Living in Bolivia

Traveling with Children to the U.S.

Even if your child acquired U.S. citizenship at birth and has been issued a U.S. passport, if he or she was born in Bolivia, under Bolivian law the child will be a Bolivian citizen. All births in Bolivia must be recorded with the Bolivian civil registry officials.

Under Bolivian law, a person under age 18 is a minor. In cases in which one parent wishes to travel with a minor alone, or if the minor wishes to travel alone, the accompanying parent or solo traveler minor must obtain a legalized authorization from the non-traveling parent or from both parents consenting the child's departure from Bolivia.  American citizen parents of Bolivian citizen children may wish to prepare this authorization should emergency travel be necessary.

For more information, please contact Bolivian immigration authority, Servicio Nacional de Inmigración, at telephone number (591-2) 211-0960.