Do I need DH's authorization

[Anonymous]

You need one for Germany and France. Rules have changed. I had a problem with that last time, or rather, my mother took my son on vacation to Germany (our former home country, now all US passport holders), via France, and got held up in Paris on her way home. Which was strange, since her tickets clearly showed her on the return. She ended up telling the French immigration official (thankfully she speaks French, DS does not--she sat him on the counter--) that he could keep him, she was going back to the US without him since he wouldn't allow him to be taken back to his parents.

Would have made more sense to run into the problem on the way OUT. Anyway, I digress...sorry.

Easy letter to write, better than the aggravation.

[Anonymous]

She needed the letter leaving Paris, right? But not going?

[Anonymous]

Do you and your child have the same last name? FWIW, I have a friend who never legally changed her name when she got married, but her DD has her husbands last name. She travels a lot in the US with DD, and says she always has her "written permission" from her husband checked b/c her last name is different than DD's.

She usually needs a copy of the birth certificate with her and her husband's full names and a notarized letter from her husband (she uses the same one for the most part I think).

[Anonymous]

10:23
My son's traveled to Mexico twice with one parent and both times and we've needed the letter.


http://www.mexico.us/travel.htm

Minors - In addition to possessing one of the forms of documentation mentioned above, an unaccompanied U.S. or Canadian citizen under 18 years of age must have the following:

* If traveling alone, the minor must carry a notarized letter signed by both parents giving permission to do so.
* If traveling with one parent, he or she must have a notarized letter from the absent parent giving permission for the traveling parent to take the minor out of the country, or an original court order indicating that the traveling parent has full custody.
* If the minor is traveling with one parent, and the other is deceased, the deceased parent’s Death Certificate must be presented.

[Anonymous]

For all of you except 9:58/10:05*:

http://www.freewebs.com/docdiva/Minor%20Travel%20Consent.pdf

Both my kids have used this to leave the country with school and other groups, in cases where neither me nor DH went along on the trip. Several different groups have provided this exact same form to my kids, and nobody in any of the groups has had a problem with international travel involving minors as far as I know. When I once went overseas with the kids but without DH (who joined us later), nobody asked me for a form.

* Who shows up on DCUM 2-3 times a week to tell us all how much we suck and how much better her country, culture and countrymens' pumpkin-sharing habits are. I'm not a tea bagger, politically I'm at the other extreme. But you really are rude! You're from Brazil, you say?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For all of you except 9:58/10:05*:

http://www.freewebs.com/docdiva/Minor%20Travel%20Consent.pdf

Both my kids have used this to leave the country with school and other groups, in cases where neither me nor DH went along on the trip. Several different groups have provided this exact same form to my kids, and nobody in any of the groups has had a problem with international travel involving minors as far as I know. When I once went overseas with the kids but without DH (who joined us later), nobody asked me for a form.

* Who shows up on DCUM 2-3 times a week to tell us all how much we suck and how much better her country, culture and countrymens' pumpkin-sharing habits are. I'm not a tea bagger, politically I'm at the other extreme. But you really are rude! You're from Brazil, you say?

I didn't understand this...

I'm the OP and thank you all very much for your input. We're writing the letter now and DH will get it notarized tomorrow.