Traveling abroad for vacation or medical treatment has long ceased to be a luxury. Whether it's a summer vacation with the whole family or a trip to a ski resort, or maybe a child alone goes to rest with relatives or to a summer camp - there are a lot of options. And in each case, there are subtleties of sending a minor family member abroad.
It is necessary
Birth certificate, child's passport, permission to leave from one or both parents and its notarized translation, additional documents
Instructions
Step 1
Be sure to put your birth certificate. It may be required even if the minor has his own passport. Always keep the original document with you and make a copy of it just in case. A birth certificate must be accompanied by an insert confirming the citizenship of the Russian Federation.
Step 2
You will definitely need a passport. This can be a personal document of a child or a passport of one of the parents, where the child is entered and his photo is pasted. Pay attention to the fact that in the case of independent travel abroad, for example, as part of a tourist group or on vacation in a foreign summer camp, the child will definitely need his personal document. Take care of issuing a foreign passport in advance. In case of visiting the countries of the Schengen Agreement, the child's passport must be affixed with a visa allowing entry into the country.
Step 3
Find out in advance if the consent of the second parent will be required for the child to leave the country, as well as to enter another state. There are several points to note here. If a minor travels to a visa-free country with one of the parents, then in this case, the consent of the other parent is often not required. Visa-free countries include Turkey, Egypt, Dominican Republic, Maldives, Vietnam, Israel, Cyprus and others. When a child travels with one parent to any of the Schengen countries, such as Spain, Italy, Greece, Croatia or France, then a notarized consent of the other parent is required for the child to enter the country. In addition, many border guards may require a certified translation of this consent into the language of their country. Check the list of required permits at the consulate of the country where you are going to travel. The child can travel accompanied by other relatives or strangers. This option provides for the mandatory presence of a permit for the export and import of a minor from both parents. In the case of traveling with a close relative, a power of attorney may be required for the family member with whom the child is traveling.
Step 4
Pay attention to the list of additional documents that may be requested by the border services. If the child does not have a second parent, a death certificate or a decision to deprive him of parental rights may be required. It often happens that the whereabouts of the second parent are unknown. With this option, the absent relative should be put on the wanted list in advance, and if within three months the police do not find out where he lives, then in court he can be declared missing, about which a corresponding certificate is issued. The child may have different surnames with a legal representative. For example, a mother is not married to the child's father or married to another man. In this case, you should take with you all documents confirming the fact of kinship. This can be a certificate of divorce with the child's father, a new marriage, a certificate from the registry office about a change of surname, etc.
