Help! Taking child abroad and I have a different nationality

[KarmaKameelion]

going abroad on Thursday with my dc and mum. Mum and I are not citizens of the UK but dc is. All three of us live here. I am married to dc’s father but have kept my surname (mainly due to difficulties in covid to change name as required a face to face appointment but no face to face appointments available so renewed my passport under maiden name. Would have otherwise change name just for ease of travel!)

will this cause any problems? I will have his birth certificate with me that states my place of birth but DH remembers travelling with his mum (also not uk citizen at the time) and needing a notarised letter from his dad. Do I need anything else?

A letter from his dad giving permission, including his passport (a photocopy) and contact details.

As PP has said re letter from Dad. Also, depending on how old your DD is, the airport staff will just ask her “who is this you are travelling with” and if she’s old enough to say “mum and Grandma”, you’ll go through with no hassle. (I’ve seen this at airports several times.). Just make sure your DD is not the sort of joker who thinks it’s funny to say “they are kidnapping me” or similar!

I had the same, and used to travel with a letter, both birth certificates, and marriage certificate. But recently we also had to sign in person an online declaration of consent that lasts until 18. This might just be relevant to the country we're living in though.

I travelled loads of times with my British dc on my non-British passport without Dh and it’s never caused me any issues.

Do you have the same surname as them? I feel like the different nationalities and different surnames will be the flag. Dc is old enough - I hope!! - to answer that I’m his mum though