
I'm hoping some more experienced DCUMs can provide some guidance on this. My husband will be traveling with our daughter, who is 9 mo old. I will not be going with them, and this is the first time our child will fly international, even though she's flown before in the US. My question is whether or not I need to provide consent, something notarized, etc stating that my husband has permission to fly with our child? My husband is a legal US resident, but still maintains his citizenship in his home country. Will there be any problems with immigration? Just trying to prepare for the worst case scenario and hope to be pleasantly surprised. TIA |
Never heard of that. I have flown overseas alone with my baby several times and never had any problem. I wouldn't expect that it would be different had she been with my husband. Can't say for certain, but it would be extremely sexist if mothers can fly with babies without being questioned but fathers can't! |
We live abroad and I have traveled many times alone with my daughter and there has never been a need for such documentation. We did prepare it for trips when my daughter returned to our home abroad with her grandfather (once) and her grandmother (twice), but they were never asked for it. |
I took my son to my home country last summer and had a notarized consent letter from my husband. Noone ever asked to see it but I felt much better having it with me. The letter can be really simple and it is easy to get it notarized at your bank, so why not do it just in case. I plan to have one with me next time I go again. |
I'm from Brazil--the law there states that a mother (w/o husband) travelling with a child under 18 needs a notarized letter of consent from the father--however, a father (w/o mother) does not need one from the mother. That is for flights within Brazil as well as international. |
You need to contact the Embassy or Consulate of the country your husband is traveling to with your daughter. There are countries where you must have a notarized and validly issued letter of authorization BEFORE traveling. You don't want to end up in a siutation where you have to buy a ticket to travel home with you husband and child. This happened to a friend of mine in Colombia. My hubby and son are traveling home alone from a vacation in Colombia in November and we had to go to the Colombian Consulate here in DC to get an authorization letter issued that has to be notorized by a government agency in the capital city. It's crazy! Also, my sister lives in Italy and sends my niece and nephew to the US every summer to be with us (nephew has been traveling unaccomapnied since he was 3!!!) in the US and MUST have an authorization letter from their Italian father (they all have dual citizenship). The main reason for these authorization is all the parental kidnappings that occur! Good luck!!! |
OP here. Thanks for all of the advice. Hasband and baby successfully took off and we included a notarized letter, even though it isn't specifically required. But then again, you never know and I'd rather be safe than sorry! |