Holiday

[Eddie16]

Hi, I was wondering if I can get some advice.
I'm going on hoilday with my parents (who are paying for the holiday) and my 8 year old daughter to the Dominican Republic, my husband was asked if he wanted to go but he said no, he didn't want to go. We are all British citizens with British passports but as I am going with her and he isn't coming with us, do we need a letter or documentation that he is happy and consents to me taking dd out of the country. I'm just concerned if we get to the airport or border control, that as he hasn't travelled with us, are we going to experience any issues.
I have looked at Citizens Advice but I couldn't find anything there, just general holiday stuff.
Many thanks, I appreciate all responses.

If you can get a letter that you can produce if challenged it would be a good idea. I've no knowledge of the Dominican Republic but I'd have thought that in any area subject to mass tourism single parents or couples where one is absent are ten a penny and unlikely to have a problem.

It would be safest to have a letter. It is possible you will be refused boarding at the airport or refused entry at your destination if you don't have anything to show that he consents to you taking your daughter out of the country.

Would I need to have a letter notarised by a solicitor or just a typed letter with our details on it to confirm permission etc?
Thanks for the responses

A letter written and signed by him together with a photocopy of his passport.

The passport is important.

I’ve taken my son abroad without his father approx 10 times in Europe and once to the USA and have never been asked to prove I have consent. For the first time this year, jet2 asked him directly (he’s 12) for his date of birth when we dropped bags off but otherwise nobody has ever batted an eyelid. I have the same surname as him so not sure if that makes a difference.

I had a letter from DH, a copy of his passport and his contact details to hand over. I was given quite a thorough grilling when I came back to the UK having taken DS on holiday.

Most people who travel alone with their children don't encounter problems, but every year a few people miss out on their holiday because they didn't have any proof that the other parent consented to them taking their child out of the country.

I always do that too.
we were asked only once, coming back from Disney and they asked DS2 directly why did wasn’t there too. DS replied - Daddy gets really grumpy at Disney world so we left him behind!

I haven't travelled with the DC and not DH but when I have taken the DC friends with us abroad I had a letter from their parents that they did from a free template they found online.
We were asked for it in both Spain and Portugal.
Slightly different situation I know but ti costs nothing to do it and better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it

Thank you all for your responses, I've taken on board everything and done some digging.
The Government website says I will need a letter signed by DH giving me permission to take DD out of the country, it has to be notarised by a notary and stamped.
I've also discovered that I can take her on holiday within the UK by myself but anything outside the UK, either of us have to have permission from the other parent etc.
Grandparents can take grandchildren home with them for a visit, to be taken on holiday within the UK or outside, they can not take grandchildren out even with parents permission etc.