non guardian traveling with child

happydayz8 · 25-06-2011 9:50am #1

Hi All

Just wondering if a non guardian travels abroad with a child is the passport of the child sufficient.

Thanks,

happydayz8 · 25-06-2011 1:13pm

please help. child traveling soon. I've written a consent letter. Do you think that will be sufficient? Any input much appreciated

MagicSean · 25-06-2011 1:58pm

Have you contacted the airline and customs? Have you the consent of both parents?

happydayz8 · 25-06-2011 3:15pm

I'm sole guardian and giving my childs dad consent to travel. The airline said the passport on its own is enough but a couple of people told me it may not be sufficient. Very worried they'll not let him leave or come back as me and my son are not irish.

byhookorbycrook · 25-06-2011 4:56pm

My niece is going with her cousin to the US, she has to have a letter from her father to allow them get medical help or whatever, but nothing else afaik.

MagicSean · 25-06-2011 5:00pm

You should ring the embassy of the country they are going to and ask what their requirements are also.

happydayz8 · 25-06-2011 7:17pm

that is reassuring about the nice beeing able to travel. I've prepared a consent letter asked the guards to sign it and witness but they where so rude and unhelpful. B't basically told me it was not an irish form. I stated I could not find an irish one (only every other country) and I'm happy to fill in an irish one if they could tell me where to find it. Any way, they didn't know where to find same, walked off and slammed the door on me. My fear is that my child will be taken into custody.
Good idea about the embassy, I'll get on to them asap. Thanks a mill.

blueythebear · 25-06-2011 8:17pm

happydayz8 wrote: »

that is reassuring about the nice beeing able to travel. I've prepared a consent letter asked the guards to sign it and witness but they where so rude and unhelpful. B't basically told me it was not an irish form. I stated I could not find an irish one (only every other country) and I'm happy to fill in an irish one if they could tell me where to find it. Any way, they didn't know where to find same, walked off and slammed the door on me. My fear is that my child will be taken into custody.
Good idea about the embassy, I'll get on to them asap. Thanks a mill.

If you're both not Irish, does he have a re-entry visa? Or is he visa required? You would need to make sure that he has a visa to re-enter the State on his return if he is visa required.

As for whether he can fly out of Ireland , the airline would have a particular policy in this regard and you should check with them.

happydayz8 · 25-06-2011 8:23pm

he actually is half irish. He was born here and I've been living and tax paying in Ireland for 7 years. We are Swiss and therefore non-EU but in bilateral agreements with the EU. He is not visa required. I guess all should be ok with the consent but I will contact the embassy just in case. It's strange that the process is not more openly comunicated. Surely this is a pretty common scenario?

angelfire9 · 25-06-2011 8:30pm

My daughter has travelled to the US and France with my sister on numerous occassions without any difficulty whatsoever
Possibly because they physically look alike but also because the same surname is on both passports
The only place we have ever had difficulty was in London Heathrow when I was travelling with the same sister & my daughter and they wanted to interview the child (who was 4 at the time) on her own to ascertain if she was being kidnapped... and this was on the way BACK IN TO IRELAND with IRISH passports!

:mad:
(I had WWIII with the UK officials on that occassion but that's another story)

I do normally provide my sister with a letter signed by both parents stating that we have given my sister consent to travel with my daughter unaccompanied by her parents (plus a copy of her birthcert with parents names & signatures for verification purposes)
To date she has NEVER been asked for it

non guardian traveling with child

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