Following this procedure for a child's Indian passport when:

• The child is residing without his parents in India or in another country.
  
  
• The child is residing with one parent in India or in another country.
  
  

The above link for the procedure describes the online application. However, the online application is not yet available for this service. Therefore, please ignore the first two steps of the procedure. Instead, fill the application form provided below in the list of documents. Please follow rest of the procedure as it is.

• Miscellaneous Services Form
  • Embassy of India, Washington DC
    
  • Consulate General of India, San Francisco
    
  • Consulate General of India, Houston
    
  • Consulate General of India, New York
    
  • Consulate General of India, Chicago
    
    
• Proof of Status
  
  
• Proof of Residence
  
  
• Two copies of notarized affidavit
  Consulate of India - New York or Chicago: affidavit
  All others: affidavit
  
  
• Original passport of the parent residing away from the child; and/or
  Original passports of both the parents if they are residing away from the child.
  
  
• Photographs:
  Embassy of India - Washington DC - 4
  Consulate of India - San Francisco - 2
  Consulate of India - Houston - 4
  Consulate of India - New York - 3
  Consulate of India - Chicago - 4
  
  
• Signature/Thumb Impression of the child on the application.
  
  
• Consulate specific documents:
  • Consulate General of India, New York:
    National Status Verification Form