You must apply in person for a U.S. passport if you meet any of the following descriptions:

• You are applying for a U.S. passport for the first time.
• Your previous U.S. passport was lost or stolen.
• Your previous U.S. passport has expired and was issued more than 15 years ago.

If applying for a child 13 and under: Both parents or legal guardians must apply for the child and child must be present.

If applying for a child age 14 to 17: The child must appear in person with only one parent.

If you fit any of these descriptions, you will need to appear in person before an agent authorized to accept passport applications such as the Glendale City Clerk.

How do I Apply in Person for a U.S. Passport?

In order to apply in person for a U.S. passport, you will need to bring the following items with you to the passport acceptance facility:

1. Form DS-11, Application for Passport. This is available at any passport acceptance facility or available for download from this site. You may fill out this form in advance to save time or upon arrival at the passport acceptance facility. However, this form must be presented and signed in person at the passport acceptance facility.
   
2. Proof of U.S. Citizenship (one of these)

• Previous U.S. passport
• Certified birth certificate, issued by the state, city or county of your birth (a certified copy will have a registrar’s raised, embossed, impressed, or multi-colored seal and the date the certificate was filed with the registrar’s office; the certificates from California need to be the long-form birth certificate)
• Consular Report of Birth Abroad
• Naturalization certificate
• Certificate of citizenship
  
  Hospital birth certificates are not certified birth certificates. In order to obtain a certified copy, you must contact the department of health or vital records in the state that you were born in.

If none of these are available, you will need:

1. A Letter of No Record issued by the state stating the name, date of birth, years searched for a record and that there is no birth certificate on file for the person.
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2. Other documentation of birth in the U.S., such as:

• baptismal certificate
• hospital birth certificate
• census record
• certificate of circumcision
• early school record
• family bible record
• doctor’s record of post-natal care.

Any of this documentation must be a public record showing the date and place of birth and created within the first five years of life.

Affidavit or Form DSP-10A from an older blood relative familiar with the circumstances of the birth, i.e., a parent, aunt, uncle, sibling. It must be notarized or have the seal and signature of the acceptance agent.

A Delayed Birth Certificate filed more than one year after the birth, listing the documentation used to create it. It must be signed by the attending physician or midwife or list an affidavit by the parents or show early public records.

No voter registration cards. No Army discharge papers.

3.     Proof of Identity:

• previous U.S. passport
• Naturalization Certificate
• Certificate of Citizenship
• current, valid driver’s license
• government ID: city, state or federal
• military ID: military and dependents
• work ID: must be currently employed by the company
• student ID: must be currently enrolled
• Merchant Marines card: also known as a “Seamen’s” or “Z” card
• pilot or flight attendant ID

Social Security cards are not acceptable as identification

If none of these are available, you will need:

• A person who can vouch for the applicant. This person must have known the applicant for at least 2 years, be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, have valid ID. They will need to fill out a Form DSP-71 in front of the passport agent,
  
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• The passport applicant must have some form of signature ID, such as a Social Security card, credit card, bank card or library card.

If applying for a child under the age of 14: 
Both parents or legal guardian must apply with the child. The parents or guardian must show current, valid ID. If the parent is NOT a citizen, they must show an alien registration card (“green card”), valid foreign passport, other ID such as a driver’s license. If the parent does not have acceptable ID, someone with current, valid ID must vouch for the parent as described above.

If applying for a child age 14 to 17:
The child must appear in person with the parent with some type of ID. Photographs must be recent (taken within the last six months), identical, and exactly 2 inches by 2 inches in size. The image size from the bottom of the chin to the top of the head should be between 1 inch and 1 3/8 inches. They have to be in color. They must be full face, front view, with a plain white or off-white background. (Vending machine photographs are not acceptable.)

4. Two Passport Photographs

Photographs should be taken in normal street attire, without a hat or headgear that obscures the hair or hairline. Uniforms should not be worn in photographs, with the exception of religious attire that is worn daily. If prescription glasses, a hearing device, wig, or similar articles are normally and consistently worn, they should be worn when the picture is taken. Dark glasses or non-prescription glasses with tinted lenses are not acceptable unless required for medical reasons. A medical certificate may be required to support the wearing of such glasses in photographs.

5. The Applicable Fee

• Appropriate fee according to chart of passport fees.
• If you need your passport in a hurry, you will also need to pay the $60 expedite fee (See "How to Get Your Passport in a Hurry").

6. Social Security Number

Although a Social Security number is not required for issuance of a passport, Section 6039E of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 requires a passport applicant to provide his/her name and social security number. Passport Services gives this information to the Internal Revenue Service routinely. Any applicant who fails to provide this information is subject to a $500 penalty enforced by the IRS. All questions on this matter should be referred to the nearest IRS office.

7. DS-64 Lost or Stolen Passport Form (if necessary)

In addition to the items listed above, if your passport was lost or stolen, you will need to complete and submit a DS-64 Lost or Stolen Passport Form.