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Mexico Question - Landing Soon - Parental Consent? - Help!

JimE2013

Star Member
Feb 13, 2013
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8
Category........
Visa Office......
Mexico City
Job Offer........
Pre-Assessed..
App. Filed.......
21-06-2013
AOR Received.
24-10-2013
File Transfer...
24-06-2013
Med's Done....
02-04-2013
Passport Req..
21-01-2014
VISA ISSUED...
20-02-2014
LANDED..........
17-03-2014
My stepson and wife will be landing very soon. I'll be with them. We'll fly from the capital of her state to Mexico City with Interjet, and then from Mexico City to Vancouver with Air Canada to land. I read this on aircanada.com:

Effective January 24, 2014, the following persons will be required to complete an exit authorization form in order to travel outside Mexico:

•Mexican citizens under the age of 18 travelling alone or with someone other than their parent(s)

Also, from the Mexican immigration site, it says this:

Minors under the age of 18 travelling with at least one of their parents or guardians DO NOT require authorization or a letter of consent.

That would seem to indicate that only my wife needs to give permission. Air Canada says we need permission from the father via a letter stamped by a notary public.

Since we already got authorization from my stepson's father via the IMM5604 form, and the visas are in their hands, won't airport officials realize the other parent's authorization was given since the visa is in my stepson's passport? Help.
 

Alurra71

VIP Member
Oct 5, 2012
3,238
309
Ontario
Visa Office......
Vegreville
App. Filed.......
07-12-2012
AOR Received.
21-01-2013
Interview........
waived
VISA ISSUED...
28-11-2013
LANDED..........
19-12-2013
You stepson is not just going on vacation, he is immigrating.

I would think the combination of not only his mother being with him, but his COPR in hand for immigration purposes should be more than sufficient for Air Canada to allow him to board. I would call them just to confirm this information but I think that should be enough.