Questions tagged [children]
Travel with children of all ages from infants to toddlers to teenagers.
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About tourism with kids in Japan
I am planning a family trip to Japan for summer 2026 (family of 5). Kids will be aged between (almost) 2 and 8 at the time of travel.
I am well aware that there are cultural differences regarding ...
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UK Tourism Visa for a child
I am applying for UK tourism Visa.
My son's passport was made when he was 3 months old and now he is 3 years old, so definitely his look is different.
Should I renew the passport or I can proceed?
The ...
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What happens to my child's Suica/Pasmo when they turn 12?
My kids have registered child (小児用) Suica/Pasmo smart cards that entitle them to half price fares in Japan. What happens to the cards and their value when they turn 12 and no longer qualify for child ...
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How to arrange suite or multi-connected-room bookings?
My wife and I are in the US and we have four young kids between four and nine years old. We have asthma and respond very negatively to poor cleaning or pets.
The kids are too old to sleep in foldable ...
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How to fill in UK Visa application for a 1.5 year old child when the visa form requires 2 years of addresses? [duplicate]
I am applying for a UK Standard Visitor visa for myself, my wife and my son who is less than 2 years old. I am stuck at this page of the form where it asks for address and how long you have been ...
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What documents do I need to bring my half sister from Gambia to the uk without her mother [closed]
What documents do I neeed to bring my half sister from Gambia to the uk without her mother
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Accompanied child traveling to UK twice: first with parents, then with school teacher
My daughter will go to the UK with me in April and she is 13 yrs old. I plan to apply for a 5 year visa for her with Child Accompanied Visa, with my name and my wife's name on the visa.
Sometime later,...
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Is there any analysis of who goes Interrailling?
It is on the news that TV presenter Kirsty Allsopp is being investigated by her local council over child protection concerns over her 15 years old sons Interrail trip in Europe after his GCSE's.
This ...
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Grandson traveling to Canada with grandparents
We will be traveling to Canada in a couple weeks with our 9 year old grandson for a week’s vacation. We have passports but he does not. What do we bring in lieu of a passport for him? Thanks!
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Paris Taxi with children seats (from and to airport)
I'will be visiting Paris in august with my two kids (3F and 6M) and I've seen that there are flat rates for taxis from CDG, but I can't find any information about taxis with children seats/boosters or ...
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Infant son's name on Schengen tourist visa (Switzerland) differs from passport
My infant son's name on his Schengen tourist visa (Switzerland) is printed differently from his passport. His name is Nityam Dwij Mehta. His mother's name is Jalpa Lakha Hun, and my name is Dwij ...
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Minor travelling solo?
My son, who is 15, wants to visit The Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine, TX, with his friends. He also has a Fortnite teammate who lives there, so they want to spend a weekend in the park.
I trust him ...
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Do children need a passport to travel by car from the United States to Canada and back?
We are a married couple with 2 children, 7 and 10 years old. All of us are US citizens. Both my spouse and I have US passports. The children currently have no passports or other photo IDs.
What ...
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Do you need an infant seat in Spanish taxis?
I will be travelling to Spain (Malaga) in the near future with my one year old child. I plan to take public transit most of the time but may use the occasional taxi.
Do the local regulations mandate I ...
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Can I board without my infant child even though I'm marked as passenger with baby in the reservation?
I have booked a return flight with Turkish airlines for my family (myself, my wife, one 6-year-old kid and another infant, 10 months old), and we used the outbound trip.
Now for the return, my wife ...
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What short-term accommodation options are available in Singapore for a foreign middle-school student group?
What are some suitable accommodation options for a group of twelve 10- to 13-year-old foreign children visiting Singapore for a week during a school trip? Ideally, it would be in or within reasonable ...
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Can a child who arrived on an accompanied UK tourist visa stay in the UK without the parent who was issued the visa?
My wife and son (both Thai citizens) are in the UK on a tourist visa (we haven’t sorted the permanent residency things yet). My son’s visa is accompanied with my wife. Can she leave the UK while my ...
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Can children access Air New Zealand lounges if travelling with a Star Alliance Gold holder?
Air New Zealand has an unusually generous lounge policy for the children of its own elite members:
Children: A maximum of three children aged 3 to 17 years (inclusive), may access Air New Zealand ...
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Universal Studios Japan (Express ticket for child age 3)
Does a child (3 years old) need an express ticket to Universal Studios Japan if his parents have express passes?
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How to set up a virtual payment card on a phone that a child can use abroad (Poland) to withdraw cash and pay in shops?
I've got a bit of a situation at hand.
As a result of a last-minute cancellation my daughter (14yo) has a chance to go on an organised trip to Poland (from Latvia where we live). They leave very early ...
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Why were passengers asked to leave infant boarding pass on the seat when leaving then plane?
Recently I was flying 2 times with charter airlines.
The "after landing" communication which usually says to stay in your seats and keep your belt fastened had an additional note which I've ...
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Answering "Do your parents both have valid visas?" when only one has
My son is 4 years old, and while I am filling out questions on the new CGI Portal (for applying B2 visa to the USA), I came across a question:
Do your parents both have valid visas?
In our case, one ...
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Travelling to The UK alone with a child accompanied visa [duplicate]
i was going to travel to the UK alone and i recently just got my visa however i didnt realise that the name of my father would be mentioned on my visa stating that my visa is only valid if i am ...
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Need a notarized consent letter when entering the US coming from Germany, with my son without his mother?
When traveling to the US with a minor, the official websites ask for a consent letter, "preferably notarized". So what does that mean in practice - will I be at substantial risk of child ...
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Car Seat policy on Avianca
I'm flying Avianca, on international flight, Los Angeles to São Paulo (LAX-SAO), with a 3-year-old child.
Can I check-in a car seat for free?
Can I take a car seat with me in flight for free?
I can't ...
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US citizen abroad in a country on the visa waiver program, has a baby eligible for citizenship, can I bring him on a foreign passport
I am a US citizen abroad in a country on the visa waiver program, I have a baby eligible for citizenship but due to backlog, to book an appointment at the consulate to make a consular report of birth ...
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Visa for baby US to Australia
I'm travelling with my husband and baby to Australia in a month, and we applied for ETA visas using the app, but my husband mistakenly put "No" under "Are you the applicant" for ...
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USA resident minor traveling Jamaica— USA — Jamaica
My 3 year old son is in the country of his birth (Jamaica)but he is also a USA resident I want to spend a week with him then send him back to his mom can I buy a two way ticket when he is coming to ...
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Question about F2 visa [coming to US without F1 visa holder]
I am F1 visa holder since I am a graduate student at the University X and my visa has expired in March of 2022 and I did not renew my visa since then. This fall I am joining University Y as postdoc ...
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Travelling with my partner and child - child has different nationality/passport
My partner and I (British nationals) are travelling to the Republic of Ireland with our son, who was born in Canada and holds a Canadian passport. Will this cause any issues when we board a plane? We ...
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How do I go through UK immigration with my young child who has a visa while I have a British passport?
I will soon be traveling to the UK with my very young (as in not quite walking yet) child who is an Indian citizen. I have a British passport. We'll be arriving at London Stansted. I've been there ...
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Child travelling with non-relative adult on Air Baltic
I will soon be flying with Air Baltic from London to Tbilisi, transferring in Riga. Along with my family, my friends' child will be travelling with us. The child is 11 years old and will be staying ...
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How far does travel insurance cover stretch?
My wife and I are traveling soon, and have purchased separate travel insurance for the trip. Most of our children are not traveling with us.
Our daughter, over 18 but a dependent, fell ill recently, ...
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Can my 20 years old child enter UK on her own with a C Visit Child Accompanied visa? [duplicate]
As a family are all Turkish citizens and I got a 10 years multiple entry C Visit Child Accompanied visa when my daughter was 16 years old. Now she is 20 years old and studying in Amsterdam and she is ...
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Traveling to London with Children - what's the best way to get Youth fares?
I know there are already plenty of Oyster card questions here, but I can't find any recent information on travelling with children to London. My situation is this:
There will be 5 of us travelling, 2 ...
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Fiji Airways lounge access: can I take my child for free?
Flying to NZ from the US, have a 4 or 5 hour stop in Fiji. Am considering paying for lounge passes for myself and my wife, just wondering if we would also need to pay for one for our 9yo so we can ...
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Can I add a 7 month old infant to our booked flight at check in?
When I booked our group flight, I forgot one passenger had a 7 month old baby that would be sitting on her lap and therefore flying free of charge. I have contacted my booking agent and made the ...
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Will any Oxford College accommodate a family including children?
I would like to visit Oxford (UK) and stay in a college. Many (most?) Oxford colleges offer B&B accommodation out of term-time, sometimes in rooms with twin beds, but the ones I have looked at ...
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Regarding childs visa [duplicate]
Apologies if this has been answered before.
I have applied for a standard Visit visa to travel to UK. And I gave the details of my spouse children who would be joining during my trip. And I did ...
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How to obtain a Thai visa for a baby without a passport?
A couple with a baby is travelling to Thailand as tourists (both parents have a three month tourist visa obtained from a Thai consulate outside of Thailand). What visa does the baby need and how is it ...
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Are children exempted from Japan's new three-dose COVID vaccine requirement?
Japan recently announced that if you have received three doses of an approved COVID vaccine, you are exempted from the previous requirement to get a negative PCR test within 72 hours of departure.
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San Jose Airport Parking with Kids
Flying out of San Jose International (SJC) for a few days with two very young kids. What is the most convenient airport parking lot when coming with toddlers? Ideally we could walk to the terminal ...
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Do I have to test my two-year-old on COVID on arrival in the USA?
My wife and I are fully vaccinated against COVID. Our two-year-old isn't. There is this obligatory US_Passenger Disclosure and Attestation Form to be filled out by travellers who are not US citizens ...
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Requirements to authorize children to travel across borders
On the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol web site, there is the following notification:
Traveling with Children
When U.S. citizen children under the age of 16 arrive by land or sea
from Canada or Mexico ...
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Bringing baby food through TSA
I will be traveling with my son who's under the age of 2. I saw that the TSA allows to bring a reasonable amount of baby food if you're traveling with children. Is Gerber's Lil' Entrees for toddlers ...
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China visa for children with one Chinese parent; moving to China with children
I am married to a Chinese citizen. We have two children born in Sweden; one was born before my wife got permanent residence and the other child was born after she got permanent residence.
We applied ...
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short-term childcare in June/July in Europe
As the remote working trend continues, I am planning to take my kids (all three of them under 7 year old) to Europe for two months to experience different culture and scenery. We've never been to ...
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Family access to Thai Airways international lounges in Bangkok
I'm a Star Alliance Gold member and may be passing through Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) with family in the near future. Standard Star Alliance rules permit only one guest per cardholder, end of ...
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What will happen if a mother with a small child travels in an airplane/airport and the mother will be hospitalized/unable to take care of the child?
I’m not sure who would take care of the child (1 year old) if a responsible parent will be unable to take care of the child due to health issues? Let’s say the parent will stay for 2 days in the ...
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Can we travel into a Schengen country with our 3-month baby, we are EU residents, she is not (yet)?
I am a British citizen, my wife is Turkish, we both have 5 year residencies in Portugal. My wife recently gave birth in Turkey. We will return to Portugal with our baby, who has a Turkish passport, ...