New Law No. 268-FZ of July 1, 2021
From July 12, 2021, new simplified rules and procedures regulating the departure of children abroad came into force in accordance with the adopted law No. 268-FZ of July 1, 2021. You can get acquainted with it on the website consultant.ru.
- There is no need to obtain notarized consent for a child to travel abroad with one of the parents. If there is no prohibition from the second parent, the child can go abroad.
- The ban under the new rules may apply to the child’s travel to all foreign countries, or only to a specific state.
- If the second parent issued a ban on the child’s departure, now he can change his decision and revoke it out of court according to simplified rules.
- The ban applies only to minors traveling abroad; it is not valid for trips within Russia.
- Notarized consent of the parent is required only if a minor child under 18 years of age travels abroad independently without parents. The exit consent may indicate a specific country and time of travel. Previously, this required the consent of both parents: mother and father.
- An opportunity has been introduced for a parent, a citizen of Russia, who has imposed a travel ban on his child, to travel abroad with him. This opportunity applies only to citizens of the Russian Federation.
More information about simplifying the procedure for children traveling abroad is described in this video.
Departure to Schengen
If you are going on a trip with your child to the countries of the Schengen Union and other countries with visa entry, then you will still have to obtain such consent. But probably not for passing passport control. And to obtain a visa for a child. We recommend checking all the details on how to get a visa for a child at the consulate of the country you are going to travel to, since the rules for obtaining a visa change very quickly and often + different countries have different rules and problems.
