Children 15-17 years old are considered young adults and are not required to use the unaccompanied minor service. However, the Unaccompanied Minor Service is available to them upon request and under the same provisions.
A consent letter is recommended for all cross-border travel, even for a day trip, if the child will be travelling alone, with only one parent, with friends or relatives or with a youth group.
Minors traveling unaccompanied or accompanied by a guardian or chaperone: What is required to enter The Bahamas may vary greatly from what is required to re-enter the country of origin. In general, a child under 16 years of age may travel into the Bahamas merely with proof of citizenship.
If you are taking a child that is not yours or different last name... yes, you need a notarized permission letter. Not that you should need it, but a signed letter without being notarized is useless...anyone could of signed it, thats the reason for requiring it to be notarized. You do have passports for all... right?
Children under age 16 can use a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or certificate of citizenship IF they are traveling to and from The Bahamas by sea.
I, ______________________________________________ (name of parent), am the ______ (mother) ______ (father) of __________________________________ , aged ____________ , and do hereby give my consent for (him)(her) to travel with __________________________________________________________________ (name/address of traveling ...
The letter of consent, preferably in English and notarized, from the other parent (if the child is traveling with one custodial parent) or signed by both parents (if the child is traveling with a guardian or alone) should say: "I acknowledge that my child is traveling outside the country with the name of the adult ...
I, ___________________________________, (name of parent), am the ___(mother)___ (father) of ________________________________ (name of minor child), whose date of birth is ___________________________, and do hereby give my consent for (him) (her) to travel with ...
In addition to a passport, the passenger must have a notarized affidavit from the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the child confirming that the minor has permission to travel as an unaccompanied minor.
Children under age 16 can use a birth certificate, naturalization certificate or certificate of citizenship IF they are traveling to and from The Bahamas by sea.