Permission needed for child travelling to Disneyland in Paris with Grandparents?

[ag123]

Hi there,

My daughter is going for a weekend to Disneyland Paris with her grandparents (on Eurostar). Does anyone know if she needs any special permission letters etc off us her parents to take with her?

Thanks

Sarah

[slh2009]

I would do one anyway and also a copy of her birth certificate. I've been stopped and questioned twice (at Gatwick, not Eurostar) and been asked to produce documents as my partner was not with us. Probably best to get the letter notarised as well...

[bodsier]

Slh2009 when you say your partner was not with you are you saying that you need paperwork if travelling with your child regardless of whether you are the mother or the father?

[slh2009]

I'm not married and have a different surname to my child which is the main reason, they need to check I'm really the mother. Think I've read you should do same if neither parent are travelling with the child...

[hazelnunhead]

I recently travelled to SA with my daughter and I had to have a parental form from my husband (signed and notarized as well as a copy of his passport, notarized).

This is a sample form from the SA embassy that you could adapt and use - we had it notarized by the solicitors in east dulwich (?30) - you need to have it noratised if you are going down this route for it to be valid, as well as a copy of your passport. ..... Don't be like me and arrive at the airport ready to fly without this!!!!! It took an almighty effort on the part of my husband to get this done and for us to still fly that night!!!

http://photos.state.gov/libraries/southafrica/231771/PDFs/dha_affidavit_consent_traveling_with_minors.pdf

[Fjgb]

We took my niece to Disneyland Paris this year without her parents. We had a letter from them both giving permission. But we were never questioned about it. Probably because she is the spitting image of my daughter so they looked like sisters!