Parental Permission at interview

[swsunshine 0]

I have recieved an email calling me and my daughter to interview. I was told that this email would tell me what I needed to bring with regards to permission from her absent father to leave the country. It didn't mention anything about it at all. It did say custody papers were not needed. Would this cover a notarized letter or would it be a totally different subject matter?

I'm in touch with her father and he's agreed to write the notarized letter as ;ong as I agree that i won't go after him for all the outstanding child support he owes me, and it's an awful lot. Now if I need the notarized letter, i will do it. But if I don't need it I really want to get a notarized letter and let him off of the child support for no reason. It's 10 yrs worth and I could put my daughter through college with it.

I called the London Embassy ans was told this information wasn't readily available. I called again so I could speak to a different advisor and got told to just turn up at the interview and if they need it they'll ask for it. Now, I want to turn up readily armed, not without anything. What's the point of having an information line that can't give me information. {plus if I tell my ex I don't need the notarized letter now, what if he won't give it to me in 2 months time????

I did speak to a lady on another forum and she said she immigrated in 2006 and asked the consular and they said that if your child is under 15 they need either court papers or a notarized letter, over 15 they don't need anything. Is anyone here aware of what the rule is right now? Would I need a notarized letter for an almost 17 year old with her own passport? And if the Embassy want one would they ask for it specifically? Or should I just sign my child support away on the off chance I might get asked for it at interview????

[Amanda and Josh 12]

that's interesting because my ex husband only agreed to sign the letter of consent if I let him out of the child support he owes me, which also could put our children through college twice over!!!

[Nich-Nick 3,354]

I remember somebody from this year who went and told them she had no contact with the father and they said no problem and brought out a form/affidavit for her to sign that said there were no custody cases pending, no lawsuits against her over the child...and things like that. And that's all there was to it. Perhaps telling them how he's blackmailing you to get out of child support would convince them to allow you to file such an affidavit--especially for a 17 year old. Just throwing that out there.

Others have brought notarized letters giving permission or copies of court papers showing they had full custody.

Edited August 3, 2011 by Nich-Nick