The law changed a bit a minor can have there birth certificate and other documents. If you are traveling by air you do need a passport also by land it is recommended.
all a passport does is allows you to travel from 1 country from the next, if i were to go to New York to Chicago i would not need a passport but fro, New York to Tokyo i would need one
If you are a US Citizen already within the United States, a minor may travel without a passport even on aircraft as long as they have another form of proper identification.
For US passport processing, usually the First adult passport is processed when you are 18 and not 16 since you are still a minor, you will need your minor's passport rather than the new adult passport.
A minor needs a passport, same as an adult.
if your child passport expires nov 2012 but you turned 18 do you need a new passport or is the the child one good until it expiresUsually Yes if the person is in possession of a Minor's passport. Since he/she is no longer a Minor, then you need to get a new First Adult passport.
Basically it is a service that renders passport and visa processing. Usually for new passport processing, renewal, adding pages, lost passport replacement, application for changes in passport, minor's passport and the like.
Form DS-11 can be used to get passport. The cost for the minor passport card and book together is $95 Minor passport book alone costs $80 Minor passport card alone costs $15 There is an execution fee of $25 on each of them. Paying an extra fee of $60 will expedite the process.
No.
Parents are always involved in passport application for minors.
No, official passports are the usual adult passport and minor's passport for the ordinary citizen of the country. Diplomatic passport are for diplomats and service passports usually apply for military personnel.
No you don't. Travel within the United States does not require a passport.
yes
What exactly do you mean by "individually"? Assuming you're asking about a US passport: Minors are required to have their own individual passports, but a minor must apply in person with both parents/guardians; they can't get a passport without both parents knowing about it and approving of it.
Passports for minors are valid for 5 years.