Originally Posted by
nrgiii
First of all, THANK YOU for starting this thread and hosting an AMA. I for one greatly appreciate it.
What is the correct way to for a divorced parent to travel outside the country with minor children? I'm asking because I've received conflicting information from CBP officers over the years:
I've traveled with a permission letter from the kids' Mom, but was told by an officer that it's meaningless because it's easily forged and that I should have a notarized letter.
I've traveled with a notarized permission letter from the kids' Mom, but was told by a different officer at a different POE that it's meaningless because notary stamps are easily forged.
If a notarized letter is not good enough, then what is?
nrg
It's generally not a concern for us. And it's quite frequent among certain flights and demographics. Unless there's a court order that says you can't do so, at which point, we'll refer you to local authorities.
This is more of an airline problem. We might ask for a letter, but they never lead to anything.