Your online guide to Caribbean family vacations
from the authors of Caribbean with Kids.
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Your online guide to Caribbean family vacations from the authors of Caribbean with Kids. |
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Children Traveling Without Both Birth Parents Children traveling without both birth parents should
have a notarized letter from the non-present parent stating permission
for the child to travel with the other parent. Why all the fuss? Parental
kidnappings has skyrocketed and foreign countries are trying their best
to stop parental abductors from entering their countries. In Mexico, law requires that a child traveling alone or with only one parent carries a written, notarized consent letter from the absent parent. (This includes children traveling with grandparents.) Generally, this is not a problem in the Caribbean but better safe than sorry. This also applies if your child is bringing along
a friend on the trip; you’ll want to get a notarized letter of consent
from the child’s parents stating that it’s OK for the child
to travel. Also, you’ll want to make sure your child (or
any child you’re traveling with) has permission to receive medical
treatment during the trip. If you don’t have this letter, you won’t
be able to obtain medical treatment for the child until parents can be
contacted. Permission Letters Whether you’ll be traveling with stepchildren,
grandkids, or your child’s best friend, it pays to bring along a
letter of consent from the non-present birth parents. Just what should this letter say? Here’s a general
idea: Consent for Minor Child to Travel
I (we) YOUR NAMES give my/our authorization for my/our
minor child(ren) CHILD’S NAME/S to travel to DESTINATION aboard AIRLINE/FLIGHT
NUMBER with NAME OF ADULTS ON TRIP. The scheduled date of return is DATE. Also, I/we authorize NAME OF ADULTS ON TRIP to obtain
any necessary medical treatment for my/our child on this trip. Signed: PARENT’S NAME Signed: PARENT’S NAME Address: YOUR ADDRESS Telephone: YOUR TELEPHONE
Sworn to and signed before me, a Notary Public,
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