Country guides
When a minor travels alone, with only one parent, or with someone other than their legal guardians, special rules apply regarding the Parental travel authorisation requirement. These rules exist to ensure the safety and protection of children and to prevent unlawful child abduction.
Always check carefully with the authorities of the country the minor is travelling to and with the airline operating the flight. Different countries and carriers may have their own procedures, forms, or verification requirements, and these can vary depending on the destination, the child’s nationality, and who they are travelling with.
By confirming the current requirements in advance, parents and guardians can avoid travel disruptions and make sure that the journey is safe, lawful, and properly authorised.
| Country | Parental travel authorisation requirement |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Albania | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Algeria | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Andorra | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Angola | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Argentina | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Armenia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Australia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Austria | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Azerbaijan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bahamas | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bahrain | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bangladesh | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Barbados | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Belarus | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Belgium | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Belize | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Benin | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bhutan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bolivia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Botswana | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Brazil | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Brunei Darussalam | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Bulgaria | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Burkina Faso | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Burundi | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Cabo Verde | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Cambodia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Cameroon | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Canada | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Central African Republic | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Chad | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Chile | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| China | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Colombia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Comoros | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Congo | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Costa Rica | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Croatia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Cuba | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Cyprus | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Czechia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Denmark | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Djibouti | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Dominica | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Dominican Republic | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Ecuador | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Egypt | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| El Salvador | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Equatorial Guinea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Eritrea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Estonia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Eswatini | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Ethiopia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Fiji | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Finland | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| France | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Gabon | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Gambia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Georgia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Germany | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Ghana | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Greece | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Grenada | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Guatemala | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Guinea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Guinea-Bissau | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Guyana | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Haiti | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Honduras | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Hungary | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Iceland | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| India | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Indonesia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Iran | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Iraq | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Ireland | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Israel | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Italy | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Jamaica | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Japan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Jordan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Kazakhstan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Kenya | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Kiribati | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Kuwait | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Kyrgyzstan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Laos | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Latvia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Lebanon | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Lesotho | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Liberia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Libya | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Liechtenstein | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Lithuania | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Luxembourg | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Madagascar | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Malawi | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Malaysia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Maldives | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mali | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Malta | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Marshall Islands | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mauritania | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mauritius | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mexico | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Micronesia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Monaco | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mongolia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Montenegro | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Morocco | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Mozambique | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Myanmar | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Namibia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Nauru | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Nepal | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Netherlands | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| New Zealand | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Nicaragua | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Niger | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Nigeria | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| North Macedonia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Norway | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Oman | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Pakistan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Palau | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Panama | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Papua New Guinea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Paraguay | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Peru | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Philippines | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Poland | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Portugal | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Qatar | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Republic of Korea | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Republic of Moldova | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Romania | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Russian Federation | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Rwanda | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Saint Lucia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Samoa | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| San Marino | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Sao Tome and Principe | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Saudi Arabia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Senegal | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Serbia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Seychelles | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Sierra Leone | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Singapore | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Slovakia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Slovenia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Solomon Islands | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Somalia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| South Africa | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| South Sudan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Spain | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Sri Lanka | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Sudan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Suriname | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Sweden | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Switzerland | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Syrian Arab Republic | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Tajikistan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Thailand | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Timor-Leste | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Togo | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Tonga | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Tunisia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Türkiye | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Turkmenistan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Tuvalu | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Uganda | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Ukraine | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| United Arab Emirates | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| United Kingdom | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| United Republic of Tanzania | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| United States | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Uruguay | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Uzbekistan | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Vanuatu | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Venezuela | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Vietnam | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Yemen | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Zambia | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Zimbabwe | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| Holy See | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
| State of Palestine | Check with the country’s authorities or the airline |
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