REQUIREMENTS FOR CHILDREN UNDER AGE 16:

• Both parents must appears at the Passport Acceptance Facility to sign the application for the minor.
• One parent appears, signs, and submits second parent's notarized Form DS-3053 , Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16 , authorizing passport issuance for the child or submits a notarized , written statement of consent from the non-appearing parent (including the child's name and date of birth, as well as parent's identification information or a copy of his/her ID) authorizing passport issuance for the child. *One parents appears, signs, and submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply (one of the following):
  
  - Child's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate (with translation, if necessary) listing only applying parent, or
  - Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) or Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350) listing only applying parent, or
  - Court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel is restricted by that order), or
  - Adoption decree (if applying parents is sole adopting parent), or
  - Court order specifically permitting applying parent's, or
  - Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent, or
  - Death certificate of non-applying parent.

1 Proof of Citizenship

To prove your citizenship, you must have an original or certified copy of your birth certificate, naturalization certificate or old passport.

2 Proof of Identity

Driver's license or state-issued identification issued more than six months ago. Official government or military picture identification, are also acceptable. Please make two copies. If your driver's license or state-issued ID was issued within six months, click here.

3 Application form DS-11

Click on the link below to create your application DS-11. You will be asked to input your personal information. After inputting your personal data, click on "Create Form" which will create your completed DS-11 US passport application, then print it out on two pages (not back to back).
Click here to complete the DS-11

4 Passport Photos

Two (2) identical passport photographs. Go to a passport photographer(such as CVS, Walgreens)to have the photos taken. Homemade photos are not acceptable and most often causes a delay in passport issuance.

5 Two letters of authorization

A letter of Authorization giving our company the authority to submit your application and pick-up your passport when issued. Provide two originally-signed authorization letters. Click the link below to select the authorization letter that matches the processing time and print two copies.
Click here to print authorization letter

6 Proof of Departure

Computer generated flight itinerary from the airline or a travel agency, copy of airline ticket. If you do not have a ticket or itinerary please click here

7 Complete Online Order Form

You must complete the online order form. You willbe asked to input your personal information, order information, and payment information. After inputting your data, click on "Submit Order " which will create your completed order form, then print it out.
click here to complete the online order form.

8 Fees

US Government Fee: $170.00 payment for the passport book or $200.00 payment for the passport book and passport card in the form of a check or money order made out to the “U.S. Departmentof State”.
Temporary or starter check is not acceptable. Do not cross out and rewrite any information on the check.

You may pay our fees using online order form with a credit card or enclose a business check or money order.

What to do

1 Get Your Application Authorized

All first time or new applicants need to have their applications authorized by local government officials called Acceptance Agents (AA). Bring all of the documents listed above to a Passport Acceptance Facility and notify the agent you are using an expediting service to "hand carry" your application. As stated, please present above listed items 1-7 to the Acceptance Agent for approval. You will then sign the passport application form in the presence of the Acceptance Agent who will witness your signature and select the following items from the above list to place in an envelope.

• Application form (DS-11)
• Two passport photos
• Proof of citizenship
• Driver's license or state ID (one copy)
• Proof of departure
• Letter of authorization (one copy)
• payment to "U.S. Dept. of State

2 Get your documents ready to ship

After you get the sealed envelope back from the passport acceptance facility, please attach your online order form, one copy of your driver's license, one copy of authorization letter to the outside of the sealed envelope.

3 Ship documents to Passport Folder

Passport Folder
1680 Post St, Suite C
San Francisco, CA 94115
Tel: (415)359-9877