I would like to know if my parents have the right to hold my passport after i turn 18 and i wanna move out.?

i am turning 18 in 2 months and i am planing to leave the country for summer vacation and my parents b/c they dont want me to leave them they wont give me my papers. do they have the right to do that???i ve talk to them and i tried to make them understand that i want to move out but for some reason they dont want to understand. how can i take them without having to wait for too long after i turn 18???( by the way i am not asking them to pay for anything i allready have the money and the tickets.?
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i would say one more time i want to move out and i am not asking them for any money or any help, i dont want anything i just want my passport thats it

mgunnycappo

no, at age 18 your passport becomes your property.

Hadenough

It's not that hard to get a passport --when your 18 and ready to go as you say, ask any travel agency to help you. Or just apply yourself

Get copies of your Birth Certificate too.
You can get copies of anything that applies to YOU
You can get a duplicate DL even

the wait shouldn't be long--many travel at the spur of the monument. A few weeks to have all you need. Unless you have citizenship problems or something like that.

If your not sure how to do these things--look on the web. Not hard at all

I would think anyone blocking you from obtaining those (like putting on a fraud alert-etc.) could get in trouble if you so desired.

What is your hurry if your parents are so against it I wonder. Perhaps a better solution would to wait a bit too.Would a half a year or more make that much difference?

http://www.usps.com/passport/

Amrita S

no they dont..your 18 and a legal adult. but u should ge them to sit down and really understand how much this means to u . and bring it up alot!! good luck

Sweetharttt

Do you plan on living back in your parents' home after your travels with them paying for your upkeep and education?

After you are 18, your papers should be turned over to you. However, if you would be back with your parents, you do need to be appreciative of their feelings. They may turn down your request to live with them.

ck9opferrari

No they cant legally hold your passport. But they probably know what your doing is bad.

Bad Wolf

Nope.

You are an adult. It is illegal for them to do that.

Cappo359

Once you've turned 18, If the rents dont turn over your passport, you have 2 options. You can file a complaint with your local police agency for a stolen passport; or you can start the process for a new passport. Thiss could take much longer.

Me? I'd demand my passport from my parents, and if not delivered...I'd call the cops and report a stolen passport.

forstay

once you turn 18 join the military then you wont need a passport.
Otherwise you could jest apply for a lost passport.

msdarkness

no, at the age of eighteen you are an adult which means you can make your own decisions legal and otherwise.

salvik

as long as their paying for your insurance (healthcare etc) and if you are still living with them they can still tell you what you can and cant do

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