travelling to uk one parent one child

blankstare90

just wondering do i need to sort out some sort of witnessed letter of permission from the missus if i'm taking my 8 year old on a day trip to london. there and and back on the same day with aer lingus. anybody have any problems with similar travels?

tannytantans

Hi

Don't know the legalities etc of this but I now my dad and my 12 year old brother often travel to England on aerlingus for football matches and they've never been asked for anything. Loads of his friends and their kids go too and there's never been any trouble.

enzo7

If ur son has the same name as you they shouldnt be a problem, ive travelled to france with my dds couple of times on my own and never been asked about it. I think its more when ur going outa europe they look for something.

zagmund

I find this kind of question really weird . . .

I know where it's coming from, but do people really think that the person on the airline desk is going to look at a letter and say "oh, it's ok . . . it says here that this mans wife is letting him travel with his own child. She says that he (the dad) is responsible most of the time, but will probably feed the kid from McDonalds so she has packed some extra sandwiches and fruit just in case . . . maybe we should ring the dads own mammy to see if she thinks it's ok."

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enzo7

im going to oz in oct via maylisia with my kids, i was told by the travel agent i need a letter of permission from there other parent or proofe ive full custody of them which i have and ive an affidavit stating dis as well. I also hav to take all our birthcerts to prove i am there parent. so yes they can actually ask for a letter sometimes. Not all kids parents are still together so sometimes the other parent may not hav given permission. You would need to put the other parents phone no. on the letter too. there souldnt be a problem travelling to england or in my experience france.

blankstare90

thanks for the replies, first time travelling to uk with my kid so am probably a bit paranoid!

Berty

blankstare90 wrote: »

thanks for the replies, first time travelling to uk with my kid so am probably a bit paranoid!

Lets put it this way.

How did you get a passport for your child, being a minor? You required both parents to be in the Garda station for the Garda to witness you both happily accept that the child will now have the ability to travel.

Without having one parent there the Garda must assume one parent is trying to do a runner with the child.

So, by the simple fact your child has a passport approved by both parents you do not require a letter.

My OH's nephew came to France with us and nobody batted an eyelid, possibly due to his surname being the same as my OH's.

Never fear they will not check unless your child starts screaming " I dont know this man, Im not going anywhere with YOU".