Traveling Solo: Documents You'll Need
If you’re traveling with your grandchildren’s parents, you don’t need to worry about packing or special documentation for the kids. If you’re traveling solo with the young ones, though, you may need to take special actions. Passport? Birth Certificate? Letter of Permission? As long as you are traveling by car or train, you shouldn’t need any special documentation. However, if you are traveling by plane, especially internationally, a few things may be necessary. If you are traveling outside of the U.S. (by any mode of transport) every person, regardless of age, will need a passport valid for at least six more months. People under the age of 18 won’t need identification traveling in the U.S., but it’s not a bad idea to take passports if you have them (especially if your last name is the same as theirs). You also won’t need birth certificates unless you are traveling with an infant-in-arms. Nothing special should be required when traveling solo with kids, but getting a letter of