Surnames and Passport Control!

[Mummy1995]

Just thought I'd let all know this as a heads up and something to think about if you were thinking about which surname to use for your LO.

We went on holiday to menorca with sil, my niece and nephew and came back last weekend.

When at customs they wouldn't her and the kids through because they have my brothers surname and sil and him are only engaged and he wasn't with us. (He paid for the holiday for the 8 of us though bless him)! So the woman made her call up my brother and have him confirm all the passport details of the kids which was a pain in the arse but fine. this also happened before when my SIL and kids went through and my brother was further behind in the line. Again fine for them but just thought I'd let you know because she could have been in a sticky situation if my brother had cleared off and left and she had no contact with him!

Another thing for everyone is please please keep your child's passports safe (which I don't doubt you will) but going out of the country we had no issue so could have taken the kids anywhere and obviously if sil was a stranger this would have been a big issue!

Blows my mind that they don't check going out the country but when they comeback into the country with a British passport there's an issue!

Anyway just thought I'd let you all know in case it proved helpful to anyone xx

 

[Rags]

Hi. There was a women detained last year at a British airport as she tried to take her teenage daughters on holiday. They had their fathers name and the authorities thought she was abducting them. It made the BBC news.

 

[babycrazy1706]

^^ yes i remember that too!
I am so so so so glad my LO has a double barrell name and not just his dads surname. Such a relief. I wish he just had my name now but its better than just having his dads name. We are going to the u.s.a next month. I'm going to take LO's birth certificate aswell to make absolute sure.

Thanks for that heads up OP. Its good to know. Xx

 

[Mummy1995]

Yeah you can take birth certificate as proof thankfully! But just silly because if you've lost it or maybe didn't know and had no contact with the dad then you have a very big issue!!

I think under 18s should have their parent/s named on their passport. Would remove issue like this! X

 

[Rags]

It's to do with an increased incidence of one parent abducting their child from the legal guardian. The child used to be added to a parents passport, most often the fathers, which meant that in the event of a separation that parent could take the child abroad without the others consent or knowledge, even if they hadn't been granted custody. By giving the child their own passport in theory this shouldn't happen as the passport would be held by the legal guardian. I suppose customs are trying their best and being vigilant rather than waiting to be berated for letting another lo be abducted. Thankfully DS has my name so I don't have to worry.

 

[Welshgem81]

My parents have had this problem taking foster children on holiday a few times. They take written confirmation off the social services now just incase

 

[Rags]

My parents have had this problem taking foster children on holiday a few times. They take written confirmation off the social services now just incase

And yet I took my niece (sisters daughter) away for a holiday and nobody gave a second glance because she'd been given her mothers last name so was the same as mine.

 

[sophie0909uk]

My son has his dads surname. We are going on holiday on wednesday. If they question me it will get interesting, considering his dad died before he was born. x

 

[Rags]

My son has his dads surname. We are going on holiday on wednesday. If they question me it will get interesting, considering his dad died before he was born. x

Have a wonderful holiday. I hope the travel all goes smoothly in every way.

 

[sophie0909uk]

My son has his dads surname. We are going on holiday on wednesday. If they question me it will get interesting, considering his dad died before he was born. x

Have a wonderful holiday. I hope the travel all goes smoothly in every way.

Thanks, im sure it will all be ok. But what makes it even better, is when you ask him what his name is, he tells you its Archie Ireland, which is my partners surname. It will be fun if they ask him. lol. x

 

[Rags]

My son has his dads surname. We are going on holiday on wednesday. If they question me it will get interesting, considering his dad died before he was born. x

Have a wonderful holiday. I hope the travel all goes smoothly in every way.

Thanks, im sure it will all be ok. But what makes it even better, is when you ask him what his name is, he tells you its Archie Ireland, which is my partners surname. It will be fun if they ask him. lol. x

Lol lots, zip his mouth just in case. Enjoy.

 

[sophie0909uk]

Iv been trying to drill his surname into him, and his age. He tells people he is 3 (he is two). I may have to take his birth certificate, otherwise they will think iv stolen him! xx

 

[babycrazy1706]

have a great hol

i'd deff tale the bc to be sure. sorry about your partner

 

[Mummy1995]

Yeah take his birth certificate to be safe hun hope you have a good trip xx

 

[MissRhead]

I've worried about this before, I've travelled alot with LO, even going away a couple months back with a party of four different surnames, 2 children, but thankfully never had a problem x

 

[beanzz]

My mum has to take my youngest brothers birth certificate with her every time we go on holiday because he has a different surname to us all, pain in the ass when she forgets it!

 

[Natsku]

I travelled alone with Maria twice. The first time they stopped me at border control when I got to the UK because she has her dad's surname and they wanted to see her birth certificate. They don't have birth certificates in Finland so that was impossible and in the end they let me through.
The second time I made her dad write a signed letter giving me permission to take her out of the country but they didn't stop me that time

 

[babycrazy1706]

thats strange nat. how do you have proof of identity without a bc? do you still have to register though i take it? xx

 

[Natsku]

Its all electronic here, you just show your social security card and they scan it or you just tell them your social security number and they can check your identity.
Still have to register (though you don't have to do it in person, just send off a form) but thats for naming purposes (because of the naming laws, so they need to know what name you pick in case its not allowed)

 

[babycrazy1706]

ah ok. us brits are still a little backwards with our paper and pen !!