I am U.S. and can my Canadian birth infant fly in U.S. to U.S.?

Question

I am U.S. and my husband is Canadian.

We're going to have baby here in Canada and when the baby is less than a month old, we want to drive to NY and fly from NY to CA. Will they let my infant fly with us? We both have passport but what about our infant?! What do we need? Will the border give us special paperworks?

Answer 1

Since you are an American citizen, your baby is too regardless of where he/she was born.

Answer 2

You won't need anything for a baby that young, but taking its birth certificate is a good idea.

Answer 3

i would say you need a pass port iam going threw getting passports for all my kids so we can go into canda what a pain use to be just BC

Answer 4

you must have the birth certificate and proof of citizenship with is usually a notarized letter from the hospital, pediatrician, or midwife certifying place of birth. also a birth parent must be present to show two forms of id including a passport and return ticket to be alowed to leave from the US back into canada.

Answer 5

Unless the laws have changed recently, your baby has dual citizenship with the US and Canada.  You should not have any problems, but I would contact the consulate just in case the laws have changed, as so many of them have since 911.

Answer 6

Yes, since you are a us citizen then your baby is.

Answer 7

Yes you may bring his/her to US and Canada back and forth. As long as there are legal documents which you are permitted to travel together with your baby. Just like my sister before when she migrated from Philippines to US. Her son is only 1 year old at those times. She makes some legal documents to the embassy and medical. Those are important things you need to do. Try to inquire at the embassy on how to make such copies or forms in order for your child to be with you in your travels.

Answer 8

i am pretty sure if you want ur baby to be a US citizen then you need it to be born there, though if you plan to come here i don't think they can deny you, maybe talk to a immigration agent(lawyer, consultant... what ever they call them)

Answer 9

sure why not

Answer 10

when I was a baby I had to have a passport to go from the US to Germany and back. I still have it. you need to contact customs.

Answer 11

You want to do WHAT when the child is ONE MONTH OLD?

Do you have any idea how difficult it is to travel with a child that young?  That kind of stress is not good for the child or for you!

At best, YOU will be able to sit for about an hour or so a month after giving birth.  Maybe a little more, and you want to DRIVE THREE THOUSAND MILES!???  You are INSANE!!!!

I don't know anything about the legal questions you ask, I only know I couldn't sit for about two months after my son was born...there were medical issues (my son was perfectly healthy, but there are things that happen, that without your regular doctor to ask questions of, you won't have anyone to turn to!)  And then there's the fact that the baby needs to be fed every two hours.  HOW DO YOU EXPECT TO DO THAT WHILE DRIVING THAT FAR????  You need to spend a little bit of time getting to know your baby and getting accustomed to being a parent before you start planning that kind of trip.  Trust me.  Most people have a mother or mother in law come help them get settled for a few weeks after the baby is born.  You need to plan to stay home, and get used to the new life you are setting out on.  Life does NOT go back to the same life you had before the baby was born.

Answer 12

you will need some form of identification for your baby, you can request a US citizenship for your baby, they will give it to him because you are a US citizen..of course it will cost you about $500.00, cost are increasing every day...I pay for my son about $350.00 on 2003....good luck

Answer 13

yes they should accept your passports because Canadians can go easily to the US with their passports. The baby will be or already is born in Canada. You should apply a passport for the baby before going to the US.

yeah your allowed to fly to the US-US which are called domestic flights.

Good Luck!:)

Answer 14

i would assume the baby is dual citizen ship. check it out before you go.

Answer 15

eew Canada..um, have you thought about just staying there??

Please.

Answer 16

Call an American embassy or immigration office to see what the procedure is. I know that they must have a record of the birth of your baby and you will need to fill out some paper work. You'll also need to give them your ID and all of that for the record. All that is if you plan on staying in the US. Although you're American, your child DOES NOT have automatic American citizenship. If you want your child to get it, you must make a record of their birth with the embassy and fill out the necessary paper work. A blood test might be required. I'm also an American living in Canada and my husband is Canadian and we're having a baby this August. We've made a few calls to immigration about it just to get an idea of what needs to be done when the baby is born. It won't hurt to call them and ask a million questions, that's what they're there for and they would know better than anyone on yahoo answers.

Answer 17

Please consult US immigration authority for appropriate guidelines.

Answer 18

i believe ur child has dual citizenship, if u are a U.S. citizen but ur kid was born in canada, it has dual citizenship, but still contact customs!

Answer 19

Some of the other responses seem to be confused about travel overland vs. travel by air.

If you both have passports and a birth certificate for the baby, you should be fine crossing between Canada and the US by land. On domestic US flights, you don't need ticket or ID for the baby so long as you're prepared to hold him or her in your lap.