Can we round-trip travel to Brazil from the USA with our 5-month-old daughter using just her birth certificate?
My wife (Brazilian citizen, US permanent resident) and I (US citizen) will be traveling to Brazil by plane with our 5-month old daughter (US citizen).
Our daughter may not have a passport by the time we depart for our trip. Would we be able to make it through the borders of each country using just official copies of her birth certificate?
Best Answer
If you have urgent international travel plans, you can get an expedited passport for your child. I once needed to get a same day passport because the government lost mine, and there was a Swiss couple ahead of me in line with their adopted newborn. Here's a link to the government webpage; consider calling them as well.
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Do I need authorization to travel with my child to Brazil?
General Information. Brazilian law requires any minor who is a Brazilian citizen (even dual nationals who are both U.S. and Brazilian citizens) to have permission from each parent to travel within Brazil or exit the country. When a minor travels with both parents, no written authorization is needed.Do babies need a visa for Brazil?
To enter Brazil, including infants, must have both a passport and a tourist visa (valid for five years). To obtain one, you must submit the following to the Brazilian Embassy or to the nearest consulate. A passport that will be valid for six months past the date of first entry to Brazil.Do I need a letter to travel with my child?
A Child Travel Consent form (sometimes called a letter of permission to travel) provides proof that a child has permission to travel without both (or either) legal guardians present. If a child is crossing borders alone or with an adult who isn't their legal guardian, they need a consent letter signed by both parents.What do you need to travel internationally with children?
All children, including infants, must have their own passport or Trusted Traveler Program document for U.S. entry. Carry documents for traveling with minor children. If you are escorting a minor child without the parents, have a letter from both parents indicating that you have permission to travel with the minor.USA to Brazil: $185 round-trip for two
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Answer 2
Besides the passport as argued elsewhere, at least until a few years ago Brazil demanded visas from U.S. citizens, as a reciprocity measure.
I don't know if it changed, or if there's some exception to small kids or children of citizens. Do you have a visa?
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