05/17/2021
With COVID restrictions easing for some regions and summer vacations just around the corner, here’s what you need to know when traveling with your children without their other parent.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), if a child is traveling abroad with one parent, the other parent must supply a letter granting permission. If the child is traveling with an adult other than her parents, both parents must provide written permission.
The agency strongly recommends that the permission form be notarized. While the U.S. customs officials do not always ask for this documentation, many countries do, and the “failure to produce notarized permission letters” could result in being denied entry.
Requirements for a child’s permission letter may vary depending on the destination and the rules of the airline or cruise ship line. As a Notary, I cannot give legal advice regarding the contents of a permission letter or how a document must be completed. If you have questions, you will need to contact the company or agency requiring the document for further instructions.
While we never charge a rush fee or a last minute notarization appointment fee, it’s best not to leave these things until the last minute.
Contact us today or as soon as you book that trip and we would be happy to notarize these documents for you