NRP permission

[ItsNotATest]

We are taking DP's 15-yr-old out of the country for the May half-term. He's close to 6 ft and clearly couldn't be exported against his wishes

DP is actually the resident parent, but I don't think that is apparent from the passports and I guess it may be seen as a bit unusual. They share surname.

Can we just rock up at passport control? Or do we need a statement of permission from his Mum? And if we do need her permission, will a generic letter do, or does it have to be verified by a solicitor etc?

It's all amicable. If we need a letter from Mum there isn't an issue with getting it. It's more a question of do we need to pay someone to verify her signature?

Getting a letter might be useful back up.

But once DC are clearly big enough to answer confidently for themslves, the need pretty much falls away. My surname is not the same as DC, and I do find that border officials do ask some chitchat questions that are probably angled at establishing if you really know each other, are comfy in each others company and are really going on holiday. I cannot imagine there would be a problem with a teen who says of course that's my dad and I've been looking forward to this holiday for ages.

www.gov.uk/permission-take-child-abroad - a letter and copy of birth certificate should be fine.

Or if your dp has a residence order he can take him abroad for up to 28 days without permission

It's taken me a while to come back to this, but I just wanted to say a quick thank you to you both.

It's seems a bit unnecessary really, but to be on the safe side we will pack his birth cert with the passports and ask his Mum to write something saying that we have her permission.

(There's no residence order, never been any need for court involvement, everyone is happy with the current arrangement.)

Oh dear, I've just read that back and it sounds a bit defensive. I should have left it as no need for a residence order