*As of April 2nd, 2018, the passport acceptance fee increased from $25 to $35. All children, no matter how young, need a passport of their own to leave the country by air and in some cases by land and sea. The procedure for getting a child passport is somewhat different from the procedure for getting an adult passport. Concerns about children being abducted and taken overseas have prompted the Department of State to build safeguards against this practice into the…
What are the requirements for child passports? Traveling with children is hard enough. Add in the travel planning before you go and it can be overwhelming. But we make the child passport process easy to understand. Do you need a passport for your upcoming international trip? Do children and minors need a passport? YES. Any United States citizen, no matter what age, traveling outside of the United States by air requires a passport. Confusion arises when a minor is traveling…
US citizens qualify for a passport renewal if their passport is in good condition, issued when they were 16 or older, and is less than 5 years expired. The process to renew your passport depends on how fast you need your passport. If you need your passport fast, passport renewals can be issued as quickly as 7-days with a private expediting company. How to Renew Your Adult U.S. Passport Most of the time, adults can renew their passports by mail,…
Passports for Babies and Toddlers One question that keeps coming up again and again in the comments section is this: "Do babies need passports of their own?" It's not necessarily an unreasonable question-- after all, they don't necessarily need their own plane tickets, so why would they need their own ID? Alas, in most countries the era of the "family passport" has long since passed. Even the smallest infants now require their own documents for most international travel. Let's take…
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Adopting a child is an incredibly stressful process, especially if you choose to adopt from another country. Though the reward of giving a child a family is immeasurable, international adoption often requires an intense commitment in the form of time, energy and money. You'll also need to pay extra-special attention to your new child's citizenship status and the associated paperwork. When it comes time to get your child a US passport, additional documentation is often required. Here's what you need…
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Do children need passports to travel outside the US? That's a reasonable question. In fact, in the 19th century, the Department of State issued what were called "family passports" allowing the entire family to travel on the same passport. However, this is not the case any more. Each US citizen needs his or her own passport to travel, even newborns. So yes, in most circumstances, a child of any age will need a separate passport to travel outside of the…
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Planning an international trip with your little one? You'll need more than just a child passport to take your little monster overseas, in many cases. Here's the lowdown on the all the documents your child needs to travel: A child passport, in most cases (see below for exceptions). Getting a passport for a child is different from getting a passport for an adult in several respects. First of all, you'll need the following documentation in addition to the child's proof…
