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What is needed to take a family friends minor child into Mexico for vacation?


We are going on a weekend vacation to Mexico. Our daughter wants to bring her best friend who is a daughter of a family we have been friends with for years. Do we need anything specific to take her into Mexico with us?

We all have passports. She has a birth certificate and a student ID from her school with her photo.

If you are FLYING, she will need a passport. otherwise, she needs her birth certificate. YOU must have a letter signed by BOTH PARENTS and notarized giving you permission to take the child with you to Mexico. See website below and scroll down to section on "Minors".

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6 Responses to “What is needed to take a family friends minor child into Mexico for vacation?”

  1. Woo Says:

    I'm pretty sure she needs a passport and I think there's a form that needs to be filled out and signed by the girls parents saying it is okay to take her across the border.
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  2. Dionne Garceau Says:

    You will need a written form of consent from the parents. Photocopy of their Id's, and proper identification of the child. Also need passport and personal Identification.
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  3. Sandra R Says:

    Most important she will need a notarized letter from both parents she's allowed to leave the country with you. If you guys are traveling by ground all you need is a birth certificate and an id, but if traveling by air she will need a passport.
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    Family always travels to Mexico and have traveled as a minor with aunt.

  4. Charlie Says:

    If you are FLYING, she will need a passport. otherwise, she needs her birth certificate. YOU must have a letter signed by BOTH PARENTS and notarized giving you permission to take the child with you to Mexico. See website below and scroll down to section on "Minors".
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    http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_970.html

  5. RANA Says:

    written letter from her parents. return tickets
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  6. justagorilla Says:

    depends on your style of travel so do lots of research!!!
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