Upload or reference the letter
Send the consent letter once. If the signer is someone else, they can use the signer-only path after the document is already in the request.
Child travel consent
Notarized consent letter for a child traveling with one parent.
Use this lane when a parent or guardian needs a notarized permission letter for minor travel. The signer is the parent or guardian whose signature is being notarized, even if another parent uploaded the document or is coordinating the request.
Who completes the steps
The signer is the parent giving consent.
If you are traveling with the child but the other parent is signing the consent letter, the other parent is the signer for notary purposes. You may upload or coordinate the document, but the signer still needs to complete the signer-side details and identity-document check.
If Notary Geek already has the document, the signer can use the signer-only path and reference the coordinating parent's name in the notes. That avoids making the signer upload the same document again.
If you are not signing the document, your own ID validation is usually not the required notary step. The person whose signature is being notarized must complete their own identity check and appear in the live online notary session.
Signer-only path
Use this when the document is already with Notary Geek and the other parent only needs to complete signer details and ID validation.
What happens next
Simple notary-only cases can move quickly.
The process is short when the document is ready and the signer is available. Pricing is confirmed before the session because signer count, document count, notarial acts, and apostille needs can change the total.
Signer completes ID validation
Each signer completes their own identity-document step. If using a passport, the signer should have the actual unexpired passport in hand.
Live notary session
When the signer is ready, Notary Geek can often connect the signer quickly instead of forcing a later appointment, depending on notary availability.
Receive the notarized PDF
The completed file is returned after the notarial act and normal review steps are complete. Apostille is a separate route if the receiving party requires it.
International use
Global clients does not mean every recipient skips apostille.
Notary Geek serves signers and customers worldwide through Florida online notarization. That means the notarial act is a Florida/U.S. online notarization when Florida requirements are met. It does not mean every airline, border officer, cruise line, school, consulate, or foreign recipient must accept a notarized letter without additional authentication.
For Bahamas travel, many families use a notarized consent letter without apostille, but recipient acceptance still belongs to the receiving party. The Bahamas is a Hague Apostille Convention country, so apostille may be a separate option if the recipient specifically asks for it or if you want the additional authentication route.
Notary only or apostille?
Most ordinary travel-consent requests we see are notary-only.
Apostille costs more and is handled separately.
Ask the airline, cruise line, border authority, school, or receiving party if they require apostille.
Keep simple cases simple
The low-cost notary path is a streamlined service.
For notary-only travel-consent letters, Notary Geek can confirm the signer, complete identity validation, and run the online notary session when the signer is ready. That is the low-cost workflow.
Questions about whether a foreign airline, cruise line, border officer, school, agency, or other recipient will accept the letter without apostille must be confirmed with that receiving party. If you want Notary Geek to help evaluate apostille or legalization risk, use document review before treating the request as a simple notary-only session.
Fast answer
Notary-only: signer completes ID and appears before the Florida online notary.
Apostille: separate international authentication route and separate cost.
Recipient acceptance: decided by the airline, border authority, school, agency, or other receiving party.
Pricing note: Notary Geek confirms the total before booking or session completion. A simple one-signer notary-only consent letter is usually inexpensive, but extra signers, extra documents, witnesses, special handling, or apostille changes the price.