Notary Public Services - Child Travel Consents | Travel Consent Letter

Did you know that if your child (under the age of 18) is travelling abroad without both parents then your child may need to travel with a notarised travel consent letter? 

A child (which is anyone under the age of 18) may travel abroad with both parents when:

• It is travelling without both parents to visit family abroad.
• It is going on holiday with one parent only.
• It is going on holiday with relatives who are not its parents (such as Grandparents, Aunts or Uncles), or it is going on holiday with family friends.
• It is going on a school trip abroad.

Some foreign countries insist on a child travelling with a notarised permission to travel letter if they are travelling without both parents.

Unfortunately, on a couple of occasions Alice has heard of a child being refused entry into a country without a notarised letter of consent international travel. 

Alice, a notary public in Bournemouth, is receiving an increasing number of instructions to draft and notarise travel consents letters for children who are not travelling abroad with both parents.

It is difficult to state categorically whether a notarised child travel consent letter is required. It depends on the country the child is travelling to and the policy of the relevant airline / cruise ship.

It is very important you check the rules of the country your child is travelling to, and the airline / cruise ship which is being used, in order to ensure the trip can proceed without issue.

Alice, a notary public in Bournemouth, Dorset and Hampshire, regularly assists clients by drafting and notarising child travel consents letters for a variety of countries.  Alice can then arrange for the notarised permission to travel letter to be apostilled by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office if this is required.

Alice, a notary in Bournemouth, Dorset and Hampshire, is experienced in drafting and notarising travel consent letters (also known as permission to travel letters or letter of consent international travel) so that children can travel abroad without both parents. 

You should make enquiries with your airline / cruise ship and also the embassy / consulate of the country to which your child is travelling to see if a notarised travel consent letter will be required.

Alice, a notary public in Bournemouth, is noticing an increase in enquiries relating to notarised travel consent letters and it appears that more and more countries are requiring this. 

If you are not sure whether a notarised travel consent letter is required then Alice advises you obtain one to ensure your child does not encounter any issues when travelling. Alice has noticed that many airlines, travel companies and cruise lines are urging anybody travelling with children to ensure that they have a notarised permission to travel letter signed by the child’s parents. 

Alice, a notary public in Bournemouth, regularly notarises child travel consent letters for the following countries:

• Western European countries including France, Belgium, Spain and Portugal.
• Eastern European countries including Romania, Albania, Bulgaria, Georgia, Poland.
• South American countries including Brazil and Colombia.

Other countries may also require a notarised permission to travel letter. 

You may also require a notarised travel consent if your child is going on a cruise without both parents.

Travel consent letters are sometimes called letter of consent international travel.

The airline, cruise line, travel company or embassy / consulate of the country to which your child is travelling may be able to provide a travel consent letter.

If they do not provide one then Alice, a notary public in Bournemouth, Dorset and Hampshire, will be happy to draft a permission to travel letter (otherwise known as a letter of consent international travel) which can then be signed by the parents and notarised.

If a child travels regularly with a specific adult, for example one parent, it may be possible to create a notarised travel consent letter that lasts for a number of months but there is a risk that this would not be accepted at passport control. 

Alice, a notary in Bournemouth, says that it is better to issue a new consent for each trip, although she appreciate this does add an extra expense to each holiday.

Alice is a notary in Bournemouth and provides a full range of notary public services in Bournemouth, Dorset and Hampshire including in Christchurch, Poole, Ringwood, Ferndown, Wimborne, Dorchester, the New Forest, Eastleigh and Chandler's Ford.

Alice has significant experience in drafting and notarising child travel consent letters.

If you require notary public services for child travel consents in Bournemouth, Dorset and Hampshire, then please contact Alice on 07780812793 or alice@agt-notarypublic.co.uk.

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