Navigating Urgent Child Passports When One Parent Is Unavailable: DS-3053 Forms and Special Circumstances
A child under 16 cannot get a U.S. passport without the consent of both parents or legal guardians, and that rule does not bend for last-minute funerals, custody handoffs or a deployment that is moved up by two weeks. If one parent cannot appear in person, Form DS-3053 (Statement of Consent) is usually the fix, […]