Jon&Anna

She still has a Singapore passport so we are guessing she can leave the US with that, but can't reenter. Yes, we told him she needs a US passport to travel. He doesn't want her to be a US citizen. He wants her to only remain a Singapore citizen.

The court document says the father has reasonable access in case he wants to visit the child in the US. Her father said he won't grant permission for her to get a US passport, so we are trying to find a way around needing his permission.

The custody agreement says my wife has sole care, control, and custody of her daughter.

That's a good idea. We can try that.

We have not completed this form, but we can try it. We submitted the sole custody from the court, but received a letter saying they still need the father's permission because he is on the child's birth certificate. My wife called the state department to explain the situation, but they said without his permission they can't issue a passport.

Yes, she submitted it with the application, but they said since the dad's name is on her birth certificate we still need his approval.

Yes, we submitted the sole custody document from the court when we applied.

My wife and her daughter became US citizens in April and applied for US passports in May. My wife has sole custody of her daughter, however the state department says that she needs the approval of her ex husband to get her daughter a passport because he is listed on her birth certificate. Her ex is a Singapore citizen and he is not being cooperative. He will not agree to sign the form and give permission for his daughter to get a US passport. The passport website says my wife can get a passport for her daughter without the father's permission if she has sole custody, which she does, but the letter we received said that is not true. Does anyone have advice on how we can get a passport for my daughter without her father's permission?