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16 year old travelling abroad

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budgiegirl · 08/01/2018 17:29

My 16 year old DS would like to take a short trip to Luxembourg for a weekend. I’m happy for him to go, but can’t find any info as to whether he’ll be allowed to enter the country as an unaccompanied minor.

Flights don’t seem to be a problem, but I’m not sure what the immigration rules are, can anyone advise?

TIA

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RedHelenB · 08/01/2018 17:42

You get an adult passport at age 16 so are you sure he'd be viewed as a minor?

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budgiegirl · 08/01/2018 18:02

He has his own passport, so that’s no problem. But I know he’d have problems going to Portugal for instance, as he would have to prove someone over 18 was responsible for him while he was there. But I can’t find any info for any other EU country

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VivaLeBeaver · 08/01/2018 18:09

Dd went to Belgium, Germany and China on her own at 16yo with no problems. Never crossed my mind she'd have issues in Europe.

zaalitje · 08/01/2018 21:42

Do you mean completely alone as unaccompanied?
Or as part of a group?

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budgiegirl · 09/01/2018 00:02

He’d be travelling with a small group of his friends, all aged 16/17. No one over 18.

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zaalitje · 09/01/2018 12:12

They may have trouble booking hotels/ accommodation etc without one of the party being 18.

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