Permission to Travel with Only One Parent

If you're travelling with a child and only one parent is going, you need a permission letter from the other to prevent child abduction, see HCCH for more info. Some people have taken their kids and never been asked for a permission letter, others have been grilled with questions. Just get one to be on the safe side. If your country is in the Hague Agreement you'll need to get it notarised by a public notary and then apostillised. If you go to a Korean notary, take a google translation with you of the permission letter. If your country isn't in the Hague Agreement, then you might have to get it notarised / legalised at the embassy.

Here are some formats

• Sample
• Canada

Example

I, (person not travelling), am the lawful (mother / father / guardian) of (child's name). I declare the following:

Minor child's details: (Child's name) was born on (DOB) in (place). She holds a (name of country) passport with number ______________ valid from __________ to _____________ and issued by ________________.

The aforementioned child has my consent to travel with: (His / her) (mother / father / teacher / etc) (Person's name), was born on (DOB) in (place). She holds a (name of country) passport with number ______________ valid from __________ to _____________ and issued by ________________.

The aforementioned child has my consent to travel on the following flights:
Place, date, flight info
Ex. Seoul, Korea to Los Angeles, USA on date aboard US Airways flight XXXX

Any questions regarding this consent letter can be directed to:
Name of person giving consent
Address
Cell
Email

Person giving consent 
Signature
Name
Date



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