Do I need permission from my husband to take kids out of US?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I always get a letter. Canada is strict about it. I've flown through Europe and to a middle eastern country many times with my son, alone. And while I always have that letter, nobody has ever asked. Not once.

But I don't want my failure to have that authorization to ever cause trouble. Traveling is a pain anyway.

Agreed! I’m mixed, but look more AA and my DD looks more Latina. In addition to the letter, she was asked if I was her mom and other small details about the trip (did dad know we were going to Canada, we were going home). I was not offended.

These days parents who have a different race than their kids may get stopped to make sure human trafficking isn’t happening. I also am not offended. If some other white lady where trying to travel with my mixed kid I’d want her stopped after all.

I am part Korean and one of my kids is a blonde haired, green eyed, pale skin, very caucasian looking person. I would probably get a note for her.

My other kids look like me, but this one looks like a combination of white grandparents from either side.

[Anonymous]

I have a different last name than my kid. Always get stopped so I carry a notarized letter. I've been asked to show it a few times especially in Canada where they said if I didn't have one I would have to go back to the US with child.

[Anonymous]

I filled out a letter for DH just in case they never asked to see it.

[Anonymous]

I have only been asked for documentation once--when crossing into Canada by car--but have noticed on our most recent trip (into and out of LHR) that both immigration and airline ask more questions of my children than they used to.

[Anonymous]

I just took my kids (5 and 2) to Canada this week and they never asked about the father at the border. We had passports but no letter from my husband. We crossed by car.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this is crazy. I had no idea this was a thing.

It's to prevent child abduction by one parent and it is a good thing.

And to compare human trafficking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this is crazy. I had no idea this was a thing.

It's to prevent child abduction by one parent and it is a good thing.

And to compare human trafficking.

Combat, not compare. Weird autocorrect.

[Anonymous]

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]take the birth certificate too[/quote]

Why ? We are taking passports [/quote]

Passports don’t show parentage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, this is crazy. I had no idea this was a thing.

It's to prevent child abduction by one parent and it is a good thing.

And to compare human trafficking.

Google “Sean Goldman” and “Brazil”.

[Anonymous]

Better safe than sorry.

Write the letter and get it notarized.
Take a birth certificate.

Also, copy the front pages of your passport and your child's passport and keep it separately. Also, make a copy to leave at home. If something happens to your passport, it will be easier at the embassy to get a new one.

Just precautions that you won't need, but will save a lot of grief if you do need them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just took my kids (5 and 2) to Canada this week and they never asked about the father at the border. We had passports but no letter from my husband. We crossed by car.

Ditto here - this March. They did ask where my husband was - told him we were meeting him there. Which is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better safe than sorry.

Write the letter and get it notarized.
Take a birth certificate.

Also, copy the front pages of your passport and your child's passport and keep it separately. Also, make a copy to leave at home. If something happens to your passport, it will be easier at the embassy to get a new one.

Just precautions that you won't need, but will save a lot of grief if you do need them.

Along these lines, I send pictures of them from my phone to my email account, so I can always access them just in case, for example at an Internet cafe or hotel business center etc.

[Anonymous]

^^I do that as well.

[Anonymous]

Have a friend who had passports with her and they didn’t permit her to board without birth certificate and letter from dad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have a friend who had passports with her and they didn’t permit her to board without birth certificate and letter from dad

She was going dc to Canada