Sep 10 2010
Baby Passports: For When Your Delivery Date And Departure Date Overlap
What is a person to do when they are expecting their baby and their vacation to arrive at times uncomfortably close, especially when your vacation requires a passport. Its certainly a good question to ask how to get a infants passport but planning ahead is the key to making this process a lot easier. The rules are pretty much the same with a few exceptions.
There are many misconceptions that surround this issue, as every country has a different policy. In the United States, you will need to use a birth certificate in order to verify citizenship. Hospital records or birth notices are not able to be used in place of a birth certificate. These birth certificates generally arrive around a month after birth. However, you can go to the courthouse and obtain one faster. Make sure to figure out what your countys policy is beforehand.
While all passport applications request a social security number, it can be completed without one for a newborn baby. The government allows this information to be bypassed since it can take several months to receive your childs social security number. The parent should simply write eight 0s in the spaced that would normally hold the social security number. Steps can be taken to expedite delivery of your childs passport even if a social security number is not included. There may be an extra charge for this service but it will be money well spent.
Like adults, you will need to get newborn U.S. passport photos. In these photos, the newborn cannot be wearing any head covering and both eyes must be open. At the airport, the custom agent will use the eye color and the hair color in order to distinguish this newborn from a similar looking one. Wherever youre taking your child to get his or her passport photos taken, be sure to phone in ahead of time. Sometimes special arrangements need to be made in order to accommodate a newborn.
A childs passport, even if he or she is a newborn, is valid for up to five years. While the child may look drastically different in this amount of time, the passport remains valid. An adults passport, on the other hand, is valid for up to ten years. The reasoning behind this is simple. A growing childs looks change more frequently than an adult, so they have to update their passport photos more often than an adult would have to.
Are you awaiting the arrival of your baby and the bon voyage party during the same month? Dont worry. Contacting the proper agencies, all the details, and preparing ahead will ease the stress of getting a passport for babies. I cant say that will ease the stress of the impending labor and delivery.
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