American Citizen Services

Passport Services

Renewing a 5-Year U.S. Passport (Age 16 and under)

Applicants under 16 must be accompanied by both parents, who will execute the application on the child's behalf. Passport applicants who are less than 16 years old receive 5-year passports and must appear in person.

1. A completed Form DS-11 (Please do not sign this form until asked to do so at the Embassy)

   Form DS-11

   Key DS-11 items:

   If you have a U.S. Social Security number, please complete block number 5 on the form DS-11--this is required by law. If you do not yet have a Social Security number, write zeroes in the number spaces. You will then have to apply for a Social Security number along with the U.S. passport application.

   Please type or print legibly in black ink when completing all sections of this application. Please print out and submit only one-sided pages of the application.

   Note: the online version of the application form includes instructions on the backside written for use in the United States, which do not apply to your application in Malaysia.

   Each DS-11 application form must be accompanied by:

   
   

   • Current U.S. passport (if it was not lost or stolen)
     

   • Two photos (as explained below)

   
   

   • Original or a certified copy of the child's birth certificate

   • Both parents must appear together and sign the application form in the presence of a Consular office OR one parent appears, signs the application form in the presence of a consular officer, and submits the second parent's notarized Statement of Consent for the passport's issuance (as explained below)

   
   

   • Fees (as explained below) AND

   • Additional documents as requested.

    

2. Current U.S. passport;




3. Two (2) identical, recent (last 6 months) color photos taken full face, with a white background, measuring 5 cm by 5 cm (2 in x 2 in). Please ask the photographer for U.S. passport-sized photos, otherwise you may be given the wrong format. There are photographers located close to the Embassy.

   




4. You MUST also submit an original or a certified copy of the child's birth certificate.




5. Both parents must appear together and sign the application form in the presence of a consular officer OR one parent appears, signs the application form in the presence of a consular officer, and submits second parent's notarized Statement of Consent for the passport's issuance.   Important: if you do not provide the following items for your child’s U.S. passport application, its processing will be delayed!

   If both parents are unable to come to the Embassy with the child, passport applications for those under 16 require that:

   One parent appears, signs the application form in the presence of a consular officer, and submits second parent's notarized "Statement of Consent: Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16," which authorizes the child's passport issuance. 

   Statement of Consent Issuance of a Passport to a Minor Under Age 16

   When applying for a child under age 16, the parent (or legal guardian) who is not accompanying the child must submit a legible photocopy of his/her signed passport whether he/she is a U.S. citizen or not. Non-U.S. citizens may submit a legible photocopy of a signed passport or a signed national photo identification card.

   For information concerning notary services for this document please click here. No fee will be charged if the statement of consent is notarized at the Embassy.

   For additional information on this parental requirement see Important Notice: All Minors Must Appear in Person and Special Requirements for Children Under Age 16 Applying for Passports.




6. Fees: The minor renewal U.S. passport fee is $85.00 or the equivalent in Malaysian ringgit. The fee must be paid in cash or by credit card.

7. Additional documents as requested.

Once we receive the completed U.S. passport application, it takes approximately two weeks for you to receive the new U.S. passport.

When traveling, please remember to carry a photocopy of your child’s U.S. passport bio page separately from his/her U.S. passport. In the event of loss or theft, the copy will facilitate issuance of an emergency passport.

Security at the Consular Section
All official facilities are mandated to use access control procedures for all visitors and their handbags and packages. No luggage, electronic or photographic equipment is permitted in our waiting room or on other Embassy premises.