Today, traveling abroad has become an integral part of any vacation. And with the arrival of the long-awaited holiday, everyone is eager to spend time, basking in the warm sand of an island. I also want to share this pleasure with my relatives. For example, show your child abroad, even if he is not more than five years old. And most parents start to wonder - do I need a passport for a child? And what documents are needed for its registration? These nuances need to be resolved long before the holidays, otherwise plans may not materialize.
How to make a passport for a child?
The main problem and confusion with the documents today is due to the existence of two types of passports. The document of the old model is issued only for five years and does not contain electronic carriers. A new passport is called a biometric passport. The main difference from the old passport is in a document embedded in the document, which contains a two-dimensional photograph of the owner and his personal data. Each parent has the right to decide how to arrange documents for the child: choose the type of passport or enter it into their documents. How to properly fill out the documents for processing the passport for the child we will discuss further.
Registration of the old passport for a child
The first thing that needs to be done when preparing the documents is to fill out a questionnaire for issuing a foreign passport for a child. It can be done by a trustee, guarantor or adopter - a person whose right to represent the interests of the child is documented.
Then the following list of documents should be provided:
- two copies of the application for the issuance of the passport (on the one hand, it is filled for the child, on the other hand, for the parent whose child is registered;
- a copy of the passport of the same parent who has a child (turns with a photo and a page with a residence permit);
- 4 photos of the child (can be black-and-white or color matte with a size of 3.5-4.5);
- copies and originals of the birth certificate and pages on citizenship (or stamp of citizenship);
- if the child has reached adulthood - you need the original of his passport and a copy of all pages with entries;
- if the child previously had a passport, you need his original and a copy of the page with the photo.
- receipt for payment of state duty.
It is worth noting that the old passport is best suited for children 5-6 years old. Since it is issued for a period of 5 years, and for a longer time the face of the child can greatly change and lead to problems at checkpoints.
How to get a new-generation passport for a child?
Application form for obtaining a biometric passport is filled in capital letters and without abbreviations. The main difference from the questionnaire on the old passport is the lack of an item on the date of residence registration. In order to fill out a form also required:
- if the child is 14 years old - his / her civil passport;
- birth certificate;
- stamp or page about citizenship;
- postal code at the place of registration (registration);
- mobile and home phones (parents or the child);
- if there was an adoption or change of a surname, a name or a patronymic it is necessary to present the corresponding document;
- copies of parents' passports.
Documents for the passport for the child must be as follows:
- application form;
- picture in the amount of 1 pc .;
- copy and original of the birth certificate and the page of citizenship;
- if any, a foreign passport issued earlier;
- passport of one of the parents or legal representative and copies of the document;
- for legal representatives: guardians, adoptive parents, etc. - documents proving the right to represent the interests of the child;
- receipt for payment of state duty.
Presence of children in registration and obtaining a biometric passport is compulsory
Making a child in a foreign passport
If the child has not reached the age of 14, any parent can enter it into his passport. Moreover, you can do this only with the old sample of the document. Biometric passports do not provide such an opportunity and if the parents have a new generation document, the child will also need a passport. If the document is an old one, the question of how to place a child in a foreign passport is solved as follows:
1. In order to obtain a passport and simultaneous entry of a child into it, you need:
- application form (2 copies), certified at the place of work or study.
- 4 photos (black and white or colored matte)
- a civil passport and a copy of all of its pages. It must be valid both at the time of delivery of documents and the receipt of a passport;
- receipt for payment of state duty;
- a work book and a copy thereof, as well as a student ID card and a copy (for students);
- a birth certificate of a child with a copy and a tab on citizenship;
2. To enter a child in an existing passport, you must:
- the passport itself;
- a work record and copies of all of its pages;
- 3 photos of the parent, in the document of which the child is entered;
- 4 photos of the child
- a birth certificate of a child, and a copy thereof, as well as an insert on citizenship.
It is worth paying special attention - in spite of the fact that the issue of how to issue a passport for a child can already be solved, it is necessary to take additional documents with you:
- if the child is traveling with one of the parents, then you need to take a notarized authorization from the parent who stayed at home; If the child is traveling with the group, then the written permission of both parents will be required.
- If the mother and child traveling abroad have different surnames, then in addition to the consent of the father,
proof of relationship - a copy or original of the birth certificate, marriage or divorce; - if the departing child does not have a father or does not know anything about him, then he must take with him a certificate from the police that his whereabouts are unknown, he is deprived of parental rights or is wanted;
- if the child has one parent and the second has died, a death certificate or a parent's book can be requested at the border.
Traveling abroad is a responsible business and it is worth remembering that one mistake in filling out documents can cost a lot of precious time.