Travel documents for kids
Which documents
Which travel documents you need to bring for your kids, depends on a couple of factors:
- your country of departure, transfer, and destination;
- your nationality;
- your country of residence.
We advise checking the embassy website of the country you’re visiting. For detailed information suitable for your trip, check our travel documents tool.
Passport or ID card
Children of European Union citizens travelling from, to or via EU countries need to carry their own passport or ID card. Having their names entered in their parent’s passports is no longer permitted. This restriction does not apply to document holders of the United Kingdom or Ireland.
Birth certificate
Does your child have a different last name than you? Please bring the family booklet or birth certificate to prove your connection.
Extra documents for specific destinations
You might need to bring various additional documents for your child for specific destinations. You’ll find detailed information about all destinations in our travel documents tool.
All children younger than 18 years and travelling to Barbados without a parent or legal guardian need to bring a letter of authorisation from their parent or legal guardian. This letter should specify who will pick them up at Grantley Adams International Airport in Barbados. It is a mandatory addition to the forms required for the Unaccompanied Minor service.
For travel to and from Brazil, all children born in Brazil need to bring several documents, regardless of whether they travel with both parents, 1 parent, an accompanying adult, or alone.
For travel to and from South Africa, some children require special documentation: children with the South African nationality and children of any nationality travelling as unaccompanied minors.
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Ticket options for kids
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Children travelling alone
You need the Unaccompanied Minor service for children between 5 and 14 years old who are travelling alone.