Above the question: "Do I need to issue a permit to take the child abroad?" Many are thinking about sending their children abroad with one of the parents, accompanied by grandmothers, aunts, nannies, school teachers, leaders of creative teams or coaches, or as part of a group.
In what cases do you need to issue a permit to take a child abroad?
If a minor traveler leaves Russia with his mother or father, as well as with one of the guardians or adoptive parents, consent to his export from the second legal representative does not have to be drawn up (with the exception of the Schengen countries, for entry into which a permit from the second legal representative of the child will be required - otherwise, the minor will be denied a visa).
If the child is to travel outside the country without parents, he must have his own passport and consent from one of the parents, certified by a notary (it is advisable to translate the document into the language of the country of visit), which will indicate the specific travel dates and the foreign state (one or several), where the minor citizen is going to go (a specific state is indicated, and not “any country in the world” or “the Baltic countries”; the general wording can be dispensed with only in case of visiting the countries of the Schengen zone).
Permission to export a child abroad for permanent residence
If one of the child's legal representatives is going to go abroad with him for permanent residence, it is advisable to check with the consulate of the country in question whether it is necessary to obtain consent to this from the other parent. If such a need exists, you will have to deal with the issuance of a power of attorney, which, although issued without specifying the validity period, but according to the law, the second parent has the right to change his mind. To do this, he needs to contact a notary office and write a statement of refusal from the issued early consent to leave the child.
If one of the parents is against taking the child abroad
A parent who does not agree with the child's departure from the Russian Federation must write a corresponding statement, and then this issue will have to be resolved in court.
If, for example, the mother does not communicate with the father of her child, then before going to foreign resorts it makes sense for her to contact the FMS (there are considered documents on disagreement with the export of minors from the Russian Federation and their centralized records are kept) or go to the website of the FSB Border Service (https://ps.fsb.ru/receiving.htm) to make sure that the former spouse did not secretly draw up documents reflecting his disagreement with the export of children from Russia. Otherwise, at checkpoints, children with a temporary restriction on export outside Russia will not be allowed through the state border.
What else do you need to know?
- If the child and the parents have different surnames, if a minor leaves with one of the parents, one of them will have to provide a birth certificate of his child, as well as a document confirming the change of surname, or a marriage / divorce certificate;
- If the information about the child is entered in the biometric passports of the parents, this is not a reason for him to leave Russia (he must have his own passport);
- In the event of the death of the second parent, the first will need to present a certificate of his death, and if one is deprived of parental rights, the other must be provided with a court decision confirming this fact;
- If the parent is raising a child alone, this circumstance must be documented (those who apply to the registry office will be issued a certificate of the status of a single parent);
- If one of the parents is hiding or his whereabouts are unknown, the second needs to go to court to declare him missing (another option is to write a statement to the police in order to obtain a certificate that will confirm that the search activities carried out did not lead to the establishment of the parent's whereabouts).
