child passport - v - adult passport

74jax

DD's passport runs out in July this year. She is 16 in May.

Can I renew her child's passport now costing £46 and it will last 10 years, rather than wait until July when she will be classed as an adult and it will cost £72.50?

The website states:

Children nearly or over 16 years old
Your child must apply for a 10-year adult passport if they’ll be 16 within the next few weeks or they’re already over 16. They can apply without getting parental consent.


We are travelling to New York for Easter and I just happened to notice her expiry date when filling out a form online.

hcb42

I would just get the adult one, if she is almost 16

74jax

hcb42 wrote: »

I would just get the adult one, if she is almost 16

Is there a difference though, would a 'child' one hinder her in anyway?

I might as well just pay the lower rate if I can, I'm not sure of implications though.

GwylimT

A childs passport only lasts five years.

74jax

GwylimT wrote: »

A childs passport only lasts five years.

So she would hopefully pay for her own Adult passport in future :rotfl:

I've just noticed she isn't required to sign the passport, so it might hinder her using it as ID for her signature....

itzmee

A child's passport only lasts 5 years, not 10, so the adult one is better value. I'm not sure that you'd be able to apply for another child one anyway.

GwylimT

74jax wrote: »

So she would hopefully pay for her own Adult passport in future :rotfl:

I've just noticed she isn't required to sign the passport, so it might hinder her using it as ID for her signature....

All children between the age of 12-15 are required to sign their child passport unless for some reason they are physically unable to do so, but I can't remember if the my sons passport had his signature printed or mine.

zagfles

GwylimT wrote: »

All children between the age of 12-15 are required to sign their child passport unless for some reason they are physically unable to do so, but I can't remember if the my sons passport had his signature printed or mine.

They print the child's signature.

zagfles

74jax wrote: »

DD's passport runs out in July this year. She is 16 in May.

Can I renew her child's passport now costing £46 and it will last 10 years, rather than wait until July when she will be classed as an adult and it will cost £72.50?

The website states:

Children nearly or over 16 years old
Your child must apply for a 10-year adult passport if they’ll be 16 within the next few weeks or they’re already over 16. They can apply without getting parental consent.


We are travelling to New York for Easter and I just happened to notice her expiry date when filling out a form online.

Note that some countries insist your passport is valid for 6 months after your trip, can't remember if the US is one of these countries but you need to check, and if so you've got no choice but to renew now...

74jax

zagfles wrote: »

Note that some countries insist your passport is valid for 6 months after your trip, can't remember if the US is one of these countries but you need to check, and if so you've got no choice but to renew now...

I've check the Embassy and it just has to be valid for the duration of our visit, so I don't need to apply for it now, but I thought I might apply for it before she is 16 as it's cheaper.

Wondering if there was some obvious reason not to that I'd missed. I don't know why her passport states 'the holder is not required to sign' if others are saying they have their child's signature int he passport - if that's the case I might as well just renew as a child.

peachyprice

zagfles wrote: »

Note that some countries insist your passport is valid for 6 months after your trip, can't remember if the US is one of these countries but you need to check, and if so you've got no choice but to renew now...

You don't need 6 months left on a passport to visit the US, it just needs to be valid for the duration of your trip.