kids on Passport

mad m

Planning to goto Los Angeles to brother in-law in july.Was wondering do my two kids need seperate passports or is it ok that they are on my wifes.?They are 9 and 6 years of age.

thanks

snappieT

Once they are both under 16 and their names (as they appear on the tickets) match the names on your wife's passport, everything is AOK

The only risk is if your wife fell ill (or couldn't come for some other reason)
Then you couldn't bring the kids along with you on your wife's passport.

Next time you are renewing, put their names on yours also - it can't hurt

penexpers

Think the US might insist on passports for the kids?

EDIT: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#6

"Families seeking to enter the U.S. under the VWP using a machine-readable passport will need to obtain an individual passport for each traveler, including infants."

BuffyBot

I'm pretty sure you need individual passports for kids now

snappieT

penexpers wrote:

Think the US might insist on passports for the kids?

EDIT: http://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#6

"Families seeking to enter the U.S. under the VWP using a machine-readable passport will need to obtain an individual passport for each traveler, including infants."

Last year I went to florida with my family and my 13 year old sister on my mother's passport (I had my own)

samo

saw recently that kids MUST have their own passports from now on for the USA. They cost approx €25 for a child between 3-16, this is a new thing that only came in recently and you cant get kids put on to existing passport for other countries now, they must have their own :mad:

penexpers

snapscan1212p wrote:

Last year I went to florida with my family and my 13 year old sister on my mother's passport (I had my own)

That was before the VWP started insisting on MRP though?

mad m

Well thanks alot for clearing that up,cant believe ive to get my kids passports but i think they will be chuffed at the idea anyway......

cheers.