Applying for a US Passport with one parent not present

[khiemp 1]

Hello All,

I am trying to help my friend apply for a US Passport for his son (2 years old) who is a US Citizen (born in the US).

Mother and child is in the US.

The father is currently in Vietnam waiting for his interview to get F2A Visa and go to the US.

The child's US Birth cert has both mother and father on it.

 

My question is, if he completes Form DS3053, he will need it to be notarized at the US Consulate in Vietnam, will they allow him to enter? How would he schedule an appointment if he does not have a Visa or Green card?

Is the Form DS3053 correct for this situation?

 

Thank you in advance.

[SalishSea 17,930]

14 minutes ago, khiemp said:

Hello All,

I am trying to help my friend apply for a US Passport for his son (2 years old) who is a US Citizen (born in the US).

Mother and child is in the US.

The father is currently in Vietnam waiting for his interview to get F2A Visa and go to the US.

The child's US Birth cert has both mother and father on it.

 

My question is, if he completes Form DS3053, he will need it to be notarized at the US Consulate in Vietnam, will they allow him to enter? How would he schedule an appointment if he does not have a Visa or Green card?

Is the Form DS3053 correct for this situation?

 

Thank you in advance.

If he was born in the US, there is no role for a US embassy or consulate.  The passport should be applied for by the mother from within the US.

[jan22 3,056]

6 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

If he was born in the US, there is no role for a US embassy or consulate.  The passport should be applied for by the mother from within the US.

Sorry -- this is incorrect.  While the passport application must be done where the child is (in this case, the US), it still requires both parents's signatures.  The US began requiring both parents' signatures on a minor's (under 16) passport application in 2001 -- even if one parent (or both parents) are not US citizens and if one of the parents is not in the US.  It was/is part of the effort to prevent international parental child abduction.  This requirement can involve the Embassy/Consulate.

 

Yes, the DS-3053 is the correct form.  He can have it notarized at US Embassy Hanoi or the US Consulate in HCMC.  They provide notarial services for documents to be used in the US, regardless of the nationality of the individual needing the notarization.  He needs to make an appointment to do so, however:  https://vn.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/notarial-services/.

 

Edited March 9, 2022 by jan22

[Mike E 11,741]

5 hours ago, Jorgedig said:

If he was born in the US, there is no role for a US embassy or consulate.  The passport should be applied for by the mother from within the US.

DS-3053 asks for the notary.  Suffice to say in some countries there are no notaries or at least no notaries America will accept.  
 

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/need-passport/under-16.html

 

 

”Please note: In certain countries, a DS-3053 must be notarized at a U.S. embassy or consulate and cannot be notarized by a local notary public. Go to the U.S. embassy or consulate webpage for more information. ”

 

@khiemp go to the webpage of your friend’s nearest USA embassy or consulate. 

 

 

[khiemp 1]

4 hours ago, jan22 said:

Sorry -- this is incorrect.  While the passport application must be done where the child is (in this case, the US), it still requires both parents's signatures.  The US began requiring both parents' signatures on a minor's (under 16) passport application in 2001 -- even if one parent (or both parents) are not US citizens and if one of the parents is not in the US.  It was/is part of the effort to prevent international parental child abduction.  This requirement can involve the Embassy/Consulate.

 

Yes, the DS-3053 is the correct form.  He can have it notarized at US Embassy Hanoi or the US Consulate in HCMC.  They provide notarial services for documents to be used in the US, regardless of the nationality of the individual needing the notarization.  He needs to make an appointment to do so, however:  https://vn.usembassy.gov/u-s-citizen-services/notarial-services/.

 

Thank you, this was the answer I was looking for.

[Chancy 6,241]

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