travelling without husband

[carang]

sample of "letter of consent" from canadian consulate. some changes have been made to suit our trip on saturday...

To Whom It May Concern
I , XY(passport #), am married to XX (passport #). We are the lawful custodial parents of

Child?s full name:
Date of birth (DD/MM/YY):
Place of birth:
Canadian passport number:
Date of issuance of Canadian passport (DD/MM/YY):
Place of issuance of Canadian passport:

And

Child?s full name:
Date of birth (DD/MM/YY):
Place of birth:
Canadian passport number:
Date of issuance of Canadian passport (DD/MM/YY):
Place of issuance of Canadian passport:

Children's names, have my consent to travel with my wife, XX.
Full name of accompanying person:
Canadian or foreign passport number:
Date of issuance of passport (DD/MM/YY):
Place of issuance of passport:

to visit (name of countries) during the period of dates of departure and arrival back to HK. During that period, they will be residing with XX & XY at the following address:

Any questions regarding this consent letter can be directed to the undersigned at:
our address

Signature(s):______________________________________ Date:_________________
(Full name(s) and signature(s) of custodial parent,
and/or non-custodial parent(s) or legal guardian(s))
Signed before me, (name of witness), this

_________________ (date) at ________ ______ (name of location).

Signature: ________________ (name of witness)
"

as i've said, i've been through immigrationt o canada 3 times in the past 5.5 years and i've been asked EVERY TIME for a letter of consent.

 

[ctrbabe1]

I've also traveled between HK, US, Singapore, Thailand, China, and layovers in Japan and Taiwan, and I've never been asked for a letter. However, when I drove to Canada from the US, I was asked if I had his permission to take them into another country and I said yes. They just looked at our passports and let us through.

 

[DPinHK]

I have taken my son to Canada, US (via air and through Canadian borders), Taiwan, Korea, China (numerous times to each country), but have never been asked for such a letter. But I guess it's good to have just in case.

 

[penguinsix]

In the US some airlines will ask for it and some won't. Sometimes it's just a judgment call of the check-in person in which they gauge your reaction (do you get sweaty, defensive, etc). I suspect it might be more common for folks living in the US with a US address who are going overseas without a parent, rather than vacationing there or passing through. It might also be more common for folks traveling to countries that do not participate in the Hague treaty like Egypt and a few others that are notorious havens for baby snatching parents.

http://www.findthekids.com/middleeast.html

 

[carang]

well, just went through canadian immigration again last saturday. was again asked if i was the sole custodial parent. answer: no. question: do you have a letter giving your permission to travel with your children from the othe custodial parent?

answer: yes, here is the letter. here is a copy of our itinerary. here is a copy of my husband's itinerary. here is a copy of his passport/hkid.

reply: wow! you are very prepared. excellent. here's your passports. have a great trip!