On 5/23/06, Florence Devouard anthere@wikimedia.org wrote:
I finally figured all that stuff. My passport if from 2003, so is valid to enter the USA. What is not valid, is my son. I will come with him. He does not have a passport of course. A passport offers only two slots for kids;
Very important to notice (to you and and everybody interest). As far I know any children travelling to US (including US citezens) MUST have a personal passport (irregarding of their ages). The inscription in the parent's passport is not vaild.
By the way the photo is required only for children 10 years old or older for the parent's inscription (but this is NOT the case, you NEED a personal passport for your child).
And if you have more than one childre, you NEED a separate personal passport for evry children.
What I find funny are the identity picture recommandation. The background should be neutral (no hands should be visible). The person head must be a certain size. The person must have eyes looking in the front (not up, not down, not on the sides). The person must not be sagging. Not smiling. Eyes should be open, and mouth closed.
I belive that this is not very important for children (since the software is not so good in elaborating children photos). But I do not know if who recive the photo act in accepting and rejecting the photos with strict control of the rules or if in the case of the children the rules are a little bit relaxed.
Please be very careful, even in the case of the digital passport you have to give them a PAPER photograph, that is scanned and digitally printed!!!!!!!
Of course as somebody else has already said, you can surely not alter any photo!!!
About the letter of invitation, ask for one in your name and atttach it to the rrequest for your children's passport with an explanation letter. (I belive that the should be already used to this).
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