Originally Posted by
soupcxan
I can't believe ANY country would require such a thing. How ridiculous. The odds of actually catching someone trying to take their child away must be one in a million.
What we believe has nothing to do with the law. This is a real issue and the laws have been made for a reason. There are many countries who require documentation for minors traveling with only one parent. Just a few:
Brazil:
http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...ry/brazil.html
Venezuela:
http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...venezuela.html
Russia:
http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...ry/russia.html
Canada:
http://travel.state.gov/content/pass...ry/canada.html
As for international child abduction it happens a lot more frequently than you think, mainly by relatives:
http://travel.state.gov/content/chil...n/english.html
According to this Canadian government website, hundred of Canadian children are wrongfully taken from Canada every year:
http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/publi...ild-abductions