I'm traveling with my 1 yr old son out of Thailand soon without my husband who's currently abroad. However, I'm still uncertain about parental consent form. If my husband were to write it and send it to me, does he has to notarize it with a lawyer there where he lives? Any help on this subject matter will be greatly appreciated as I've never dealt or heard of this before. I thought a mother traveling her child alone is perfectly fine.

What is your nationality and the nationality of your child?

Does the child have dual nationality?

Where will you be travelling to?

I have Thai and German nationality and my husband is CostaRican, but since my son was born here, he currently only holds a Thai passport. Our final destination is Costa Rica but we are going to stop in Spain for one night so I have to apply for Schengen visa for my son. They told me I need a letter from my husband, that he can fax it to me. They made it sound so simple but when I looked up on the internet, most say that the letter needs to be notarized. So I'm abit confused. Don't want to go through all the trouble of notarizing the letter if its not necessary.

As a notional of a EEA you should fully covered by the European right of free movement, and:

Family members are also covered by the right of free movement, but only as a dependent of the EEA citizen. The right is limited to the EEA state in which the EEA citizen is exercising treaty rights. In certain cases (e.g. divorce after at least 3 years of marriage where 1 year must have been spent in the host member state), the family member can retain the right of residence. A family member is defined as:

• the spouse (unless in a marriage of convenience),
  
• the registered same-sex partner (but only in a state where same-sex relationships are recognized),
  
• a child under the age of 21, or
  
• a dependent child or parent (of the EEA citizen or partner).
  

There is a second category of extended family members, which can be included at the discretion of national legislation. It covers dependent relatives (especially siblings), dependent household members and unmarried/unregistered partners in a "durable relationship".

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http://en.wikipedia....d_reside_freely

I do not think you should have to pay for a visa for your son but unsure what you need.

Can you not register your son for dual (triple) nationality, may be easier in the future for travel.

Edited June 18, 201214 yr by Basil B