Restrictions In Usa For Children Travelling With One Parent?

[glasgowjohn]

Can children in the USA travel abroad with only one of the parents ? Or do they need additional documentation

The case is my son who has ARG and UK passports . Can he travel home with his mother allowing me to stay on for a further week to do some business stuff?

We would all be leaving Argentina together.

 

[ben]

Ideally, you should ideally arrange a notary to document that the parent that will be absent provides full authorization and consent to the other parent - or that both consent to/authorize each other, for future reuse - to travel alone with the child.

A number at which [he/she/they/ze/ridiculous pronoun of your choice] can be reached will be great.

Here's a link with great info from US CBP.

 

[glasgowjohn]

Thanks Ben !

 

[RodalfoWalsh]

In my experience children in the US can travel abroad with just one parent (or in fact alone for older children. between the ages of 14 & 18 I traveled over a dozen times internationally with nothing more than my passport.). Still a note would reduce potential headaches.