THE PASSPORT PATH
Get Your Child's US Passport
Without a State-Issued Birth Certificate or SSN.
For home birth, private birth, and free birth families. You’re steps away from getting your child’s passport without a state-issued birth certificate or Social Security Number — as allowed by law under 22 CFR § 51.42.
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Having a home birth and want your child to have a passport — without a birth certificate or SSN?
You chose home birth. You chose private birth. You chose not to register. You chose not to apply for a Social Security Number for your baby. Those are your private rights, and you’re not going back on them.
But your child still needs a passport — to travel, to identify, to live a full life. Every standard guide online tells you that’s impossible without a birth certificate and an SSN. It’s not. The State Department publishes a documented path under 22 CFR § 51.42 — and the SSN field on Form DS-11 has a published procedure for parents who don’t have one.
This is the playbook for that path. No registration. No SSN. No compromising your principles.
How the process actually works
Three pieces every parent needs to understand. The playbook walks you through all of them in tactical detail.
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Form DS-10
The State Department’s Birth Affidavit. Most parents have never heard of it — and most acceptance agents have processed fewer than one a year.
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Secondary Evidence
Religious records, school records, hospital records, family records. We show you what counts, what doesn’t, and which combinations actually get approved.
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The Appointment
What to expect at your in-person interview. Word-for-word scripts, common rejection reasons, and how to handle an agent who’s never seen your case.
Built for parents. Whatever your situation.
Whatever brought you here, your kid needs a passport — and you need a clear path.
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Home birth families
You delivered at home — no hospital, no registration
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Free birth families
Unassisted birth — no attendant, no paperwork, no certificate
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Private birth families
Midwife-attended at home — birth never reported to the state
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Declined SSN at birth
You opted out — and you’re not changing your mind
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Never registered
You exercised your right not to register the birth
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Older unregistered children
5+ years old, still undocumented — there’s still a path
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Faith-based families
Religious or conscientious objection to state registration
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"We figured it out the hard way"
Want a clean playbook, not a movement
Four ways to get started.
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The Playbook
$297
Step-by-step passport guide
- ✓Complete DS-10 walkthrough
- ✓Secondary evidence checklist
- ✓Acceptance agent script
- ✓Common rejection fixes
- ✓Lifetime updates
Templates Only
$247
Done-for-you documents
- ✓Witness affidavit templates
- ✓Religious records (5 denoms)
- ✓Evidence packet organizer
- ✓Cover letter template
- ✓Editable .docx + .pdf
- ✓Baptism + Baby Naming Certificates
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Complete Bundle
$497
Save $47 vs. separate
- ✓Everything in The Playbook
- ✓All document templates
- ✓Affidavit pack
- ✓Religious record templates
- ✓Lifetime updates
- ✓Baptism + Baby Naming Certificates
1-on-1 Hand Holding
Done With You (DWY)
$997
Personal guidance, start to finish
- ✓Everything in the Bundle
- ✓Three 1-hour calls with team
- ✓1-on-1 consulting & hand holding
- ✓Coaching on agency correspondence
- ✓Baptism + Baby Naming Certificates
Common questions
Can I really get a passport without a birth certificate AND without an SSN?
Yes. Both procedures are documented and published by the federal government. DS-10 plus secondary evidence handles the no-birth-certificate side under 22 CFR § 51.42. Form DS-11 Field 5 has a published procedure for parents without an SSN — nine zeros plus a signed statement.
Is this legal?
Yes. We’re walking you through documented federal procedures — nothing more, nothing less. No loopholes, no workarounds, no theories.
I had a home birth and never registered. Is that a problem?
No. The State Department doesn’t require a birth to be registered — they require evidence the birth occurred in the US. Home birth, private birth, free birth, and unassisted birth all qualify under the secondary evidence path.
What about an ITIN instead of an SSN?
Covered in the Bonus module. The IRS issues ITINs (Form W-7) as a tax ID for people without an SSN. Many home birth families use ITINs for their children for banking and tax purposes.
Your child's passport. Without compromising your principles.
No state-issued birth certificate. No Social Security Number. No ideology layered on top. Just the documented federal path — for home birth, private birth, and free birth families.