If renewing a child’s passport that has more than 6 months validity remaining, the most recent passport book must be returned with the passport application (unless the passport has been lost or stolen). In cases where there are two guardians and one guardian is unwilling or unavailable to give their consent for the child’s passport to be issued, a court order dispensing with that parent’s consent must be submitted with the child’s passport application. If your child has more than two legal guardians, or if your own family circumstances fall outside of the categories outlined below, please contact the Passport Service for guidance on your child’s application. Please select the category of guardianship below that most closely matches your family situation for further guidance. We have outlined some common guardianship scenarios in the section below and included an overview of the additional documents that are required for certain categories of application in order to establish guardianship. You will need to return these supporting documents with the passport application form or Identity and consent form. This witness must know the child, confirm the child's identity and witness the signature of the guardian(s).Ī list of appropriate witnesses is available hereįor some categories of application, you may have to submit additional supporting documents. Complete section 7 of the passport application form in the presence of a suitable witness. The second guardian can, if necessary, ask another appropriate witness to witness his/her consent separately. This witness must know the child, confirm the child's identity and witness the signature of the guardian or guardians who have accompanied the child. At least one of the guardians must then accompany the child to an appropriate witness for signature. At the end of the online renewal process, you will be provided with access to a Child Passport Identity and Consent Form. Guardians can give their consent on a child’s passport application in the following ways: For online renewal applications 
Guardianship should not be confused with custody which involves the day to day care of the child. For example, a guardian has the right to make important decisions, including the decision to give consent for a passport to issue to the child. Guardianship is the collection of rights and duties that a parent or non-parent has in respect of a child.
This is intended to make international travel more secure for children.įor a passport to issue to a child under 18, the consent of all the child’s guardians must be received by the Passport Service. Passports for children and guardian consentĬhildren can no longer be included on their parents’ or guardians' passports.
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