How can a 14 year old travel to Germany from the UK without adult supervision?
I have visited a lawyer here in the UK to ask if I need any documents or letters as I am underage. Other than booking with an airline that accepts children travelling alone. And he said that he can provide me a permission letter from my mom to leave the UK. But the question that I would like to ask is that would I face any problems in the German airport on my way back? And would I need any other documents other than the permission letter?
I am going there to visit my aunt. And yes I did put this question to the lawyer but he said that i need a permission letter to leave the UK. However he isn't sure about the rules in the German airport on the way back.
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Some twenty years ago, when I was under 10 years old, my parents lived in England with me but all our family was in Germany. I can remember two distinct instances of flying alone, LHR–FRA and LHR–TXL.
As far as I can remember, there was nothing special except that as an unaccompanied minor I got a person from the airline who accompanied me from where my parents checked in my bags to the aeroplane and the same thing from arriving at the gate to where my relatives were able to pick me up after luggage reclaim. (And vice-versa for the way back.) To be honest, I don’t know if there was any hidden paperwork involved that I wouldn’t have seen.
The documents I had with me were my ID (back in the day Germany had a Kinderausweis which has since been replaced by a child’s passport) and my carte jaune (‘just in case’).
They didn’t check everything, by the way. On the trip to FRA, I had a tennis racket with me that was in the suitcase outbound but checked in separately inbound. I totally forgot about it until I was back at home, so my father had to drive back to the airport to reclaim it. It went unnoticed by the people who accompanied me.
Bear in mind that my experience is from the mid-nineties. Things may have changed.
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Can a 14 year old travel alone in Europe?
A minor may travel alone to the countries belonging to the Schengen Area, that is, without being accompanied by his parents or one of the parents. It is necessary for him to have a passport or an identity card.Can a minor travel to Germany alone?
In accordance with German law, minors under the age of 18 entering / departing from Germany alone (including transit passengers*) must prepare a consent letter signed by a parent / guardian. Entry / departure procedures may take an extended amount of time if the passenger does not possess a letter of consent.Can you travel as a 14 year old?
Children ages 15 to 17 can travel as an unaccompanied minor, but it is not required. Children ages 2 to 14 can travel as an \u201caccompanied minor\u201d with someone 16 years or older. Reservations must be made over the phone at 1-800-433-7300.Can you fly on a plane alone at 14?
Most U.S. airlines will permit children who have reached their fifth birthday to travel unaccompanied. Kids ages 5 through 11 who are flying alone must usually travel pursuant to special \u201cunaccompanied minor\u201d procedures. On some airlines, these procedures are required for unaccompanied children as old as 14.VLOG: MY 13-DAY JOURNEY TO GERMANY VIA ITALY (direct travel to Germany from the UK was NOT allowed!)
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