Passport Update: Yes, Baby Will Be Onboard
A few weeks back, I wrote about my sister's efforts to secure a passport for her newborn, Kate. The issue was that the AAA photographer wanted Kate to sit on the stool for the photo -- without any supportive help from mom or dad. However, at that point in her young life, Kate couldn't hold up her head, much less sit upright. They finally found a Walgreens that would let Lisa hold Kate, but the question was: Would the State Department accept a photo that included my sister's stray body parts?
Well, the final results are in . . .
My sister received Kate's passport last week. The picture showed Kate and, yes, my sister's finger. Looks like it's a thumb's up for baby's first trip to Italy.
By Andrea Sachs |
March 26, 2008; 3:22 PM ET
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Posted by: Silver Spring: | March 26, 2008 6:16 PM
Sorry I missed this the first time around! I had the experience of getting infant pictures for my baby's passport 15 years ago. Baby was propped up in her car seat with a pale baby blanket behind her head. Sound asleep. Yup, the passport office accepted the shut-eyed photos and she traveled with it for five years.
Posted by: cotopaxi | March 26, 2008 9:09 PM
When I took the SAT for the first time, I used a passport I'd had as a kid - but as a 7-ish-year-old, not a baby. (And I looked the same. Still do, really.)
Posted by: h3 | March 26, 2008 11:52 PM
I think passports for people under 15 expire in 5 years, not 10.
Posted by: Liz | March 27, 2008 3:21 PM
Yes, five years instead of ten, and children's passports can't be renewed by mail.
Posted by: Julia | March 27, 2008 5:40 PM
An alternative option:
Take the picture yourself, resize using any of a variety of software, and print on photo paper.
That's how I get my pictures for visas.
Posted by: Alexandria | March 27, 2008 6:14 PM
It's not a good idea to take the picture yourself. If you choose to submit digitized photos, they must meet the same requirements of all passport photographs. In addition, digitized photographs are always produced on digital printers. Some printers will produce a photograph in which the dots are seen. Visible dots distort the image by making it look grainy. Acceptable photos have a continuous tone image that looks very photo-like. My company's web site www.apvi.net has a very useful link that could help you locate professional passport photo places.
Posted by: Karim | April 6, 2008 10:29 AM
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Cute baby!
Does a passport for an infant expire sooner than an adult passport (given how quickly the photo will be of no use in identifying the passport holder)?