Do children under 14 require a passport?

Question

9 yr old travling to mexico applied for us passport but hasnt arrived yet... AND THE FLIGHT IS THIS SAT 16.... can't he just travel with his birth certificate still?

by the way.. ****.. HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE HAS BEEN SENT FOR THE APPLIC. FOR PASSPORT

SO CUDNT HE JUST USE THE SMALL VERSION OF THE BIRTH CERTIFICATE (SIMPLER) ?

OR DOES IT HAVE TO BE THE FULL ONE..

Answer 1

A passport is needed to travel abroad, whichever your age. Its the only ID accepted to travel internationally. I have had a passport since newborn.

Answer 2

I cruise a number of circumstances a 365 days with distinctive cruise enterprise's, and the main modern-day holiday I took became into in August, 2014. regulations are: if leaving and coming back from the same u . s . Port, adults could have a valid state issued I.d. And a valid state issued start certificates (no photocopies and so on) and if the youngster is the right age for a using enable, they could have the same varieties of I.D.. in any different case babies are basically required to have a valid start certificates. I holiday lots and take my 12 365 days previous or maybe often times his acquaintances. I also have a passport however the babies do not and my older person babies do not, and none human beings have ever had any issues utilising id and bc.

Answer 3

No, he needs a full passport. My mother traveled at a young age as well back in the 60's and she needed a passport. I would imagine with security getting tighter it would be required now as well.

Answer 4

have you called them to check ? your child will not be able to go if the passport is not back ? it is the law now , no birth certificate will do ...............
how long ago did you apply ? it should be back within 4 weeks ? has it been this long yet ?

Answer 5

Call the State Department and explain your problem. See if it can be rushed.