Mexico Bows to Pressure Over New Rules for Traveling with Children Tamara Elliott - Global News
go to original December 4, 2012

Facing frustration from the travelers responsible for their high tourism numbers, officials in Mexico are backtracking on a new regulation affecting visiting children.

New rules were quietly introduced in November by the Mexican government, requiring any third party taking children to Mexico to bring permission documents notarized by the Mexican consulate, then translated into Spanish.

The decision was unpopular with people like grandparents trying to take their grandchildren on vacation, who weren’t aware of the new rule before being turned away at the airport.

The government has now put the order on hold until February 16, 2013. At that point, those under 18-years-old traveling alone or accompanied by a third party of legal age must present a passport, document showing consent of both parents that has been notarized and translated into Spanish.

Children traveling with at least one of their parents do not require any authorization.

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