Minor travelling to US alone

[Arthess 0]

Hello all! I was wondering if my 16 y/o child under ir2 visa will be able to travel alone or with my sister (US citizen) to the US from the Philippines. If so, what do I need to provide? Thank you in advance for all your help 😊

[SusieQQQ 11,586]

Most airlines consider 16 old enough to fly alone, check with the one you want to book on. If under 18 flying with a non-parent adult it is always a good idea to have some form of notarized permission from the parents. Check if PH requires this in any particular form to exit Philippines, some countries have specific requirements. 

[Chancy 6,241]

*** Moved from Bringing Family of USC forum to the Philippines regional forum, for country-specific input ***

 

12 hours ago, Arthess said:

I was wondering if my 16 y/o child under ir2 visa will be able to travel alone or with my sister (US citizen) to the US from the Philippines. If so, what do I need to provide?

 

As your child will have an immigrant visa, DSWD clearance is technically not required.  But I recommend getting one anyway to avoid hassle at the airport.

 

Also, have you registered your child for CFO PDOS and got the certificate?  Make sure your child has a print-out of the certificate to present to the BI officer.

 

[LexieJ 44]

My niece was 12 years old when she travelled here as unaccompanied minor, my ex sis in law petitioned for her as IR2(minor step child of US citizen) when we booked her flight PAL had been made aware that she was UMNR(airline code for unaccompanied minor), we applied for the DSWD clearance and as far as I can remember they asked for it, this was back in 2012 and she's 22 now. 

[flicks1998 1,044]

On 7/4/2022 at 9:04 PM, LexieJ said:

My niece was 12 years old when she travelled here as unaccompanied minor, my ex sis in law petitioned for her as IR2(minor step child of US citizen) when we booked her flight PAL had been made aware that she was UMNR(airline code for unaccompanied minor), we applied for the DSWD clearance and as far as I can remember they asked for it, this was back in 2012 and she's 22 now. 

If the child is below 18 years old, DSWD is required if not traveling with the parents.  The Philippines is really strict on this which is one of the rules I was glad they rigorously enforced.  There is no way around it.