May I Notarize A Child’s Permission Form To Travel Overseas?

Hi Maria, In order for us to provide you with the best answer to your question, can you please let us know what state you are commissioned in? You can also contact our Hotline Team at hotline@nationalnotary.org for assistance. Thanks!

I am in Mississippi. Many of my clients come to me with documents/letters written in Spanish. I usually translate this type of documents, but my question is if I can also certify the translation.

Good morning. I am a Notary in Florida. Can you advise me what are the requirements and procedures in notarizing a child pemission to travel abroad?

Parents usually bring an authorization letter and copy and original passport (usually foreign) of child for me to notarize. I certify that I have seen original passport and notarize parent authorization.

Hello. A Notary may not notarize if the Notary “is a spouse, domestic partner, parent, guardian, child, or sibling of the principal, including in-law, step, or half relatives, except where such persons witness a will or other legal document prepared by the notary public who is an attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts” (EO Sec. 6[a][7]).

Hello. A notary public may notarize for relatives unless doing so would provide a direct financial or beneficial interest to the Notary.

Hello. We're sorry, but we don't have that information. You would need to speak to a consulate of the destination country and the airline your daughter is traveling on to find out any travel permission requirements they require.

Hello. You would need to contact the airline to ask them for instructions.

Hello. You would need to ask the airline what type of notarization they require-for example, an acknowledgment of a signature or a jurat which requires a oath or affirmation taken before the Notary. Once the airline has told you what type of notarization is required, you can bring the document to a Notary and ask them to perform the appropriate notarization. Any other questions regarding preparation and requirements for the document would have to be answered by the airline.

Hello. You would need to contact the agency you are traveling with (for example, if traveling by air, contact the airline) to find out what their requirements are for a permission document.

Hello. We're sorry, but questions regarding preparing a power of attorney for your family are legal questions that would need to be answered by a qualified attorney.

Hi Angela. To help us answer your question, can you please provide more details of the notarization you are asking about?

Hello. You would need to contact the agency requesting the permission letter to find out if they have any special instructions regarding formatting.

Hello. The parents would have to tell you what type of notarization they wish for the document. If they do not know, they should contact the agency that requires the letter and ask for instructions.

Hello. Yes, provided you are not named as a party in the document or being asked to notarize your own signature.