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Two Articles on Single Parents Traveling
Internationally with Minors or Adults Traveling Internationally with Other Than
Their Own Children (Escorting).
Solo Parents Beware!
Superior
Travel's website has had an article on this page that was originally
published in 2000. In these ever-changing times, information,
rules and regulations are constantly in flux. Kyle McCarthy, the
author of the original and subsequent articles, has asked that we supply
our readers with a link to her most up-to-date report at Family Travel
Forum's website. Please click on the link below for to be
transferred.
ARE
YOU A SOLO PARENT HEADING OUT OF THE U.S. WITH KIDS?
REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR TRAVEL WITH MINORS
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And an excerpt from:
When a Child Travels Alone
By Betsy
Wade, New York Times
Leaving the country
Because of concerns about abductions, travel to Mexico with children requires strict documentation. A child under 18 traveling with one parent must have notarized consent from the other parent to board a flight to Mexico, or must present a decree of sole custody for the accompanying parent or a death certificate for the other. Children traveling alone or with someone else must have notarized consent to travel from both parents, or notarized consent from a single parent, plus documentation that that parent has sole custody.
The Bureau of Consular Affairs has also become concerned about travelers, including children, who visit Mexico, Central America or Caribbean countries without passports. For years, many of these countries have admitted U.S. citizens on modest identification -- driver's licenses, say -- and people are surprised to discover that they cannot re-enter the United States on the same documentation. A valid passport works best, but an expired one, a certified copy of a birth certificate or a certificate of naturalization or citizenship will also work as long as another document with a photo establishes identity.
© St.
Petersburg Times, published March 12, 2000
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