Template consent letter to take a friend’s child on holiday

[Janus]

Does anyone have a blank consent form for a child to travel with a family friend please? I’ve tried looking online and the ones I’ve found have a notary section which I don’t think is necessary?

So basically my son is going with a group of 5 boys to Spain with a family and their son. Wonderful parents taking 5 15 year old boys! We have taken a friend of our child with us on holiday a few times and the first time border control were quite unhappy we didn’t have a letter from their parents so next time I asked parents to give a consent letter. I think it was basic and just said they agreed. With them taking 5 I think the letter should be more ‘proper’ but I can’t find a template.

Can anybody help please? Many thanks.

Chat gpt?

Travelling with my grandson I just had a letter saying I had the parents permission. This included my passport number, and those of both parents and grandson. Also flight details. Phone numbers and addresses, home and where staying overseas.

Thank you, I have just typed up one with exactly this myself! Did you get the form ‘witnessed’ by a neighbour or friend? I seem to get different response when I google! So I am worried and wonder whether to just bung this on too!

I traveled with my grand son and I had copies of all 4 passports on one page ( his, mine, both his parents) and a paragraph saying that he would be travelling with me, from x airport to y place and returning on z date. Included both parents phone numbers and said to call if any more information needed. Funny enough nobody cared at all leaving the country, it was getting back in that took ten minutes longer as they wanted to ask him who I was etc.

Here's all you need: https://www.holidayextras.com/travel-insurance/blog/under-18s-travel-consent-form.html

I suspect they will just ask 15 year old boys.

Worked for an airline a while ago.
Include full names as on passports. Sons pp number. Exact dates of travel.
Your full name, email an contact details. Sign and print your name and explain your relationship. IE: Mother/Father etc.
I would suggest being contactable until you know they have fully checked in at the airport. We had (especially for Portugal) to occasionally get documents/signatures emailed to us at check in after a phonecall to a parent.

If Portugal is the destination I suggest the family get to check in early as some airlines insist on completion of additional forms.

terrible advice

Well as they just asked the 2 teenagers with me, it’s realistic. It was also an observation, not an instruction manual…

My son travels with a group of teens to do sports training camps. Their letter has their name passport no, parent names and address, the adult they are travelling with and their passport number, dates of travel and accommodation address, everyone’s phone numbers, we give permission etc and signed dates then signed and dated by a witness (anyone).