AboutSuzan Jackson Expertise I am a writer specializing in topics related to family, especially enjoying travel and the outdoors with children. My husband and I have traveled extensively with our own 2 sons - now ages 10 and 14 - since they were infants. I can advise on travel by air or car and on a variety of destinations across the US. We also enjoy many outdoor activities with our sons. For more information, see my websites: www.travelfamily.net and www.outdoorfamily.net.
Experience Traveling with my own 2 boys since they were infants, by air and car, to a wide variety of destinations, both urban and outdoor. Writing about travel with children.
Publications FAMILY FUN magazine
See my website www.travelfamily.net for articles and tips on traveling with kids.
Question Can a 6 month old baby, who is a US citizen, be given a passport to travel to a foreign country with an aunt, while both parents (US citizens) remain in the US?
Answer Dear Clement -
First, I'd like to apologize for not responding sooner. We were out of town this last week of summer vacation.
I looked up your questions on the US State Dept. website. All children under 16, even infants and newborns, must follow the same requirements and must have their own passport. Bpth parents must sign the child's passport. Here are the passport requirements for children:
Unfortunately, i couldn't find any information about a child traveling without his or her parents. I spent a lot of time searching the State Dept. website. There is a lot of information about adoption, child abduction, and even parental abduction, so clearly you are smart to ask these questions - protecting children seems to be an issue that is a priority.
You should try contacting the State Dept. directly to ask your question. Here is a page that lists contact information:
It includes an Office of Children's Issues that seems to be focused on adoption and abduction, but they should be able to answer your question or at least send you to someone else who can.
