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First Time Applicant

Adults (age 16 and older)

Please submit:

• certified, sealed birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Naturalization
• one valid form of photo identification (e.g. foreign passport, driver's license, military ID, etc.)
• two passport photographs
• completed form DS-11
• a self-addressed stamped envelope with priority mail (Posta Prioritaria) Italian postage. The envelope should be appropriately sized and with correct postage for the return of the passport/s.

All first time applicants must appear in person at the appropriate Consular office.

SEE ALSO: Fees and forms of payment

Children under 16

Change in Passports for Children:

As of February 1, 2008, the two-parent consent requirement for all passport services was extended to include all children under age 16. Either both parents must be present to provide signatures at the time of passport application, or in the event one parent cannot attend, s/he must send a notarized statement of consent and valid identification. Alternately, the applying parent may present a death certificate or sole custody order for the child.

Please submit:

• certified, sealed birth certificate, Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Citizenship
• one valid form of photo identification (e.g. foreign passport, driver's license, military ID, etc.)
• two passport photographs
• completed form DS-11
• a self-addressed stamped envelope with priority mail (Posta Prioritaria) Italian postage. The envelope should be appropriately sized and with correct postage for the return of the passport/s.

For children under 16, please see:Special Requirements for Children Under Age 16.

All first time applicants must appear in person at the appropriate Consular office.

Please note: if you are applying for the first passport for a child under the age of 18 who was born overseas, you must first report the child's birth. See: Reports of Birth Abroad.

SEE ALSO: Fees and forms of payment

 

 

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