Form DS-3053 Statement of Consent or Special Circumstances: Issuance

OMB APPROVAL NO: 1405-0129
EXPIRATION DATE:
ESTIMATED BURDEN: 60 Minutes

U.S. Department of State

STATEMENT OF CONSENT OR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:
ISSUANCE OF A PASSPORT TO A MINOR UNDER AGE 14

WARNING: False statements made knowingly and willfully on passport applications, including affidavits or other
supporting documents submitted therewith, may be punishable by fine and/or imprisonment under the provisions of 18
U.S.C. 1001, 18 U.S.C. 1542, and/or 18 U.S.C. 1621.

FORM INSTRUCTIONS
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1.

Complete items 1, 2, and 3.
Complete item 4a, Statement of Consent, only if you are a non-applying parent or guardian consenting to the issuance of a
passport for your minor child. NOTE: Your signature must be witnessed and notarized in item 4b.
Complete item 5, Statement of Special Circumstances, only if you are an applying parent or guardian and the written consent of
the non-applying parent or guardian cannot be obtained.

MINOR’S NAME

Last

2.

First

Middle

MINOR’S DATE OF BIRTH (mm/dd/yyyy) 3. YOUR RELATIONSHIP TO MINOR

4a. STATEMENT OF CONSENT To be completed by the non-applying parent or guardian when he or she will
not be present at the time the applying parent or guardian submits the minor’s application.
I, ______________________________________, give my consent to the issuance of a United States passport to my minor child
Print Your Name

named on this application.
OATH: I declare under penalty of perjury that all statements made in this supporting document are true and correct.

Signature of Parent or Guardian

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

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4b. STATEMENT OF CONSENT NOTARIZATION
Name of Notary
Print Name

Location

NOTARY
SEAL

City, State

Commission Expires
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Signature of Notary
Date of
Notarization
Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

Type of Identification
Presented by Non-Applying
Parent or Guardian:

Driver’s License
Passport
Military Identification
Other (Specify)

Issue Date:
Place of
Issue:

5. STATEMENT OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
To be completed by applying parent or guardian when the written consent of the non-applying parent or guardian
cannot be obtained. (Use back of form if additional space is needed.)

OATH: I declare under penalty of perjury that all statements made in this supporting document are true and correct.

Signature of Parent or Guardian

Date (mm/dd/yyyy)

CONTINUATION OF STATEMENT OF SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES:

FOR INFORMATION, QUESTIONS, AND INQUIRIES:
Please visit our website at travel.state.gov. In addition, contact the National Passport Information
Center (NPIC) toll-free at 1-877-487-2778 (TDD: 1-888-874-7793) or by e-mail at [email protected].
Customer Service Representatives are available M-F, 8AM-8PM EST (excluding Federal holidays).
Automated information is available 24/7.
PRIVACY ACT STATEMENT
AUTHORITIES: The information solicited on this form is requested pursuant to 22 USC 211a, 212, 213, and Section
236 of the Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and
2001; Executive Order 11295 (August 5, 1966); and 22 CFR 51.27.
PURPOSE: The primary purpose is to document the notarized written consent of a parent or legal guardian to the
issuance of a US passport to child under fourteen years of age, or, alternatively, to document the existence of exigent or
special family circumstances, when the parent or legal guardian is not present when an application is made for issuance
of a US passport for the child.
ROUTINE USES: The information solicited on this form may be made available as a routine use to other government
agencies to assist the US Department of State in adjudicating passport applications and requests for related services,
and for law enforcement and administrative purposes. The information may be made available to foreign government
agencies to fulfill passport control and immigration duties. The information may also be provided to foreign government
agencies, international organizations and, in limited cases, private persons and organizations to investigate, prosecute,
or otherwise address potential violations of law or to further the Secretary’s responsibility for the protection of US citizens
and non-citizen nationals abroad. The information may be made available to private US citizen ‘wardens’ designated by
the US embassies and consulates. For a more detailed listing of the routine uses to which this information may be put,
see the Prefatory Statement of Routine Uses and the listing of routine users set forth in the system descriptions for
Overseas Citizen Services Records (State-05) and Passport Records (State-26) published in the Federal Register.
CONSEQUENCES OF FAILURE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION: You are not legally required to provide the information
requested on this form. However, failure to do so may result in Passport Services’ refusal to accept your application or
result in the denial of a US passport.
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENT
Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 60 minutes per response, including time
required for searching existing data sources, gathering the necessary data, providing the information required, and
reviewing the final collection. You do not have to provide the information unless this collection displays a currently valid
OMB number. Send comments on the accuracy of this estimate of the burden and recommendations for reducing it to:
US Department of State (A/RPS/DIR) Washington DC 20520.