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Travelling with children

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ItsDecisionTime · 07/12/2013 00:37

Does anyone know if it is possible to travel freely with a child if their father does not have any parental responsibility for them. And if so, how do you prove it at borders when asked for paperwork? Many thanks.

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ItsDecisionTime · 07/12/2013 00:41

Sorry should have said I would be travelling with them alone, without father or his permission.

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IncognitoIsMyFavouriteWord · 07/12/2013 00:45

do you mean leaving the UK?

I just showed our passports. Nothing was questioned.

geologygirl · 07/12/2013 00:47

I have travelled with my son...who has a different surname to me. I didn't get asked for anything (Europe). Might depend on where you go though?

wafflingworrier · 07/12/2013 01:14

depends on where u go, last week I went to Germany and outward bound n probs, coming back the passport guy didn't want to let me through
my passport is still in my maiden name and my mum kept hers, so my 2 daughters had their passports showing diff names to us
the guy rightly pointed out we could've been ppl trafficking and advised to take marriage cert or assigned letter from their dad plus copy of his passport next time

call the home office or check their website

Gooseysgirl · 07/12/2013 01:25

My children have a different surname to me and I have been stopped a few times between here and Ireland when travelling on my own with DD as a baby. Passport control have advised me to carry copies of their birth certs with their passports... so I do that now to avoid the hassle.

MadameDefarge · 07/12/2013 01:43

Depends entirely on where you go.

Europe seems to be fine, even with dcs with another name on their passport.

My exp does not have PR (for reasons known only to himself!) so when he takes ds to see his parents in canada I always write an email to allow it, giving the time limits, and the date I expect to have him returned to the UK. Once they did a bit of a road trip to the US, who are super super alert on this stuff, and I had to write another email allowing his entry into the US.

Because of this I now take ds' birth certificate with me when I travel. Even within the EU.

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ItsDecisionTime · 08/12/2013 02:42

Does anyone know what the legal position is? I'm not sure if I'm in my rights to say to border control that her father has no parental responsibility, therefore, I don't need his permission. Thanks.

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confuddledDOTcom · 08/12/2013 03:01

I gave my parents a letter when they travelled with my kids.

As the mother you don't need his permission. It might be worth taking child's birth certificates in case though to prove your name.

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