International Travel with a Child (required, phone, passport, boundaries)

[SarahSal]

My son and grandson are coming to visit us in Mexico this month. I was told by a friend my son would need legal, notarized permission from his wife for his son to leave the US and enter Mexico.
(They both have passports)

Does anyone have any experience with this?
Thanks!

[HookTheBrotherUp]

Yes, I've had to travel to Europe with my daughter and my wife was required to write a note (no official form), that gave permission for me to take our daughter. I don't recall if this was a requirement by the airlines, or Spain. I think it was the airline. In anycase, it is recommended that one parent have a notarized permission letter for a minor crossing international boundaries just to avoid any potential problems.

Also, we took our nephew with us to Buenos Aires, and we had to get a notarized letter signed by both parents since he was not ours, I suspect the same applies to grandparents. This was a requirement of the US, and I think the letter also had to say that we, as his guardians, had the right to make medical decisions should it become neccessary.

If you care to, you can PM me and I will get my wife to get the letter (if we still have it), so you can write your own. There is no official form, however.

[jtur88]

I would suggest that you phone an international airline and ask what they require. An airline will not board you if you do not have all the paperwork that they think will be necessary to enter the destination country.

[SarahSal]

Than you both very much for this info! I'll pass it on to my son...
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[zacatecana]

Yes SaraSal, it is a requirement and they will ask for the document at the airport. You dont really need to write your own. If you go to a public notary, they will write one for you.