Baby transportation letter

TRANSPORTATION LETTER REQUIREMENTS FOR BABIES OF PARENTS WHO ARE LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS IN THE UNITED STATES. 

• A legal resident of the United States can request a transportation letter for his/her baby two years old or younger, if the baby was born during a temporary absence of the mother outside the United States. The baby will qualify to enter the United States with a transportation letter only if this is the first trip back to the United States of the mother or father after the baby’s birth and if the father or mother is eligible to enter the United States as a legal resident. The fee for this process is $165 (One hundred and sixty five dollars) NOTICE THAT THE BABY CAN TRAVEL WITH HIS/HER RESIDENT FATHER OR MOTHER, BUT TO APPLY FOR THE LETTER, THE BABY'S MOTHER MUST BE A LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

IMPORTANT: If the father/mother travels alone before doing this process, he/she will have to file an immigrant visa petition for the baby in the Department of Homeland Security nearest her domicile in the United States, this process will take approximately four years.

• PARENT(S) MUST BRING THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS:

• FORMS: Fill out a G-325 form with the data of the resident mother/father and another one for the baby.

• PASSPORT: On the appointment date the resident father/mother will need to come in person and present his/her passport, alien card and re-entry permit (if it applies); the baby must also come on the appointment date; the baby’s passport will be required.

• BABY’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE FROM THE BABY’S PARENTS (IF APPLICABLE): It must be a certified photocopy of the book of the Civil Registry written by hand, in water marked paper, bearing the Civil Registry’s seal. We DO NOT ACCEPT typed or computerized certificates.  These documents will need to be translated into English and the translations must be notarized in the Consular Section, American Citizens Services at the American Consulate, from Tuesday to Friday, 08h00 to 12h00 (telephone: 04-232-3570 extension 227 or 228). The translator must bring an identity card and bring the documents in Spanish translated into English and do an oath in front of the Consular Officer. The fee for this notarial is $30 dollars per package, in case that two baby letters for two minors are requested separately, the father/mother will have to prepare document packages separately, even if some of the documents are included in the different cases.

• PRENATAL CERTIFICATES AND RECORDS: Records from the hospital where the baby was born, certificate from the doctor who attended the child’s birth, bills of payments of the hospital, doctor, prescriptions and others. Reports of medical treatment received during the pregnancy in the United States and/or Ecuador (pregnancy echograms, three-dimensional, analysis, etc.)

• PREGNANCY PICTURES: From the time when the mother was pregnant, with the family, baby shower, etc. (MANDATORY).

• CERTIFICATE OF MIGRATORY MOVEMENT: If the father/mother does not have the stamp of the last entrance to Ecuador, he/she can request this certificate in the Policía de Migración office (in front of the Terminal Terrestre).

• FLIGHT TICKET: It is MANDATORY to bring the flight ticket or boarding passes of the airline that transported the resident father/mother from the United States to Ecuador. In case of not having it, he/she will need a letter from the airline that certifies date, flight number and name of the passenger.

• PHOTOS: four full front color photos 5 x 5 cm of the baby and two of the resident father/mother. The photos must be recent (less than 30 days), with white background, non glossy, without shadows or scratches. Do not wear hats, earrings, or glasses. Write your name in the back part of the photo, please use a marker, and do not use pencil or pen. Be careful to keep the pictures clean of ink marks.

• FEE:  The fee is $165.00 (One hundred and sixty five dollars). You may pay with cash or with credit card VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Diners International, or American Express.  We do not accept $100 bills, nor exceedingly worn or ripped currency.

• APPOINTMENT: In order to initiate the Baby Transportation Letter process, once you have all the documents mentioned in this handout, the applicant needs to call our Visa Information Service (VIS) any day from Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. to 1-800-010-145 in Ecuador or 1-800-919-5290 in the United States, to ask for an appointment for “Baby Letter”. For more information on the Visa Information Service, please click here. The complete process until the transportation letter is handled to you, can take two weeks or more.