Taking Four Year Old to Cabo-Aside from PP, what docs?
Oct 17, 2013 | 5:43 pm
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Taking Four Year Old to Cabo-Aside from PP, what docs?
Hello: We have our kids, son-in-law and granddaughter joining us for my wife's 50th in Cabo this December.
Hayley is four. They are getting her a passport. (that will be a cute pic.
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I was reading that a notarized letter is required to take child to Mexico with only parent. Nothing mentioned if both parents are on the trip. Can I assume passport is enough? No birth certificate needed etc.....
They are traveling from another city and do not travel often. Just making sure we know exactly what is needed.
Thank you!
Hayley is four. They are getting her a passport. (that will be a cute pic.
)I was reading that a notarized letter is required to take child to Mexico with only parent. Nothing mentioned if both parents are on the trip. Can I assume passport is enough? No birth certificate needed etc.....
They are traveling from another city and do not travel often. Just making sure we know exactly what is needed.
Thank you!
Oct 17, 2013 | 9:56 pm
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If both natural parents are accompanying the minor, there is no documentation required other than the passport for all six months or older (particularly if their family name is the same - otherwise, some proof of marriage would be useful to have in case of dealing with a petty bureaucrat, albeit there is a slim chance). If the minor is flying with one parent and the other is joining later, the Minor travelling alone or without both natural parents to Mexico thread is well worth reading.
As indicated in that thread, the requirements for taking a minor to Mexico are as follows:
Hello: We have our kids, son-in-law and granddaughter joining us for my wife's 50th in Cabo this December.
Hayley is four. They are getting her a passport. (that will be a cute pic. )
I was reading that a notarized letter is required to take child to Mexico with only parent. Nothing mentioned if both parents are on the trip. Can I assume passport is enough? No birth certificate needed etc.....
They are traveling from another city and do not travel often. Just making sure we know exactly what is needed.
Thank you!
Hayley is four. They are getting her a passport. (that will be a cute pic.
)I was reading that a notarized letter is required to take child to Mexico with only parent. Nothing mentioned if both parents are on the trip. Can I assume passport is enough? No birth certificate needed etc.....
They are traveling from another city and do not travel often. Just making sure we know exactly what is needed.
Thank you!
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Mxico cambia ley migratoria para menores de edad Para viajar hacia Mxico o desde Mxico, los menores deben presentar pasaporte y una carta notariada que certifique que pueden viajar. (To travel to and from Mexico, minors must present a passport and a notarized letter that certifies they can travel.) Mxico, DF.- Todos los pasajeros menores de edad deben viajar con pasaporte a su nombre, vigente al menos por 6 meses. Los menores cuyo acompaante de viaje no es ni el padre ni la madre ni el tutor legal, deben presentar adicionalmente una autorizacin de salida de su pas. (All minor passengers must travel with a passport in their name, with at least six months' validity. Minors whose travel companion is neither the father nor mother nor legal guardian must additionally present an authorization to depart their country.) Desde el 9 de noviembre de 2012, para viajar hacia Mxico o desde Mxico a un destino internacional, todos los menores de edad que no viajen en compaa de su padre, madre y/o tutor legal, deben disponer de su pasaporte y adicionalmente de una carta notariada o documento legal que certifique que el menor tiene el permiso de ambos padres y/o tutor legal, para viajar. (All minor passengers, as of Nov 9 20121, to travel to or from Mexico to an international destination, all minors that do not travel accompanying their father, mother or legal guardian, must carry their passport in addition to a notarized letter or other legal document that certifies the minor has the permission of both parents and / or the legal guardian to travel.) La autorizacin de salida es obligatoria e independiente de que viajen con su propio pasaporte. La carta notariada deber ir engrapada al pasaporte del menor para el control de Servicio de Migracin Mexicano a su llegada o salida de Mxico. (The notarized authorization to depart the country is independent of travel with their own passport. The notarized letter must be stapled to the minor's passport for the control of the Mexican Immigration Service for his / her Mexican entry or departure.) La obligacin de poseer este documento se exentar nicamente a los menores mexicanos que viajen solos y que vayan a ser repatriados a Mxico. (Only those minor Mexicans who travel unaccompanied and are returning to Mexico will be exempted from the obligation of possessing this document.) Cuando se trate de un documento expedido fuera de Mxico, este deber ser legalizado o venir apostillado segn sea el caso, y con su traduccin al espaol. (When the document is issued outside of Mexico, it must be legalized or be apostilled as required, with its translation into Spanish.) En caso de no contar con dicho documento en original, se autorizar la presentacin de la carta notariada o documento legal impreso, que haya sido escaneado y enviado por email por parte de los padres y/o tutor legal. (In any case where the document is not the original, presentation of the notarized letter or printed legal document will be authorized as long as it has been scanned and sent by e-mail on behalf of the parents or legal guardian.) Las multas por incumplimiento de esta nueva disposicin van desde 3500 euros hasta 35000 euros. (The fines for failure to comply with this new official decision will range from 3,500 to 35,000 Euros.)
Oct 18, 2013 | 10:05 am
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Thanks JDiver. My daughter hyphenates her last name. As they are traveling separate , I may just tell them to bring Hayley's PP plus her birth cert and their marriage license. No reason to have any problems starting a vacation.
Oct 19, 2013 | 11:33 pm
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If both parents are not traveling with Hayley, be sure the one Hayley's traveling with has a notarized letter from the absent parent - even if it is as brief as the one(s) offered in the thread. The chances of hassles are not high, but why not avoid any and all possible?
Mexicans are used to different looking last names - in Mexico the person usually uses Firstname Paternallastname Maternallastname.
It might look like "Enrique Pea Nieto" in Mexico, Pea being the paternal name, and Nieto being mom's "maiden name" in the US, where it often appears as "Enrique Pea-Nieto" on passports, etc.
Mexicans are used to different looking last names - in Mexico the person usually uses Firstname Paternallastname Maternallastname.
It might look like "Enrique Pea Nieto" in Mexico, Pea being the paternal name, and Nieto being mom's "maiden name" in the US, where it often appears as "Enrique Pea-Nieto" on passports, etc.
Oct 20, 2013 | 5:29 am
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Good advice. Both parents are coming. I think we are in good shape. I appreciate your links and help.