I discovered this information which I believe will help parents who are concerned about preventing the possible abduction of their children to another country .  The U.S. Dept. of State provides for notifying the non-applying parent when a parent applies for a passport for a child.  This allows the non-applying parent to voice an objection and take action to prevent the abduction, if that is indeed what is about to happen.  Even if an abduction is not the objective, all parents should know about an application for their child’s passport.

Here is the U.S. website:

It states:

The Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program (CPIAP) is one of the Department’s most important tools for preventing international parental child abduction. The program allows parents to register their U.S. citizen children under the age of 18 in the Department’s Passport Lookout System. If a passport application is submitted for a child who is registered in CPIAP, the Department contacts and alerts the parent or parents. The passport lookout system gives all U.S. passport agencies as well as U.S. embassies and consulates abroad an alert on a child’s name if a parent or guardian registers an objection to passport issuance for his or her child. This procedure provides parents advance warning of possible plans for international travel with the child.

The Office of Children’s Issues, which is part of Overseas Citizen Services, is responsible for administering CPIAP. You may complete the Entry Request Form and send to us using one of the options listed below.

U.S. Department of State
Overseas Citizen Services, Office of Children’s Issues
Attn: Children’s Passport Issuance Alert Program
2201 “C” Street NW, Washington, DC, 20520

E-mail: [email protected]

Phone: 1-888-407-4747 Fax: 202-736-9133