Execution time: 20 minutes
Consultation while executing: free of charge
Documents for an individual: Parent’s/parents’ passport(s), Parent’s/parents’ TIN(s), Child’s/children’s birth certificate(s)
The following data are required: a person with whom a child goes abroad (full name and date of birth), travel duration, purpose of travel, destination (country).
In legal terms, consent to take a child abroad is a statement in which one or both parents give their consent to the child’s travel abroad.
According to the legislation of Ukraine, a citizen who has reached the age of 16 years can travel outside the country individually. Children under 16 years old should be accompanied by their parents or people who have received permission from their parents. A child can travel with one of his parents, close relatives, group leaders, and representatives of a travel agency. Every time, you have to execute a consent to take a child abroad.
A consent to take a child abroad is issued only by a notary public. This formal procedure prevents the unwanted taking a child abroad, including kidnapping. The measure makes it possible to protect children, and also respects the rights of each parent.
A consent to take a child abroad is required only for the citizens of Ukraine. If the children have a citizenship of another country, the border guard of our state do not require such a consent.
A notary consent to take a child abroad is also necessary if one of the parents is travelling with a minor child. This requirement shall also be applied to married spouses.
Another innovation: from August 29, 2019, a child can travel abroad with the parent he lives with. The trip should not be longer than 1 month. The parent should have a decision of the court or guardianship authority regarding the residence of the minor child with one of the parents. In this case, before the trip, a mother or a father notifies the other parent about the upcoming trip with a child.
If one of the parents does not give a consent to take a child abroad to the second one or whereabouts of one of the parents is unknown, such issues are resolved in court. If the decision is held by the court, this decision should be available when crossing the border.
The statement is made by a notary. If one parent leaves, a consent to take a child abroad is issued on behalf of the second. If it is a trip with an accompanying person or some relatives, a general consent is executed from both mother and father. It is possible to draw up 2 consents if for some reason the parents cannot visit the same notary at the same time, for example, the father is on a business trip.
A notary consent to take a child abroad is issued in 20-30 minutes. For this, it is necessary to provide a travel route, the dates of the trip, and the data of the accompanying person. The following documents are necessary:
Passing through the border is made only according to the original consent.
The consent validity is determined individually. A new consent is necessary for the next trip. In most cases, the consent term is limited by the trip duration. If you go abroad for tourism, the consent validity ends with the end date of the consent. The dates are indicated in the consent and certified by a notary.
Sometimes, a consent to take a child abroad can be issued for a number of trips or for a long period. Most often, such a consent is requested by parents whose children are going to study, treat or compete abroad.
A price for consent to take a child abroad in Kyiv is fixed in the price list of services. A legal document drawn up by a notary confirms the legitimacy of the upcoming trip. Applying for a consent on a special form makes it possible to avoid unwanted cases associated with a child’s illegal going abroad.
It should be recalled that for travelling abroad a child should have his own international passport. This document is issued even for new-born children. The validity of such a passport is limited to 4 years until the child reaches 16 years. After 16 years, the underage children, are issued an international passport for 10 years’ period, as well as adults.
The law of Ukraine establishes that a consent to take a minor child abroad should be drawn up by one or two parents in writing. The notary confirms the legitimacy of the consent, certifies the identity of the child's parents. The consent is drawn up on a special form.
In Kyiv, you can apply for a written consent to take a child abroad to the notary public Yevheniia Anatoliivna Averina. By calling, you will receive professional advice from our lawyers for free. Our specialists will tell you what documents are necessary to issue a consent. They will help to correctly approach the issue based on your case.
Kyiv notary Yevheniia Anatoliivna Averina works in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine. Parents draw up a consent on a special form at the notary's office, submitting the lawyers their passports and the child’s birth certificate.
