Originally Posted by
SychoSly
We have a baby coming in about a week and would like to schedule a short trip to Mexico towards the end of the year. Do newborns require passports when traveling internationally?
Also looking at some airlines about newborns that will be in the lap they say that a ticket is required or some say 10% of the parents ticket. I assume each airline is different?
If flying by common carrier to or from the US, the airlines are required (by the US) to require a passport.
If you cross by surface means into Canada on foot or in your own vehicle, the Canadians may or may not care if the infant has a passport or not. With Canadian land-crossings, going in without a passport is still being allowed at least as of this time last year.
If you cross by foot or your own vehicle into Mexico, the Mexicans may or may not care if the infant has a passport as long as you stay around the border area.
Getting a passport will minimize the hassles during the international travel, and you need it to fly.
It's most commonly ten percent of the fare for a lap child infant -- but ten percent of what amount? That varies. With regular paid tickets where you book the infant at the same time as the accompanying adult, the 10% fare tends to usually be cheaper than the alternatives. With award tickets for the accompanying adult, the prices are all over the place and can be ridiculously extreme.