who signed your infants' passport?

[pixielou]

dd is only 14 months. the passport said it isn't valid until signed. do i sign dd's name? do dh and i sign as "parent"? do i leave it unsigned until she is old enough to sign it herself?

i can't find anything on the state dept web site. i sent an e-mail inquiry to the state dept - where they guarantee response within 24 hours - but i sent that last wednesday.

[lawyergirl25]

Not a government website, but here's what I found:

Does the child sign the application or the passport itself? What if the child is too young to write?

The child's signature is required on the passport application if the child is over the age of 14. This is a security measure, since is it common for teenagers to travel with school groups or otherwise without their parents. If the child's passport is lost, the child's signature is on file to expedite replacement.

Once the passport is delivered, the child should sign it in the appropriate place. If the child is too young to write, then one parent prints the child's name, then signs their own name, adding "(mother)" or "(father)" as appropriate.

Link (http://www.passportinfo.com/childpp.htm#sign)

[vancouvergirl]

http://travel.state.gov/passport/fri/faq/faq_1741.html#ca63

(reports same as laywergirl25)

[pixielou]

thanks! i spent hours on the dept of state website - i can't believe i couldn't find that.

[vancouvergirl]

thanks! i spent hours on the dept of state website - i can't believe i couldn't find that.

no problem. i always go straight for the FAQs. have a great trip.

[pixielou]

i swear i read the faq. or at least i read it with a squirming 14 month old trying to climb all over me!

[karlatta]

I am glad someone found the answer for you! I was going to say that's how you do it, because DH still has his childhood passport (for sentimental reasons) and it is signed by his father with (father) written at the end.