Passports

Two-Parent consent law: A notarized consent statement is now required from the non-appearing parent.

The U.S. State Department has amended the two-parent passport consent rule to obtain a passport for a minor child (under age 14). The amendment requires that the statement of consent from a non-applying parent be notarized. The statement must give the non-appearing parent's unequivocal and unconditional consent to the issuance of the passport, and must be notarized before foreign notaries in most countries or at a U.S. Embassy or Consulate abroad. The effective date of the new rule is November 1, 2004.

For more information on passport services please visit the State Department website http://travel.state.gov.