Bahamas Minor Travel Consent: One Parent & Non-Parent Requirements

This is a summary of the current published rule for this country. It is not a form every child needs.

Treat this primarily as an ENTRY requirement/guideline for minors traveling to The Bahamas.

It is not a Bahamas EXIT permit, not a cruise-line boarding form, and not a passport or visa rule. A child may satisfy an airline or cruise line and still fail this entry guideline.

The current Bahamas Department of Immigration PDF addresses unaccompanied minors, children traveling with one parent, and minors traveling with a non-parent adult.

The guidelines do not require a notarized letter for every child in every family situation.

The current official guidelines are written as ENTRY rules for minors traveling to The Bahamas. They do not create a separate tourist-versus-citizen exit-permit category of the Mexico SAM or Costa Rica Article 49 type.

Citizenship, dual nationality, and residency can still affect passport, visa, and other countries' exit rules on the same itinerary.

The guidance says a child traveling with one parent MAY BE REQUIRED to present a notarized consent letter from the non-traveling parent.

That letter may be required. It is not a rule for every one-parent trip.

The minor must provide a notarized guardian letter. The letter must authorize the accompanying individual to travel with the child and authorize that individual to seek medical treatment if needed.

Grandparents, stepparents who are not the legal parent or guardian, family friends, and other non-parent adults fall in this non-parent layer unless another legal-guardian status applies.

Official guidance says the unaccompanied minor must present a certified or notarized guardian letter identifying the person authorized to meet the child upon arrival.

No official Bahamas general blank form has been identified. Use the official Immigration guidelines.

This page does not replace the Department of Immigration PDF.

Unaccompanied: the guardian letter identifies the person authorized to meet the child.

One parent: the non-traveling parent, when the notarized consent letter is required.

Non-parent: the parent or guardian authorizing the accompanying adult, including medical-treatment authority.

Unaccompanied: certified or notarized. Non-parent: notarized. One parent: notarized consent MAY BE REQUIRED.

Notarization required in a scenario is not the same as remote online notarization accepted.

Remote online notarization acceptance is not expressly stated. Confirm electronic or remote-online-notarization format acceptance before relying on an electronic notarization.

Identify whether the missing item is an entry letter, an exit permit, a carrier boarding document, a passport or visa, or a parental travel-consent letter. Government exit processes cannot be replaced by a same-day remote online notarization session. If you are already at the airport, use the Airport Emergency Child Travel Consent Guide.

Check the official page again before you travel.