longer valid as the passport center cut off the corner

 

I think - and I'm not sure, that if he is under 18 and I go with him, I can present my own ID as proof of identification. I will take with all of the above in the hope it gets accepted

I will also sign the identification affidavit - DS-17

 

For proof of citizenship there is a document search option for $150, so I think that will be ok

 

Anyone have any other suggestions or have been through this before?

[Mike E 11,739]

The $150 file search might work, but getting a passport application acceptance clerk to accept that without any photo ID is likely to be a challenge.

 

Plan B will be to pay the I-90 fee, and then get his ADIT ( https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/alerts/uscis-announces-additional-mail-delivery-process-for-receiving-adit-stamp ), unless the new GC arrives fast.

 

The clerk might still require state

photo ID. The ADIT lets him get state photo ID.

 

Next time get him a passport card as well as a passport book.

 

Edited August 3, 2023 by Mike E

[a_dagio1 1]

Thank you Mike. I'm applying for both. Problem is - all doc were together as my wife was applying for SSI and waiver services. The folder she used is no where to be found . I'll give the stamp option a go. 

[Mike E 11,739]

11 minutes ago, a_dagio1 said:

Problem is - all doc were together

Understood. 
 

For this reason, my passport card and passport book are kept in separate locations, so that a single point of failure does not render me as an undocumented alien. I live in a state will will not grant state ID or state DL to people who cannot show authorized presence so this always worries me.

[a_dagio1 1]

Ok. If anyone is interested . The clerk accepted everything , including a copy of his green card without the original . So not sure if that means we have cleared that hurdle . Will update once I know