I.D. for teens

[Luv2dive]

What other documentation is required to get into Mexico for a 15 year old other than a birth cert? She has a school picture id but it only says the name of her school on it. Will that be okay?

 

[DocVikingo]

If accompanied by parents of the same last name, an official birth certificate, e.g., raised seal & whatnot, is sufficient.

Have fun.

DocVikingo

 

[Rick Murchison]

DocVikingo once bubbled...
If accompanied by parents of the same last name, an official birth certificate, e.g., raised seal & whatnot, is sufficient.
Have fun.
DocVikingo

If you have the time to get one, go ahead and get her a passport. It will make things much easier now and open up the world to you.
Rick

 

[Lamar Jr]

Mexico has some "unusual" rules regarding travel by minors. If they are not accompanied by both parents, a notorized letter of consent will be required.

The U.S. Department of State has a listing of travel regulations on their website for every country you've ever heard of and some that you haven't. Take a look for yourself. Dept of State


Specifically, the entry for Mexico includes the following:

"Notarized consent from parent(s) required for children under age 18 traveling alone, with one parent, or in someone else's custody."

Hope she enjoys her trip.

 

[DocVikingo]

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[Luv2dive]

Thanks for the info, She will be traveling with both of us so hopefully the birth cert is all she'll need.

 

[RICHinNC]

Dont want to sound stupid.....but what are the rules for getting BACK into the US??
wouldnt want this to be a one way trip.....or......hey , why didnt i think of that with MY kid!!!

 

[Rick Murchison]

RICHinNC once bubbled...
Dont want to sound stupid.....but what are the rules for getting BACK into the US??
wouldnt want this to be a one way trip.....or......hey , why didnt i think of that with MY kid!!!

Same thing.. a birth certificate and picture ID will do. But again, I urge you all to go ahead and get your youngsters a passport. You are much less likely to run into any kind of hassle from some petty pointy-headed power-mad pissant immigration puke who just wants to give you a hard time "just because he can" if you use passports rather than birth certificates.
Been there, seen it...
Rick

 

[Luv2dive]

Too late for passport here. We are leaving in 5 days! Yea!

 

[Luv2dive]

I emailed FunJet and asked the question for teen id requirements and they said children under 16 are NOT required to have a photo id. We had already got here a state id before I received the info. Any way better safe than sorry!