Travel
Consent Letter for a Minor Travelling Abroad (Word)
Required at SA border control when a minor travels internationally without both parents. Requirements may also vary by destination — always check the airline and the destination country.
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- 1Both parents (or the guardian) must sign in the presence of a Commissioner of Oaths.
- 2Attach copies of both parents' IDs and the child's unabridged birth certificate.
- 3Print and keep with the child's travel documents.
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Example
We, the undersigned, John Peterson (ID 720404 0000 08 5) and Mary Peterson (ID 750808 0000 08 9), being the biological parents of Lerato Peterson (born 15 May 2015), hereby give our consent for Lerato to travel to the United Kingdom from 15 to 30 June 2026 in the company of her aunt, Ms Zanele Peterson (ID 900612 0000 08 4).
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