Witnessing the application

Section 7 - Consent of parents or guardians

Everyone under the age of 18 must have the consent of their parents/guardians to obtain a passport and this consent must be witnessed. The only exception to this is if the child is married.

A member of one of the professions listed below can witness your child's passport application form as long as they are satisfied as to the child's identity and that the four photos are a true likeness of your child.

Make sure you bring photo identification with you and be aware that the witness may ask you for more proof of identification - this is at their discretion.

• Police officer
• Member of clergy
• Medical doctor
• Lawyer
• Bank manager/assistant bank manager
• Elected public representative
• Peace commissioner
• School principal/vice principal
• Accountant

Parents/guardians must:

• Fill in and sign the relevant part of Section 7 of the passport application form in the presence of a listed witness
• This is the same witness list as the Section 9 identification requirement.

The witness must:

• Complete, sign and stamp Section 7, including a work landline telephone number - mobile telephone numbers are not acceptable.
• Sign each column separately if they witness both parents/guardians' signatures.

Section 8

Every minor aged seven or above must sign their own form. A parent/guardian of a child under seven must sign their own name in the right sided box in Section 8 in front of the witness.

Section 9

The witness must:

• Complete Section 9 of the form, including a work landline phone number - mobile phone numbers will not be accepted
• Insert the form number from Section 9 on the back of two of your four photos
• Sign and stamp the back of those two photos

Remember...

Your application form is only valid for six months from the date your witness signs Section 9.