If the whole trip goes abroadfamily: mom, dad and their children, no problems. But as soon as the question of a trip in a truncated composition arises - with only one of the parents or without them at all (for example, with the grandmother or as part of a children's camp), the task becomes more complicated.
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In truncated composition
To apply for, say, a Schengen visa inconsulates have the right to require notarized consent to leave the child from Russia. From dad if the child flies with mom and vice versa. If both parents stay at home, consent is required from both of them. More interesting with border controls. Russian law clearly states the requirement to present a power of attorney from a mother or father if the child is accompanied by someone from outside or distant relatives. - If your child often travels to certain countries without you, for example, to language camps or to relatives abroad “You can write out the power of attorney once, specifying the period of validity in it and listing the places where he can go with her,” lawyer Ivan Shimin said. Children in the company of one of the parents will be released without question. They can refuse if the other officially declares their disagreement. Pay attention to this wording "declare disagreement." That is, to leave the country, for example, to visa-free Turkey, a mother is not obliged to present a power of attorney from her father and vice versa. But it’s still worth taking such a document with you. Because it is departure. And there is also an entry. To another country. Where you can ask for this permission. Better not to risk it.
Minus one
- This reptile does not sign us permission, -My friend Nastya is hysterical. - I can’t take a child beyond Egypt. Although I do not have parental rights, I still don’t give a penny. Unpleasant moment: one of the parents, in principle, does not exist in the child’s life. A death certificate, a certificate stating that you are a single mother or father, a police certificate stating that it is impossible to establish the whereabouts of the parent, or a document on deprivation of parental rights presented at the consulate will allow you to go on vacation with your child. But the divorce certificate is not quoted here. “Even if one of the parents of the child does not remember what the scion looks like, he still has to give permission to leave for a visa,” the lawyer says. - And if it does not, then your child will not be released anywhere. Alas, on this very often people who have broken up in bad relationships speculate. And here the only option is to go to court, which can oblige the father of the child to give consent.
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Your passport!
If you are flying abroad, your child should haveyour passport. At the very least, it must be entered in the parent documents if they are old-fashioned. “If you have a biometric passport, then the child must have his document,” the lawyer warns. Many parents leave the birth certificate of the baby at home. But do not be surprised if, at passport control, the border guards ask the child to show where his father and mother are. So the document or its notarized copy is better to take. Just in case. “And even more so this document is necessary if travelers have different surnames,” emphasizes Shimin. - For example, the couple left each his own, the child was recorded on the father, and he flies with his mother.
4 rules for a child's photo for a visa or passport
one. The child in the frame should be one: neither the hands holding the baby, nor other parts of the body of the parent. The back of the chair and toys are also banned. The baby's gaze is directly on the camera, with a neutral facial expression or closed mouth. No, it was not we who invented this, this is the official requirement for photos according to the ICAO.3 standard. If you photograph a baby at home (for an old-style passport), you can put it on a monochromatic light diaper. The rules about neutral expression and closed mouth are valid. The child must look directly into the lens. If you take pictures in a photo studio, then they will tell you how best to get up and hold the child so that your hands do not fall into the frame. In a pinch, they have Photoshop. Also interesting:
