How to travel with a minor when you're not their parent?

1/14/2016 11:12:04 PM

When I sent my minor children abroad alone, I always gave them notarized letters of consent. No official at any American or European border ever asked to see any documentation beyond their passport.

I would treat this situation as the girl traveling alone — having an adult “with her” in some official capacity would make the situation more complicated — and if I did persist with the letter, add the godfather under “contact information”.

I would also consider giving a medical power of attorney to the godparent, just in case of either real medical emergency or some over-eager border guard questioning a man traveling with an unrelated teen-aged girl.

12/1/2022 2:53:46 PM

There are specific requirements per country in EU. EasyJet has a good page on that.

Note that minors (< 18 yo) flying from Portugal are covered by one of the specific entries in the page I linked.

UPDATE: Starting from 15 JAN 2017, a specific authorization is required for French minors, when the leave the French territory without one of their parents (or the legal representative)

2/1/2015 9:31:53 PM

You didn’t specify nationality although it doesn’t matter much: you need a letter signed by

every non-accompanying person or organization with the legal right to make major decisions for the child

from http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/children/consent-letter . This page has links to handy letters you can fill out, sign and carry.

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