Child travel consent letter

The rules for a child travelling without a parent, a one-page consent letter you fill in and print, and the papers to carry. Everything you type stays in your browser.

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Child's full nameChild's date of birthChild's passport numberTravelling with the childTheir relationship to the childParent or guardian signing (not travelling)Their relationship to the childPhone number for officials to callDeparture dateReturn dateCountry you are travelling toPassport number of the person signingDate signedPlace signedAddress where the child will stay

Still to fill in: the child's full name, who is travelling with the child, the parent or guardian signing the letter, a phone number an official can call, the departure date, the country you are travelling to. You can print the letter as it is and write the rest in by hand.

Your letter

Print it or copy it. It is one page, in plain English, and you can sign it by hand once printed.

CHILD TRAVEL CONSENT LETTER Child's full name: [not provided] Date of birth: [not provided] Child's passport number: [not provided] I, [not provided], the [not provided] of [not provided], give my consent for [not provided] to travel with [not provided] to [not provided] [dates not provided]. The child will stay at: [not provided] A government official can reach me on: [not provided] Signed: [not provided] Relationship to the child: [not provided] Passport number: [not provided] Date: [not provided] Place: [not provided] This letter was written by the person travelling. It is not legal advice, and no one can promise that a border officer will accept it. Check the destination's official rules before you travel. Attach a copy of the child's birth certificate and a copy of the child's passport.

Papers to carry

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Copy of the child's birth certificate
Copy of the child's passport
Signed consent letter (a printed copy or a photo of it)
Copy of the passport of the person signing the letter

Some countries ask for the letter to be notarised. We have not seen that in the page we checked, so check the destination before you travel.

Go deeper

Rules change. Check the official page for your destination again before you travel, and carry the letter with a copy of the child's birth certificate and passport.