Flying with a minor who isn't your own child?

[nichola]

Does anyone know if there is a procedure or what paperwork/documents if any are required when flying with a child that is not yours? Parental permission granted btw!

[Lotty]

I travelled to the states with my son-in-law's young 11 year old daughter (from first marriage) my daughter and he live there. He wrote a letter showing our relationship and his permission for me to have taken her, his and her mum's contact details etc etc. I carried this with our passports. We had no trouble and they are hot on passport control there too! They didn't ask for anything.

[bewva]

We took a family friend last month with us. We had a letter from parents granting permission but were never asked for anything.

[nichola]

Thank you that is helpful   

[Bluwise]

We've taken our grandaughter away a number of times from her being 3 yrs old - never been asked for anything.  Only travelled in EU though (ie UK to Spain/Balearics)

[milorni]

We took one of Niamh's friends with us last year and I took a letter with me from her parents giving permission and wasn't asked for it.

[puma]

same here,we took our 3 grandkids away in june and their father wrote us a letter. but we was not asked for it, but we took it just in case
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ps 
we are white grandparents so we were a bit more worried if we got pulled     
and thought they had been kidnapped by us

[nichola]

and they are well cute too; what grandparents wouldn't want to kidnap them   

[GlennB]

We brought my daughters friend with us last year, came out no problem, back from Dalaman, it was not until we were going through passport control at Gatwick on the way in to the UK that any one queried her, short explanation and we were through, shows that some of them pay attention.

[puma]

thanks nichola we needed a rest when we got back