passports for children

[CHENELLEH]

Do children need passports for travel to mexico or caribbean?

[mikesteg]

http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2223.html

 

http://www.getyouhome.gov/html/lang_eng/eng_sa.html

[jerin]

If you're driving to Mexico, then yes, you need the passport for a child (or a passport card).

 

If you're cruising closed circuit (starting/ending at the same port), you're fine with a birth certificate, as long as nothing unforeseen happens ... in which case, you'll likely be in a foreign port (or hospital) for several days while the State Department clears everything for you and your child to travel back to the US.