Victor Woroner—Notary Public

Contact details

Landline

020 8892 0092

Mobile

07930 405 336

Email

victor@w-notary.co.uk

Address

2 Vineyard Mews, Preston Place
Richmond
TW10 6DD

I need to give permission to my child to go abroad

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In such situations the parent giving consent should seek independent family law advice before giving any consent or allowing the child to depart with the other parent or another person.

A parent is unlikely to be able to check for every possible situation where consent is necessary. However, if a travel agent is being used then it might be possible to ask them if the parent(s) need to give their consent. The same is possible with an airplane as to whether a consent is necessary.

FAQs

It is possible for the parent giving consent to sign a form which does not make reference to any specific trip or date. However some notaries find that a ‘generic’ consent is not accepted in some situations, by airlines, governmental authorities and so on. Also consent form signed two years ago but used now may also be unacceptable as the people/organisation requiring it may say they have no way of knowing that parent who gave consent two years ago continues to do so. For example, it appears that a separate consent form is required for each trip to the USA by some USA (bound) airlines *Do I need to have one or more copies of the consent document notarised? If the child is likely to be involved in extensive travel (whether from one country to another or internally or involved in a range of activities) then it usually a good idea to have sign and have notarised several copies of the consent document. This is because the organisation (airline, authority etc) may want to retain an ‘original’ not a photocopy for its record. If you have only one ‘original’ you will not have it available for future use.

and this certificate is not any warranty or confirmation that [the parent] has legal authority to permit or authorise the removal of the child mentioned in the annexed document from the United Kingdom and it relates solely to the authentication of the consent of [the parent] as father of the child to the child travelling out of the United Kingdom

Last updated: 7 February 2021.