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S/O regarding Passport

HopeforthebestHopeforthebest member
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 DH and I were thinking of going to Niagra Falls in the next year and would like to go onto the Canada side as well. We'd love to take the SKs.DH has a passport. The kids do not have passports nor do I so I'm completely ignorant of the process of obtaining one.

 If DH and BM have joint legal custody, and there is nothing in the CO about passports or travel restrictions, is it a hassle to get the kids passports in a BF situation?

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  • fellesferiefellesferie member

    Ooh, I know this one!

    Either both biological parents have to be present, or there is a specific form that the parent who is not present must fill out: https://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds3053/ds3053_846.html

    Additionally, when you travel, the state department requires that you have written, notarized consent from the parent who is not there. 

    Personally, I can attest to the fact that the passport form is required. But I have never been asked by airline people or passport agents to provide the notarized form giving permission for international travel. I always have it, just in case, though.

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    Ooh, I know this one!

    Either both biological parents have to be present, or there is a specific form that the parent who is not present must fill out: https://travel.state.gov/passport/forms/ds3053/ds3053_846.html

    Additionally, when you travel, the state department requires that you have written, notarized consent from the parent who is not there. 

    Personally, I can attest to the fact that the passport form is required. But I have never been asked by airline people or passport agents to provide the notarized form giving permission for international travel. I always have it, just in case, though.

    This. If BM cooperates it should be relatively easy. If not, then you'd have to go to court to force her to fill out the paperwork.

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  • danac2010danac2010 member

    Since you ladies seem to know a lot more about travel than me and I don't want to start a new thread for this I'll ask here.  Do you have to have a signed letter from the other parent if you are just traveling in the US?  We are flying to San Fran in June for my brother's wedding and we are taking SD with us.  Just didn't know the rules.  We have 50/50 and nothing in CO about travel.

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    Additionally, when you travel, the state department requires that you have written, notarized consent from the parent who is not there. 

     Interesting. I was told by the state department that other countries may require the consent to enter - and that the U.S. didn't require it to leave (as long as you are joint legal with no travel restrictions in your CO). However... that was also about 3 years ago. I should check up on this one. Thanks for the info felles! :0)

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  • honeybee #1honeybee #1
    That's all very good to know. Thank you guys. We've been talking about the possibility of going on a cruise next summer but no one knows where BM is, so I guess that won't be a possibility unless I manage to adopt.
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  • fellesferiefellesferie member
    imagedanac2010:

    Since you ladies seem to know a lot more about travel than me and I don't want to start a new thread for this I'll ask here.  Do you have to have a signed letter from the other parent if you are just traveling in the US?  We are flying to San Fran in June for my brother's wedding and we are taking SD with us.  Just didn't know the rules.  We have 50/50 and nothing in CO about travel.

    No, you do not.

    Since I am paranoid, however, we travel with a copy of DS's birth cert and our marriage license. We all have a different last name than DS, and I want to be able to connect the dots for someone if there is ever a problem.

    So in your shoes, I would take a copy of the CO showing there are no travel restrictions. Just to be safe. But like I said, I'm paranoid. =) 

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    Additionally, when you travel, the state department requires that you have written, notarized consent from the parent who is not there. 

     Interesting. I was told by the state department that other countries may require the consent to enter - and that the U.S. didn't require it to leave (as long as you are joint legal with no travel restrictions in your CO). However... that was also about 3 years ago. I should check up on this one. Thanks for the info felles! :0)

    I actually heard it first from Tifanico here. I'd traveled w/ DS previously and never had an issue. But she has a LOT more experience with it than me.

    And when we made our last international trip, I talked with our travel agent. She said the letter becomes particularly important if the child gets sick or has an accident abroad and needs medical care. So when I wrote the letter for XH to sign, I wrote that DS had his permission to travel (and I included both my name & DH's name) and that we had his permission to seek medical care if needed.

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    Additionally, when you travel, the state department requires that you have written, notarized consent from the parent who is not there. 

     Interesting. I was told by the state department that other countries may require the consent to enter - and that the U.S. didn't require it to leave (as long as you are joint legal with no travel restrictions in your CO). However... that was also about 3 years ago. I should check up on this one. Thanks for the info felles! :0)

    this is what we do when we travel with sd

    I actually heard it first from Tifanico here. I'd traveled w/ DS previously and never had an issue. But she has a LOT more experience with it than me.

    And when we made our last international trip, I talked with our travel agent. She said the letter becomes particularly important if the child gets sick or has an accident abroad and needs medical care. So when I wrote the letter for XH to sign, I wrote that DS had his permission to travel (and I included both my name & DH's name) and that we had his permission to seek medical care if needed.

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