Passport for Minor

According to their eligibility, the documents that minors under the age of 18 must provide while applying for a new passport are separated into pointers. The following documentation is required of children in order to meet certain eligibility requirements:

➔ Minors between the ages of 15 and 18: Documentary proof in the form of a birth certificate issued by a municipal authority or any other organization authorized by the Registrar of Births and Deaths to issue birth certificates is necessary if the applicant is qualified for the Non-ECR category.

• Current address proof 
• Date of birth certificate

➔ Minors from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Nagaland under  the age of 18 years:

• Current address proof
• Evidence of birthdate
• Declaration attesting the information provided in the application as per to Annexure D.

➔ Children of Government/PSU/Statutory body employees with police verification:

• Present address proof
• Date of birth certificate
• Declaration confirming the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure D.

➔ Kids of PSU/Government/Statutory body employees without police verification:

• Present address proof
• Proof of date of birth
• An affidavit confirming the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure D.
• Original certificate of identity as per Annexure A
• Standard affidavit as per Annexure E

➔ Kids of parent(s) holding a valid passport with spouse name endorsed:

• Proof of current address
• Date of birth certificate
• Affidavit confirming the information submitted with the application as per Annexure D.
• Attested photocopy of parent(s) passport.

➔ Children of Parent(s) who reside abroad:

• Current address proof
• Date of birth proof
• A statement that attests the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure D.
• An affidavit proving the particulars attached in the application as per Annexure C. (Note: Annexure C is required when one parent has not given consent or when Annexure D cannot be arranged.)

➔ Minors adopted by Indian Parents:

• Current address proof
• Date of birth proof
• A declaration confirming the particulars provided with the application as per Annexure D.
• An admissible adoption deed with the child’s photo duly attested by the court. (Note: In case of Christians, Muslims and Parsis, a court decree/order granting adoption/guardianship and allowing the child to be taken out of the country.) OR a declaration on a plain paper confirming the adoption.

➔ Kids adopted by foreign parents:

• Present address proof
• Date of birth certificate 
• CARA No Objection certificate
• Copy of the guarantee executed before the court concerned
• Court decree/order in respect of legal guardian

➔ Children below the of 18 years with divorced parents:

• Proof of present address
• Date of birth proof
• A declaration attesting the information furnished in the application as per Annexure D.
• A certified copy of the court order for custody of the child in favor of the applicant’s parent.

➔ Kids looking to avail a passport whose parents are separated but not legally divorced:

• Address proof
• Date of birth certificate
• An affidavit confirming the information furnished in the application as per Annexure C.

➔ Children who are brought up by a single parent (Child born out of wedlock):

• Address proof
• Proof of date of birth
• A declaration confirming the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure C.

➔ Minors who’s one parent is deceased:

• Address proof
• Date of birth proof
• A statement confirming the details furnished in the application as per Annexure D.
• Death certificate of first marriage spouse.

➔ When a minor’s passport application is made by one parent because the other parent has not given approval, or when a guardian makes the application because either one or both parents have not given consent, the following documents must be presented:

• Address proof
• Date of birth certificate 
• An affidavit confirming the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure C.

➔ When passport for children under 18 years of age is applied by legal guardian:

• Current address proof
• Date of birth proof
• A declaration attesting the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure D.
• Court decree/order in respect of legal guardian

➔ Students who doesn’t stay away from their parent’s present residential address:

• Current address proof
• Date of birth proof
• A declaration attesting the particulars submitted with the application as per Annexure D.
• Student Identity card issued by Government recognized educational institutions, in respect of full-time courses
• Legal letter from authorized signatory of UGC recognized college on the official letterhead.

➔ For availing a passport for children born through surrogacy:

• Current address proof 
• Date of birth create
• A declaration attesting the particulars attached in the application as per Annexure D.
• An affidavit confirming the particulars furnished in the application as per Annexure I.