US child citizen may not get passport renewed

[Bangkoktraveler]

Was looking at the US State Departments procedure for renewing a passport. It looks like if a US citizen has a child born, let's say in Thailand, and the child becomes a US citizen, gets a passport and Social Security number, the child may have trouble renewing the passport when they get 5 years old.

 

The State Department claims:

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1. Both parents must appear together and sign or

 

2. One parent appears, signs, and submits second parent's notarized statement of consent authorizing passport issuance for the child (a notarized Form DS-3053, Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 14 , or a notarized written statement with the same information on a sheet of paper from the non-appearing parent) or

 

3. One parents appears, signs, and submits primary evidence of sole authority to apply (such as one of the following):

 

Child's certified U.S. or foreign birth certificate (with translation, if necessary) listing only applying parent; or

Consular Report of Birth Abroad (Form FS-240) or Certification of Birth Abroad (Form DS-1350) listing only applying parent; or

Court order granting sole custody to the applying parent (unless child's travel is restricted by that order); or

Adoption decree (if applying parents is sole adopting parent); or

Court order specifically permitting applying parent's or guardian's travel with the child; or

Judicial declaration of incompetence of non-applying parent; or

Death certificate of non-applying parent.

If none of the above documentation is available, the applying parent/guardian should submit a Form DS-3053: Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 14 .

 

NOTE:

 

A third-party in loco parentis applying on behalf of a minor under the age of 14 must submit a notarized written statement or affidavit from both parents or guardians authorizing a third-party to apply for a passport. When the statement or affidavit is from only one parent/guardian, the third-party must present evidence of sole custody of the authorizing parent/guardian.

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If the husband disappears, it appears the child may ending up being a US citizen who can not get a passport renewed.

 

Info gleened from HERE.

[FAT_AUSSIE]

It's a common set up and a good one I think.

 

It does make it difficult for someone in the situation you point out where one parent has bolted. In those circumstances I would imagine a court would be able to appoint sole guardianship to that childs parent, then the other parent is not needed.

 

On the flip side lets say a Thai spouse takes the child and dissapears for some time then tries to renew that passport and exit the country with the child.

 

See where I'm coming from.

 

Faty....

[ThaiHome]

Wife just got passport for her daughter whose father has never been around. Dispite provincial court order giving her sole rights, the amphur still required half the adult family to come and swear it was ok to give permission to get the passport.

A hassle yes, but it sure protect people from taking off with the kids.

TH