Stoney Creek Travel receives numerous requests for a Minor Traveling Outside the United States Without One Or Both Parents. Most countries and travel suppliers require this form before the child is allowed to travel.

Below is what the Mexico government requires -- and most other countries require the same.

In an effort to prevent international child abduction, many governments have initiated procedures at entry and exit points, including requiring documentary evidence of relationship and permission of the parent(s) or legal guardian not present for the child's travel. Parents of minor children (under 18 years old) should carefully document legal custody prior to traveling to Mexico . If a minor child is traveling with only one parent, the absent parent should provide notarized consent. If only one parent has legal custody, that parent should be prepared to provide such evidence to airlines and Mexican authorities. In cases in which a minor child is traveling to Mexico alone or in someone else's company, both parents (or the sole, documented custodial parent) should provide notarized consent. If a child traveling to Mexico has a different last name from the mother and/or father, the parents should be prepared to provide evidence to airlines and Mexican authorities, such as a birth certificate or adoption decree, to prove that they are indeed the parents. Mexican entry regulations require Spanish translations of all legal documents, including notarized consent decrees and court agreements. Enforcement of this provision is not always consistent, however, and English-language documents are almost always sufficient.

A form is available for you to copy and use. Stoney Creek Travel does not claim that this is the only or best form. We also do not claim it is faultless and shall be held harmless and not responsible for any travel difficulties that might occur by using our form. Any legal documents should be reviewed by an attorney.

If you have been given a reservation quote by Stoney Creek Travel and want to book a trip, you can submit the required forms online. The steps for this process are below:

Step 1: Read Stoney Creek Travel's Terms and Conditions and summit form at the end of the document

Step 2: Submit a Trip or Cruise Registration Form.

Step 3: Submit the Credit Card Authorization Form

Once you access the Terms and Conditions Form, a link will take you to Step 2

Once you complete Step 2, a link will take you to Step 3.