Moving back to Canada with US-born child 

Minor children entering Canada as a visitor


The documents a minor child needs to enter Canada depend on whether the child is travelling alone or with someone.

The parent should present:

• the child’s passport
• a copy of the child’s birth certificate, and
• a letter of authorization, in English or French if possible, which is signed by the parent who is not travelling with them and lists:

-the address and telephone number of the parent who is not travelling, and
-a photocopy of that parent’s signed passport or national identity card.

Also, I have filed for proof of Canadian citizenship for my daughter but am still waiting for it to arrive. Can she move with me if it doesn't arrive? (She has a US passport).

Minor children 15 and under travelling by land or by sea may enter Canada with a valid passport or their U.S. or Canadian birth certificate.


We strongly recommend that children travelling across the border carry a consent letter proving they have permission to travel from every person with the legal right to make major decisions on their behalf, if that person is not accompanying the children on the trip.

I will have a UHaul will all my belongings- how detailed does my list need to be?

I already have a Canadian bank account, do I need to show them my US bank accounts?

As per my separation agreement, I will need to return to US for two weeks in August for daughter to have visitation with her father- will this be an issue?