Guidance :

• All children upto 15 years of age will possess a separate passport
• Passports for children upto 15 years of age will be valid for five years from the date of issue or until the child attains the age of 15 years, whichever is less.
• If the child is over 14 years but less than 15 years, a short validity 1 yr passport will be issued against the fee of $ 25 (Twenty five)

 

Process :

• Prescribed Online Passport Application; In the ‘service desired’ box, choose option ‘Passport for Children upto 15 years of age'

• Complete online application (see guidance)

• Attach supporting documents What is required:
  • All previous passports in original, current passport in original and photocopy of the first five,  last two pages, and of the page containing visa of the current passport
  • Proof of Status:
    • Clear colored Photocopy of Green Card, Employment Authorization Document or other visa documents
    • If application for Green Card/EAD/Visa is pending/being processed,  document should be submitted

    Note: B1/B2 visa holders are temporary visitors to U.S. and therefore we cannot issue passport to them.

  • Proof of Residence:
    • Driving license or
    • PG&E, Water or landline telephone bill displaying applicant’s address or
    • House Lease Agreement or

Note: Bank/credit card/mobile phone statements are not accepted as residence proof

• When applying in person, please carry originals of all the supporting documents, photocopies of which you are enclosing with the application.  The originals have to be presented to the Consular Officer
• If applying by mail, Photocopy of all supporting documents should be notarized and attached to the application.  If original supporting documents are enclosed, there is no need of notarization.  When the original passport is enclosed, there is no need to notarize photocopy

Note:

All mail applications submitted to the Consulate for consular services with a non-trackable return mailing envelope will be returned to the applicant without services. Please ensure to send a trackable return mailing envelope (e.g. Fedex, UPS, USPS, etc..) to ensure traceability of documents after dispatch.

Notarized copy of the child’s birth certificate

Original Passports of both mother and father

Copies of the first five and last two pages of both mother’s and father’s passport

Consent of BOTH parents (on the last page (page 4) of the online application - both parents should sign and have the signatures notarized; or submit a sworn affidavit

Paste photographs of child

Signatures/Thumb impression of the child

Present hard copy of on-line application with fees and supporting documents on or after the appointment date generated on the application.

FEE :

Non-refundable fee of $25 (Twenty five)

Fee once paid is non-refundable even if service is refused/delayed.

Fees should be paid through money order or cashiers’ cheque drawn in favour of the ‘Consulate General of India, San Francisco’.  Personal cheques, credit cards or other banking instruments are not accepted.

The Consulate is now accepting Debit Cards with a service charge of $3.00 (three) at the counter.

Processing Time :

The normal processing time for completion of all cases is 10 business days unless otherwise specified

The processing time indicated above does not apply to cases where references have to be initiated; lost and damaged passport cases; and in cases where the passport has not been renewed for more than six months after the date of expiry