How to apply for a US passport for a baby

When applying for a new U.S. passport, each child under 16 must appear in person at a passport agency. Both parents must present with their child and co-sign the application form to show their consent. To check the nearest passport agency, check here.

When you have submitted your application materials, your passport agency will put your files in an envelope and mail it to the Department of State. The normal process time is 4 to 6 weeks. If you need to get a passport quickly, we can help you with expedited service. Our expedited processing time is 5 business days. If you have an emergency, will be traveling in 24-48 hours, we can provide extremely urgent service, which is one business day processing time.

Checking list for minors under 16

  1. Fill out Form DS-11
  • Please complete your form DS-11 before come to a passport agency. But do not sign your name until instructed to do so by the acceptance agent.
  • If your child has a Social Security number, you must provide that on the application form.
  • If your child does not have a SSN, you must submit a signed statement including the phrase, “I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the following is true and correct:  (Child’s full name) has never been issued a Social Security Number by the Social Security Administration.”
  1. Two Passport Photos (2” x 2” on a white or clear background)
  2. U.S. Citizenship Evidence: must submit oneof the following
  • S. birth certificateissued by the city, county, or state of birth
  • Fully-valid, undamaged U.S. passport (may be expired)
  • Certificate of Citizenship
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certification of Birth
  1. Show Parental Relationship: must submit one of the following
  • S. birth certificate (with parents’ name)
  • Foreign birth certificate (with parents’ name and translation, if necessary)
  • Consular Report of Birth Abroad (with parents’ name)
  • Adoption decree(with adopting parents’ names)
  • Divorce/Custody decree
  1. Proof of ID and copy of ID: The parents/guardians must present one of the following identification documents (IDs) to the passport agency:
  • Valid or expired, undamaged, U.S. passport
  • Valid foreign passport
  • In-state, fully-valid driver’s license
  • In-state, fully-valid non-driver ID
  • Certificate of Naturalization or Citizenship
  • Government employee ID (city, county, state or federal)
  • S. military ID or military dependent ID
  • Matricula Consular (Mexican Consular Identification)

Note for Photocopy of IDs:

  • Must provide photocopy of front and back of each ID
  • Photocopy cannot be double-sided
  • Photocopy must be on plain white, 8 1/2 x 11″ standard paper
  • Do not decrease the image size (although you may enlarge it)
  1. Show Parental Consent

Both parents/guardians must authorize the issuance of the child’s passport. If one parent cannot be present, submit a notarized Statement of Consent (Form DS-3053) AND a copy of the parent identification.

Please Note: Written authorization from the parent that cannot appear in person must be less than three months old.

  1. Proof of departure:

For expedited service, please provide a copy of your air ticket that departure in 2 to 3 weeks.

For extremely urgent service, please provide a copy of your air ticket that departure in 2 to 3 days.

  1. Authorization letter:

Please pay our service fee first before asking us for the authorization letter. After you have paid, please contact us for the letter. Please fill the applicant part with your child’s information. Both parents are required to sign the letter in front of the Passport Acceptance Agent.

  1. Calculate Fees:
    Product Application Fee Rush Service Execution Fee Note: Only Passport Book can be expedited processing. If you apply for a passport card at the same time, it generally takes 2-3 weeks for the passport card to be mailed to you.
    Passport Book $140 $25
    Passport Book & Card $155 $25

    Check or money order of application fee should be made payable to: Department of State

Check or money order of execution fee should be made payable to: U.S. Postmaster or Clerk of Court.

How to place an order

  1. Submit an order request online
  2. Mail your passport application package to our office

Our address is as below:
Laroz International Business
620 Hungerford Drive, Suite 11, Rockville, MD 20850

Material need to mail us for apply for your baby’s passport:

Before you file package, please copy the following files and associated good copy files and post office packaged envelopes mailed to my company together.

  1. Application package: your passport agency will put your files in an envelope and seal that envelope. The envelope can not be opened other than the officer from Department of State.
  2. Authorization letter: You are required to prepare 2 copies. One should be put in the application package. The other should be put outside the package and mail to our office.

Laroz service fee

  • $ 150.00/case for 5 day processing
  • $ 250.00/case for 1 day processing

Shipping fee:

Type Days Fee Tracking Sat  Delivery Sun Delivery
FedEx Express Saver 2-3 $19.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Express Saver with signature 2-3 $24.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx 2Day 2 $24.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx 2Day with signature 2 $29.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight 1 $33.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight with signature confirmation 1 $38.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight Saturday Delivery 1 $54.99 Yes (good) Yes No
FedEx Overnight Saturday with signature 1 $59.99 Yes (good) Yes No
FedEx Ground 2-4 $19.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Ground with signature 2-4 $24.99 Yes (good) No No
USPS Priority Mail 2-3 $12.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Priority Mail signature confirmation 2-3 $14.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Express Mail 1-2 $24.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Express Mail with signature 1-2 $26.99 Yes (delay) Yes No

 

China Family Visit Visa(Q)

From Nov 2014, U.S citizen can apply for 10 year multiple entry Chinese visa for family visit purpose. The duration of each stay for family visit visa (For Chinese American) is no more than 120 days. The duration of each stay for family visit visa (For Foreigners ) is no more than 90 days.

Q1

Issued to those who are family members of Chinese citizens or of foreigners with Chinese permanent residence and intend to go to China for family reunion, or to those who intend to go to China for the purpose of foster care. The intended duration of stay in China exceeds 180 days.”Family members” refers to spouses, parents, sons, daughters, spouses of sons or daughters, brothers, sisters, grandparents, grandsons, granddaughters and parents-in-law.

Q2

Issued to those who intend to visit their relatives who are Chinese citizens residing in China or foreigners with permanent residence in China. The intended duration of stay in China is no more than 180 days.

1.Your Passport And Photocopy Of Your Passport

Your actual passport, which must have at least 8 months of validity remaining and one blank visa page. And the copy of the photo page and extension page (if you have) of your passport.

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Authentication Service Fee

 

Certification (Apostilles) by Secretary of State
Secretary of State State fee Service fee Subtotal
1-4 documents (fees per document)
IN $1 $55 $56
MI,HI $1 $55 $56
MS,SC,TN,VT,
IL(2 weeks processing time)
$2 $55 $57
IL(1 day processing time) $32 $95 $127
WY,AZ,NM $3 $55 $58
AL,AK,CO,KY
MD,SD,OH,RI,ID,MN
$5 $55 $60
MA $6 $55 $61
KS $7.5 $55 $62.5
VI $8 $55 $63
AR,FL,GA,ID, ME, MT,MO,NY
NC,ND, NE, NH,VA, WV,WI,OR
$10 $55 $65
TX,DC, UT,WA,PA $15 $55 $70
NY,LA,
NV(2 weeks processing time)
$20 $55 $75
S-CA,N-CA $26 $55 $81
NV(1 day processing time) $95 $95 $190
OK, NJ(3 weeks processing time) $25 $55 $80
NJ(1 day processing time) $40 $95 $135
DE(2 weeks processing time) $30/$50 $55 $85
DE(1 day processing time) $70 $95 $165
CT $40 $55 $95
5-10 documents:extra 10% off service fee
11 documents or more:extra 20% off service fee
Certification by US Department of State
Secretary of State Document type State fee Service fee Subtotal
1-4 documents (fees per document)
US Department of State all $8.00 $55.00 $63.00
5-10 documents:extra 10% off service fee
11 documents or more: extra 20% off service fee
Document authentication by Chinese Embassy/Consulate
Consulate
processing time
Document type Consular fee Service fee Subtotal
1-4 documents (fees per document)
regular 4 days general $25.00 $47.00 $72.00
business $50.00 $97.00
express, 2 days general $45.00 $87.00 $132.00
business $70.00 $157.00
rush, ASAP general $55.00 $107.00 $162.00
business $80.00 $187.00
5-10 documents,extra 10% off service fee
11 documents or more,extra 20% off service fee

Shipping Fee

We highly recommend you to choose shipping method with signature confirmation.

Type Days Fee Tracking Sat  Delivery Sun Delivery
FedEx Express Saver 2-3 $19.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Express Saver with signature 2-3 $24.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx 2Day 2 $24.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx 2Day with signature 2 $29.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight 1 $33.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight with signature confirmation 1 $38.99 Yes (good) No No
FedEx Overnight Saturday Delivery 1 $54.99 Yes (good) Yes No
FedEx Overnight Saturday with signature 1 $59.99 Yes (good) Yes No
USPS Priority Mail 2-3 $12.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Priority Mail signature confirmation 2-3 $14.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Express Mail 1-2 $24.99 Yes (delay) Yes No
USPS Express Mail with signature 1-2 $26.99 Yes (delay) Yes No

 

Method of payment

We accept money order, check or Paypal payments. For express or rush service, please use money order.

Please make check or money order payable to: Laroz International Business Inc.

Please note, payments must be received before we submit your application to the consulate or Secretary of State, unless special arrangements are made. If the payment is in check, documents may be mailed back to you after the check is cleared (5 business days). There is a $30 charge for a check that is returned. For Paypal payment , there is a 3.5% transaction fee
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