Bringing Nephew to UK

islanderre

Evening,

Would like to take my nephew to the UK....Ryanair to / from Manchester. He is 11 and has his own passport.
As he is under 18 and as I'm his uncle; is it possible to do what I'm planning or would one of his parents need to be with him?

If anyone has done similar to the above; I'd welcome your advise / guidance.

Thanks

coylemj

Do you both have the same surname?

December2012

check with the airline / airport. They might need a signed Declaration from his parents.

islanderre

coylemj wrote: »

Do you both have the same surname?

No; we both have different surnames.

Haven't contacted any airline yet as hoped someone here had gone through the process already.

Thanks for the replies.

spurious

I brought my niece once (different surname).
My sister had drawn up a big letter with her number and a scan of her passport etc giving permission, but in the end they just glanced at it. My niece was about 11 at the time. Perhaps there would have been more of an issue if she had been an infant and not able to speak.

islanderre

spurious wrote: »

I brought my niece once (different surname).
My sister had drawn up a big letter with her number and a scan of her passport etc giving permission, but in the end they just glanced at it. My niece was about 11 at the time. Perhaps there would have been more of an issue if she had been an infant and not able to speak.

Thanks for that..... I'll decide in the next week or so and contact the Ryanair.

aujopimur

I took my 15yo grandson to Australia without any problems.

harr

I took my son and his cousin both 8 over to the UK for a match no body took any notice of us and my nephew had a different name.
I never even taught it would have been an issue.

fdevine

We took a friends child on holidays with us to Holland. We brought a declaration/consent form signed by both parents just in case. Nobody here or in Holland batted an eyelid and nobody looked for any documentation other than passport but better to have it and not need it than vice versa

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=103119722

huskerdu

I know lots of people who have brought childrens friends or cousins on holidays without an issue.

However, only last week a friend of mine was questioned travelling with her two children, who have a different surname to her and asked if she have proof that they were her children or she had permission to bring them if they were not her children.

Its unlikely that you need it, but if you want to be cautious, a letter from the parent giving permission is not a bad idea.

blanch152

If parents are separated/divorced, and it wasn't amicable, there may be an issue if one or other is wary of child flight.

islanderre

Thanks for all the replies.

I'll do up a letter & get it signed by the parents.... seems like a good idea to cover all bases.

Thanks again.

MrsMcSteamy

I have brought my niece away twice and both times on returning to Ireland got stopped asking did I have permission to bring her away. I had a written permission letter from her mother so there was no issue but can't fathom why they ask me when I'm bringing her back into the country and not when I'm taking her out of it.

lonestargirl

I don't have the same surname as my son and I always get asked coming back into Ireland if I can show that he is mine. Travelled to loads of other places and never been asked.