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Emergency travel document for a child: consent form

Consent form for people with parental responsibility for a child applying for an emergency travel document (ETD).

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 18 July 2017
• Last updated: 3 September 2025 — See all updates

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Emergency travel document for a child: consent form

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You must complete this consent form if you have parental responsibility for a child who is applying for an emergency travel document (ETD) and either or both of the following are true:

• you will not be present at the emergency travel document interview
• the child is travelling without anyone who has parental responsibility

Everyone with parental responsibility must complete this form. This can be:

• parents
• individuals named on the child’s birth certificate
• anyone who has acquired parental responsibility in some other way such as through a court order or a parental responsibility agreement
• a UK local authority

To complete the form, you’ll need to:

1. Fill in the form online (or download the form and then fill it in).
2. Print the form so that you can sign each page with a handwritten (wet ink) signature.

By signing this form, you consent to:

• the child named on the form being issued an ETD
• the child going on the journey proposed in the travel details on the form

Published 18 July 2017

Last updated 3 September 2025 + show all updates

1. 3 September 2025

   The layout and structure of the form has changed. Instructions for how to complete the form have been expanded.

2. 23 September 2022

   The letter of consent form has been reviewed and updated.

3. 4 November 2021

   Form reviewed and updated.

4. 18 July 2017

   First published.