DSWD Travel Permit for Minors [Merged]

[mytitagirl]

Do I still need to get a Parental Travel Permit from DSWD even if I am already a Permanent Resident (PR) of another country?

[JdelaCruz]

If you are traveling with a minor (below 18) without that minor's parents, yes you do.

[mytitagirl]

i am one parent, my spouse is already in the country of our residence...i'll be going to the dswd in manila to inquire more, but the travel agency says that i need to get a notarized parental travel permit from the parent left behind, e, nobody's left behind na nga at nauna na...

[JdelaCruz]

As far as I know, you have to have your spouse execute the travel permit from the place where he is staying (you have to have this notarized before the Philippine consulate there, gastos ito). Then submit that with your own application. But double-check with DSWD, Ill post the number as soon as I find it.

In the meantime try this: www.dswd.gov.ph

[mytitagirl]

Jdelacruz: great site, thanks, download ko na application. pero nag-ask na hubbie ko at may sarili form sa phil embassy sa singapore at nasa S$50 ata fee for processing.

dito din daw may processing fee din, will know soon, post ko na lang. thanks again.

[mytitagirl]

processed the Parental Travel Permit today.
7:45 am arrived at 1680 FT Benitez, Manila, signed in with the guard who gave me a red number (renewal), i was #3.
8:30 am i was called and an officer reviewd my documents
8:37 am i was paying P300 at the chashier.

release of my son's documents were at 11 am, so i left to eat and went back at 12 noon.

reminder to parents: xerox everything, passports, documents and have at least 2 passport size photos of the minor, also check the permit before you leave the office. I was about to exit the compound when i re-checked the information on the permit, issue date and expiry date were the same, so i ran back to have it corrected to reflect the 1 year validity period.

they are open 7 am to 5 pm week days, serving only metro manila residents.

[Fairy_nd_meadow]

Thanks titagirl for this info - I'm going to tell my classmate because she's going through the same thing. Her husband and son will be going to Canada after they've been away for five years..... She told me she needs this too. :)

[mytitagirl]

you can also get travel tax exemption (kids below 2, ofw dependents and permanent residents of another country) or discount for kids...the office is at the back of manila doctor's medical arts building, the Dept. of Tourism office...also need xerox of passports.

processing fee is P200 per person, the exemption ticket can be claimed within half an hour.

[mytitagirl]

just used the travel permit, naiinis lang ako kasi sbi ng dswd officer na multiple use daw para xeroxed copy lang ibigay ko sa immigration at keep ko orig...WRONG...nakipagtalo pa ako sa immigration officer dahil ayaw tanggapin xerox ko, tapos kinuha original. so, when kailangan ko ulit pipila at magbabayad na naman ako, pinoy red tape talaga.

[Pin@tubo]

If I'll be travelling with my kid outside the country, will processing of travel permit need the consent/signature of my spouse?

[mytitagirl]

yup. you will need an affidavit of consent from your spouse, notarized, then the spouse left in the philippines has to fill up the forms; unless, if your spouse is already in another country, they only accept the notarized permit obtained from the philippine embassy or consulate there and xerox copy of passport, sometimes also the xerox copy of the pages where the arrival and departure stamps are...and then the forms necessary can be filled up by you.

they ask you for the dswd documents at the departure area of the immigration at the philippine airport from where you will be leaving.

download the form needed at the website JdelaCruz provided (see above posts).

[Pin@tubo]

ok thanks!

[«FickleMinded»]

http://www.miamihost.net/ims/u/SweetPea_no8/Dolls/lightoflife2.gif
*pexadik*-- ako rin magtatanong: paano yung mga dito na pinanganak tapos magbabakasyon halimbawa 3 years old,pagbalik dito kailangan pa rin ba ng permit galing sa kanila or wala na or hindi na sakop ng jurisdiction nila?

[neobe]

Kung ang passport eh sa Pinas inissue, you'll need the permit. Otherwise, d na.

[JdelaCruz]

FickleMinded: Where is "dito"? Are you in Pinas?


neobe: Do you mean a Philippine Passport? What if the passport was issued by the DFA office in a foreign country?

[«FickleMinded»]

http://www.miamihost.net/ims/u/SweetPea_no8/Dolls/lightoflife2.gif
*pexadik*-- "dito" sa US,pero ako Phil Passport,anak ko lang ang US passport.Baka kasi magbakasyon kami next year,para alam ko agad ang kakailanganin ko kung sakali.

[mytitagirl]

alam ko pang pinoy lang ito, since US passport anak mo, e, hindi siya pinoy citizen, hindi na siya covered ng dswd.

ang dswd pang kids below 18 years old na philippine passport holder, regardless of place of issue...

to make sure talaga, ask the philippine embassy diyan sa malapit sa iyo

[maxine de la pena]

Ask na rin ako ng question 'bout this.

My sister is getting marrried next year and plan ko sana papuntahihn yung anak ko dito, on a tourist visa, ano ba mauuna, pagkuha ng DSWD permit o interview muna sa embassy.

Plus, mga kapatid ko ang makakasama ng baby ko, what else do I need?

[mytitagirl]

DSWD permit can be processed at anytime, pero huwag naman last minute sa araw or day before na aalis na anak mo...GET the US VISA first, then get the DSWD permit.

walang other parent bang kasama ang anak mo? ang daddy ba ng anak mo nasa pilipinas?

kasi required documents sa bata na walang parents na kasama magtravel ay iba...may checklist ang dswd, paki ask na lang dun sa office nila. sorry at familiar lang ako sa "one parent travel" requirements.

anyway eto ang general requirements sa initial dswd travel permit: SECPA (original na paper from census) birth certificate of child, SECPA marriage contract, notarized affidavit of consent to travel and support (signed by both parents since iba ang kasama magtravel), atbp...

yung sa census meron sila website sa <www.e-census.com.ph> na puwede on-line ikuha ng birth certificate (P175 per document at metrobank babayaran) ang anak mo. i tried this na at lbc ang nagdedeliver, you just need to leave an id card and letter of authority sa taong magre-receive ng documents kasi hindi nila iiwan.

OR i had a travel agency process the dswd for my son the first time we travelled, less hassle kasi sila ang pipila at sila nag-aask ng documents needed, kaso taga at mahal ang processing fees.

[mytitagirl]

kegulo talaga ng pilipinas.

pinapunta ko nanay ko sa dswd para mag-renew ng travel clearance ng anak ko kasi uuwi sana *** miski 2 weeks lang. naku, ayaw at sabi sa nanay ko ng kausap niya HINDI na daw namin kailangan ng permit kasi PR na *** ng ibang bansa, miski daw hindi kasama both parents.

so, laking gulat ko kasi miski PR na ***, e, hiningan pa ako ng travel clearance nung May '04 lang.

so tinawagan ko Phil. Embassy dto sa country of residence namin...sabi ng kausap ko required daw kumuha ng travel permit.

naguguluhan tuloy ako. pinahihingi ko nga sa nanay ko pangalan ng kausap niya sa dswd para ma-report or ma-follow up.

anyway, to be on the safe side, e, maghahanda na muli ako ng documents kasi kegulo-gulo naman!

[mytitagirl]

DSWD time again, bakit parang ako lang ang kilala ko na kuha ng kuha ng DSWD...yung isa kong kilala hindi siya hiningan ng dswd sa naia, samantalang hindi daw niya kasama hubby niya...

[mytitagirl]

update: went to dswd at 4:30 pm friday, my number was 218, but at the time i was waiting the numbers being called were from 160-170! good thing i decided to go to the toilet, i approached the desk with the "checker" and told her that my travel clearance is still valid BUT i do not have an original...to my good luck and surprise, she took my photocopied pieces, brought them to be certified as true copy and off i went... but, i still had to wait for the boss, a very accomodating lady who signed by papers without charging me anything. i went home at around 6 pm.

[annielise]

mytitagirl: question: why do you need to get a clearance from DSWD? Where is your country of origin? Why do you need to get a travel permit eh uuwi ka na nga sa country of origin mo where the dad of the kid is (tama ba?)?

I am here in the Manila from the US and I just spent $25 for a freaking authentication of my travel permit at the Philippine consulate when I left the states, but the US airport authorities never even looked for it. My question is, when I get back to the US for me and my son to get home to my hubby, will the authorities in NAIA still look for that travel permit eh uuwi na nga ako? Thanks!

[mytitagirl]

annielise: sorry for the late reply, just got back from pinas and here now in singapore with internet access...whenever i travel with my son and my husband is not with us (travel out of the philippines) since my son is a philippine passport holder, e, lagi ako hinahanapan ng dswd travel permit. ewan ko ba, meron ako kilala, sabi niya hindi siya hinahanapan kapag sila lang ng anak niya paalis ng pinas, pero ako lagi tinatanong for travel permit. permanent residents na kami ng singapore ha, pero hinahanapan ako nito everytime kami umuuwi at lumalabas ng pinas.

[the_BuGs]

Wife ko nuong pumunta dito kasma nya yung baby girl namin 6 months pa lang nuon hindi hinanapan ng DSWD Permit.

[the_BuGs]

Tsaka depende yata yan sa makakatapat mo sa immigration eh kung mahigpit o hindi.

mytitagirl : question lang.. sa singapore ba eh me visa ba na naka attached sa passport ng anak mo?

[mytitagirl]

the_BuGs: parehas kami na sa last pages ng passport nakatatak na PR, pero ako meron NRIC id, bale attached sa akin ang travel re-entry permit ng anak ko for singapore, until mag 15 years old ata siya...

dagdag ko lang pumila din pala ako sa naia sa travel tax, kasi wala daw ako, e, sa sing kasi binili ticket, mabuti P400 lang sinignil for processing kasi P1500 lang cash ko, e, P1100 pa for airport tax, so naubos laman ng wallet ko.

[annielise]

mytitagirl: thanks, so since my baby holds a US passport, I don't think I need another DSWD travel permit.

About the travel tax, my airline told me to get a travel tax exemption before I leave from the DOT (I forget the exact agency), cos as you said it's kinda expensive. They usually grant exemptions, even though you bought your ticket from another country.

[mytitagirl]

annielise: sa NAIA meron sila small booth na office, processing fee ay P200 per passport, tapos depende kung exempted or 50% lang, malapit dun sa xray machines sa entrance, so hindi mo na kailangan magpunta sa DOT sa may Manila at super haba ng pila dun...

[boomlam]

Originally posted by mytitagirl
alam ko pang pinoy lang ito, since US passport anak mo, e, hindi siya pinoy citizen, hindi na siya covered ng dswd.

ang dswd pang kids below 18 years old na philippine passport holder, regardless of place of issue...

to make sure talaga, ask the philippine embassy diyan sa malapit sa iyo

share ko lang yung experience ko sa airport (PAL counter) :

umuwi ako sa pinas nung dec. with my daughter who is holding a u.s. passport..pagdating ko sa counter ng phil. airlines.... hiningan ako ng letter (or something) na yung travel ng daughter ko sa pinas na with father's consent....eh galing pkmi sa east coast.. so sabi nung guy sa counter i have to pay $25 to get that notarized certification (he's pointing me to a place where i can avail of that letter para maka travel kami ng anak ko) but i insist why not get a letter from my husband (i fa fax ko nalang sa inyo) buti pumayag..pero sbi nung guy sa counter next time daw dapat naka notarized na.

with other airlines like Korean/ Northwest hindi naman ako hiningan ng notarized letter para madala ko sa pinas yung anak ko.

[annielise]

^^. True. I had to have the travel consent authenticated by the US embassy for $25 before I left the US. Para sigurado, I had all my papers ready to avoid any hassle, especially so coz I was carrying an infant.

[mytitagirl]

http://www.ofw-connect.com/images/dswd_travel_clearance04_Small.jpg
go to this site for the write-up: http://www.ofw-connect.com/dswd_travel_clearance04.htm

[mytitagirl]

yung sa census meron sila website sa <www.e-census.com.ph> na puwede on-line ikuha ng birth certificate (P175 per document at metrobank babayaran) ang anak mo. i tried this na at lbc ang nagdedeliver, you just need to leave an id card and letter of authority sa taong magre-receive ng documents kasi hindi nila iiwan.

i just requested a document and it costs P300 per request per document, tapos unionbank na payment center at acceptable na rin credit cards kapag US-Europe issued, pero nasa USD$25 per document.

[mcdo_60102]

i have a child borne out of wedlock. my kid's birth certificate does not mention her father's name & i noted it as not applicable. now, i'm legally married, not to her biological dad.

do i need to get a dswd clearance before travelling even if her father's name is not indicated on her birth cert.?

[honeymom]

hi. I just secured a dswd clearance 5 months ago with my 17 year old nephew. He needs to follow her mom in Japan and stay there for good. Since he is a illegitemate child similar to your case, the dswd requested us to provide the following documents:
1. Affidavit of Abandonement - this states and affirms that your child was abandoned by his father. This supposed to be duly signed by you and two other people witnessing and affirms your statement. Duly notarized of course.
2. Birth certificate (NSO copy)
3. Certificate of No Marriage of your son's father (NSO copy)
4. Marriage Certificate of your present husband (NSO copy)

My mom and I were the ones who secured all of these since my sister was not here and permanently living in Japan already together with her second husband and their children.

But I also suggest for you to drop by their office in sta. ana manila to personally ask what are the other requirements/documents you need to secure. Usually case to case basis yung mga requirements. When you go there, you need to get an application form and your number from the guard and they will call you when it's your turn.

Good luck and I pray that you could bring your child the soonest possible time. God bless!:)

[mytitagirl]

i was just at DSWD today and got this info for mcdo_60102: apparently dapat blank ang info ng father sa birth certificate, tapos bring the SECPA birth certificate copy to DSWD with 2 copies print out of page 1 & 4 of the administrative order no. 19 for them to authenticate. in effect exempted na sa DSWD, pero legalities lang para sa immigration sakaling harangin sa airport.

the site for the DSWD Admin Order No. 19 Series of 2004 is at http://www.dswd.gov.ph/download.php?catid=5
-------- here is a gist of the page 4:
EXEMPTIONS: Minor/s exempted to secure either a travel clearance or parental travel permit are the following: a. A minor travelling with both his/her biological parents or adoptive parents who were issued by the appropriate court, the Adoption Decree and the Certificate of Finality. b. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological mother who has the absolute parental authority over the child. c. A minor who is an immigrant or a permanent resident abroad. d. A minor accompanied by his/her legal guardians appointed by the Court with Letters of Guardianship. e. A minor accompanied by either the mother or father who has been granted sole parental authority by the Court in a judicial proceeding for legal separation/annulment/divorce. f. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological father who has been granted sole parental authority/legal custody by the Court. g. A minor who is half-orphaned whose father or mother died and accompanied by the surviving parent. VI. Person/s allowed to File an Application for Travel Clearance/Parental Travel

The order is titled: Amended Ominibus Guidelines for Minors Travelling Abroad. Hope this helps you. :)

[mytitagirl]

DSWD NCR has new office hours, 8 am - 6 pm. I had thought it still was 7 am, so I was there that early and secured my number #3. I ate at Chowking Paco for breakfast, then was back there at 7:45 am. I was called by 8:05 am, then paid the P300.00 by 8:35 am. Bad News was that the person in-charge of signing the documents was not there yet, so I had to wait. At 9:20 am, finally my documents were given to me.

DSWD Telephone numbers are: 523-9117 & 525-2445 if anyone needs to contact them.

As I waited, I inquired for a pexer for another thread at this site re: if an illegitimate child needed a DSWD clearance? I found a DSWD document AO No. 19 Series 2004 which states that:

EXEMPTIONS:
Minor/s exempted to secure either a travel clearance or parental travel permit are the following:
a. A minor travelling with both his/her biological parents or adoptive parents who were issued by the appropriate court, the Adoption Decree and the Certificate of Finality.
b. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological mother who has the absolute parental authority over the child.
c. A minor who is an immigrant or a permanent resident abroad.
d. A minor accompanied by his/her legal guardians appointed by the Court with Letters of Guardianship.
e. A minor accompanied by either the mother or father who has been granted sole parental authority by the Court in a judicial proceeding for legal separation/annulment/divorce.
f. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological father who has been granted sole parental authority/legal custody by the Court.
g. A minor who is half-orphaned whose father or mother died and accompanied by the surviving parent.

I actually fall under Letter C, but they still require me to get a permit for my son! Ano ba yan!!! :confused:

[annielise]

That's coz most employees don't really know the law. Basta impose na lang ng impose ng rules and of course those have fees. I didn't even need one for my baby. That's probably cause he's a US citizen anyway.

[mcdo_60102]

thank you so mmucg mytitagirl!!! ;)

[mytitagirl]

I was caught in traffic, left our house at 1:30pm and got to the DOT office in Manila at 4:20pm, Friday. If I were 10 minutes later, I would have been "cut-off" as the front desk, where the guard is for Travel Tax closes her counter at 4:30pm. Good thing about getting there that time is that it only takes 10 minutes for them to process and release the travel tax exemption ticket.

It still costs P200 per person. I had the front pages, and latest date of arrival pages from our passports photocopied.

The DOT/ Philippine Tourism Authority office is open M-F, 8-5. But I am pretty sure there is still the small booth at the airport, just in case you can't go to Manila.

[frax2002]

my mom will come as a visitor here in saudi arabia..

how could she avail exemption of travel tax and what are the requirements needed.. andito kasi ako sa saudi..

help please..

[KingTriton]

FRAX2002: parang para sa spouse and children of filipino ofw lang applicable ata ang tax exemption...di ata kasama parents, eto ang sabi:

Section 2-B of PD 1183, as amended, states that the following are entitled to a privileged reduced travel tax rate:

- Legitimate spouse of overseas contract worker (OCW)
requirements: Passport, POEA Overseas Employment Certificate (OEC) / balikmanggagawa form, Marriage contract
-Legitimate unmarried children of OCW below 21 years old
requirements: Passport, OEC / balikmanggagawa form, Birth certificate

walang mention ng parents :( pero try to call their DOT office to make sure. here's their contact nos. 525-3029, 524-7734, 524-7141 loc. 100/103/109 TeleFax No.: 525-2545

[LITHIUM478]

Hello...

I am currently here at Saudi Arabia. There is a possibility that I will go to Manila on a business trip, and will stay there for about 5 to 7 days. I was thinking of bringing with me my 2-year old son to Manila and back.

Considering that this is a very short stay in Manila, will I still be required with the DSWD permit and Balik-Mangagawa?

[mytitagirl]

lithium: if your son IS a philippine passport holder and NOT a permanent resident of saudi arabia, most probably the immigration at NAIA will ask you for the DSWD...the shortest we were in Manila was 10 days last December, and during that time I still had to get a DSWD renewal because my son's original one was taken at the airport. re: balik manggagawa...i remember my husband going home (to Manila) when he was still an employment pass holder, he was complaining to me that out of the 3 days he was in Manila, 1 day was devoted to getting in line at POEA to renew his documents, pay fees etc.

BUT do try to call the Philippine Embassy in your area to inquire about this and ask what documents you have to prepare just in case...

[ozcity]

Do we still need to get DSWD permit, if my wife and son(7months) will travel as tourist for 2 weeks only here in AU?...thanks

[mytitagirl]

ozcity: if you are already in Oz and only your wife and son will be travelling, then she will have to secure a DSWD Parental Travel Permit here. But you first have to send her a notarized, from the Philippine Embassy in your area (Canberra ata), affidavit of consent and support for the travel. kindly read the previous posts in this thread and also visit the dswd website for downloadable forms. good luck!

[ozcity]

mytitagirl thanks...medyo naguguluhan ako..hehehehe...even approve na yung tourist visa nila kelangan pa yung DSWD permit?..kasabay nya yung parents ko papunta dito sa oz for a 2weeks holiday..thanks..

[mytitagirl]

ozcity: sa airport dito sa immigration area inuusisa ang dswd permit. kung ayaw niya hassle na mag-ayos nito, e, pa-asikaso niya sa travel agency na kukunan ng ticket, meron silang additional processing charges, bukod sa P300 na DSWD fee. kung ikaw sana kasabay ng mag-ina mo, e, hindi na kailangan ng dswd, pero ma-red tape kasi ang pilipinas, kung anu-ano hahanapin sa iyo sa airport.

[mytitagirl]

nang nasa immigration na kami sa naia, hindi ko nga ipinakita ang dswd travel permit ng anak ko...ang ginawa ko inilabas ko ang Permanent Resident (PR) ID ko at sabi ko dun sa officer, "di po ba exempted sa DSWD ang batang PR?" ayun wala naman sinabi at tinatakan lang passports namin okay na!

e, etong DSWD na mismo sinasabihan kong PR na kami, pero pinakukuha pa ako ng permit!!!

anyway, sa parents with kids na PR na, YOU DO NOT NEED DSWD!

[ozcity]

mytitagirl thanks for the info, magulo talaga systema dyan sa pinas
dati nga ako hinanapan ng poea membership pero hindi ko naman kailangan :lol:

[DaNa8]

I didn't get married with my son's biological father but he was declared as the father in my son's birth certificate. Do I need to secure a DSWD travel permit? Is it the same permit whether we go as tourist or migrate to another country?

[mytitagirl]

DaNa8: as i understood it, you are only exempted when you leave the father's details blank. kindly call the DSWD to inquire about your situation. Yes, it is the same permit whether we go as tourist or migrate.

[DaNa8]

DaNa8: as i understood it, you are only exempted when you leave the father's details blank. kindly call the DSWD to inquire about your situation. Yes, it is the same permit whether we go as tourist or migrate.

Thanks! We're not planning on leaving soon anyway. Will do that when the time comes. :)

[mytitagirl]

hi. I just secured a dswd clearance 5 months ago with my 17 year old nephew. He needs to follow her mom in Japan and stay there for good. Since he is a illegitemate child similar to your case, the dswd requested us to provide the following documents:
1. Affidavit of Abandonement - this states and affirms that your child was abandoned by his father. This supposed to be duly signed by you and two other people witnessing and affirms your statement. Duly notarized of course.
2. Birth certificate (NSO copy)
3. Certificate of No Marriage of your son's father (NSO copy)
4. Marriage Certificate of your present husband (NSO copy)

DaNa8: nakalagay dun sa list of exemptions na kailangan ng "absolute parental authority" for illegitimate children, so siguro inquire ka sa lawyer kung paano mag-secure ang isang document na nakalagay na ikaw nga ang meron "absolute parental authority."

[mytitagirl]

*bump* ko lang kasi meron ako kilala hinahanap info for dswd requirements...

[jisc]

My wife is planning to go here in Malaysia with my 2 daughters for 2 weeks, I'm just wondering how does this DSWD clearance works, and if its needed.

I checked out the dswd site and it said
http://www.dswd.gov.ph/faqdetails.php?id=47

"A travel clearance is a document issued by the DSWD to a Filipino child (below 18 years of age) traveling abroad alone or with someone other than his/her parents. "

and "WHO DOES NOT NEED TRAVEL CLEARANCE?


* All minors other than those cited above, for example:

o A minor traveling to a foreign country with either parent or with his or her solo parent or legal guardian; "

so I interpret "either" as any of the parents, meaning mother only or father only, in short my wife don't need this DSWD clearance.

BUT!!! on other site, http://www.ofw-connect.com/dswd_travel_clearance04.htm

it said that "This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

now this confuses me, "both" is very different with "either".

So I'll just ask someone who has experienced bringing their children out of the country where only one parent is present, did immigration officer asked you for travel clearance? :confused: now, as much as possible I don't want my wife to suffer (if you read how hard is it to get that clearance) for nothing getting those DSWD document, but then again, I don't want those plane ticket to go to waste. :hmm:

[DaNa8]

Your kids won't need a travel clearance if they are travelling with a parent. The second quote you posted above states kids that don't need the clearance while the third quote posted are for those that need the clearance.

BTW, there's already a thread (http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165952) here about DSWD travel clearance.

[tina11]

Thanks DaNa. I've merged the two threads :)

[jisc]

Your kids won't need a travel clearance if they are travelling with a parent. The second quote you posted above states kids that don't need the clearance while the third quote posted are for those that need the clearance.

BTW, there's already a thread (http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php?t=165952) here about DSWD travel clearance.

thanks, the 1st and 2nd post ive quoted tells the same thing, that only one parent (either monther or father) are needed, the 3rd post said that both parents must be present, if only one then i need the document. actually here is more straight quote from the same site: http://www.ofw-connect.com/parental_travel_permit_Form.htm

This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas.

anyway, you are right, i dont need the document, my wife called DSWD and they clarified and a new rules was implemented just this May 2006, that you don't need a DSWD clearance even if only one parent is travelling with the child, the info from www.ofw-connect.com is kinda outdated.

i just hope the immigration officer already know this rule, may pagka maangas din kasi minsan ang immigration eh :lol: i just asked my wife to print screen the webpage and print it, and show it to the immigration officer when they ask for it :lol: sabay sasabihing "Hello!!! wala ka bang internet sa bahay? tignan mo nga tong site na to no!!!" :rotflmao:

tanong ko na lang din sa mga nagtravel dito recently na isang magulang lang kasama, kung may hiningi pang docu ang immigration? :)

[DaNa8]

^^^
Actually the second and third quote from your first post are the same. Second quote says "WHO DOES NOT NEED TRAVEL CLEARANCE? A minor traveling to a foreign country with either parent or with his or her solo parent or legal guardian;" Third quote states "This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels." The negation in the former quote probably confused you.

[DaNa8]

*double post

[jisc]

^

:lol: i'm not confused, let's analyze the quotes:

These are quotes from DSWD site:
"A travel clearance is a document issued by the DSWD to a Filipino child (below 18 years of age) traveling abroad alone or with someone other than his/her parents. "
"WHO DOES NOT NEED TRAVEL CLEARANCE?


* All minors other than those cited above, for example:

o A minor traveling to a foreign country with either parent or with his or her solo parent or legal guardian; "

These are the quotes from OFW-CONNECT site:
"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."
This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas.

now if you analyze both, DSWD site says EITHER of parents are suffice, while ofw-connect says BOTH parents are needed.

but as ive said earlier, the OFW-CONNECT info is outdated, the DSWD site is the correct one. :)

[DaNa8]

"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

Read it again. It means that if one parent is present, you won't need the travel clearance. You only need it if both parents are not present. Paulit-ulit na tayo dito.

[tina11]

The two sites do have conflicting info. From what I've heard, mas tama nga yung DSWD site. But it's always better to call the DSWD or ask the airline or your travel agent just to be on the safe side.

[jisc]

"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

Read it again. It means that if one parent is present, you won't need the travel clearance. You only need it if both parents are not present. Paulit-ulit na tayo dito.

oh man :bop: , pls read, "This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas." di ba malinaw to? please understand what youre reading :bop: maybe you can ask someone what "when the other parent is not present" means :rolleyes:

The two sites do have conflicting info. From what I've heard, mas tama nga yung DSWD site. But it's always better to call the DSWD or ask the airline or your travel agent just to be on the safe side.

yes, my wife already called DSWD, they said that a new rule was implemented just this year and only one parent is needed during travel. The other site's info is outdated.

[DaNa8]

^^^
Yung post mo this time tama na. But I was talking about the third quote you have in your first post.

"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

is different from

"This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas."

Yan malinaw na ba? *peace*

[jisc]

^^^
Yung post mo this time tama na. But I was talking about the third quote you have in your first post.

"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

is different from

"This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas."

Yan malinaw na ba? *peace*

huling hirit, that two quotes came from same site, same author, same article. so they are not different, you're just misinterpreting the quote, specifically the use of the word BOTH.

In math logic, BOTH is interpreted as AND operator and EITHER is interpreted as OR operator. with AND operator if one condition is FALSE then the whole expression is FALSE, with OR operator when one condition is TRUE, then the whole expression is TRUE.

In this case, using BOTH means "mother AND father", if one is not present then the expression is FALSE, if you use EITHER then it became "mother OR father" so only one condition neeeds to be satisfied. you are mistaking BOTH as EITHER on the quote above. Go ahead and try substituting the word BOTH with EITHER and you'll see what I mean *peace*

[DaNa8]

^^^
Haayyy!

Yes, I know that the quotes came from the same site. Baka yung author yung nalito na sa pagsusulat. Read the quote cleary, itatagalog ko pa para sayo...

"This DSWD Travel Clearance is only needed if both parents are not present when the child travels."

translates to:

"Kailangan lang ang DSWD Travel clearance kapag ang parehas na magulang ay wala sa pag-alis ng bata".

While the other quote says...

"This form from DSWD needs to be obtained by one parent, when the other parent is not present during the minor's travel overseas."

translates to...

"Kailangan kunin ng isang magulang ang form kapag ang isang magulang ay wala sa pag-alis ng bata."

Diba magkaiba sila? Ayan sobrang linaw na nyan ha. Unless di ka rin nakakaintindi ng tagalog. ;)

[mytitagirl]

parang July 2005 pa yung new rule na exempted na sa pagkuha ng travel permit ang kids travelling with either one parent, pero mukhang itong 2006 lang nag-filter down sa airport immigration ang document na ito kasi nga dati clueless sila. nagyon basta nanay or tatay ang kasama na magbiyahe, hindi na kukuha ng dswd.

pero yung kamag-anak ko na lola lang ang kasama mag-travel, e, pinakukuha talaga.

[chryssey]

hello, i just need to ask this. i'm unmarried woman with one child. pero nakapangalan yung son ko sa father nya. me and my british fiance' will apply for my fiancee' visa soon, and i want to include my son too. do i still need a letter of consent from his biological father? kung wala na kong contact sa father nya, what supporting documents will i need?

[moonshine]

chryssey, ang alam ko, basta ikaw ang nanay ang you bring documents to prove na anak mo ang dadalhin mo, hindi ka na required kumuha ng travel permit. for peace of mind, look for the dswd executive order (nasa dswd website iyon last year, so i printed it out before we left for wellington. ako lang kasi at baby ko ang umalis) tapos magdala ka ng copy nun, kapag hiningan ka ng permit sa airport, show your kid's birth certificate and the dswd EO.

[mytitagirl]

For OHSANG21: the site for the DSWD Admin Order No. 19 Series of 2004 is at http://www.dswd.gov.ph/download.php?catid=5
-------- here is a gist of the page 4:
EXEMPTIONS: Minor/s exempted to secure either a travel clearance or parental travel permit are the following: a. A minor travelling with both his/her biological parents or adoptive parents who were issued by the appropriate court, the Adoption Decree and the Certificate of Finality. b. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological mother who has the absolute parental authority over the child. c. A minor who is an immigrant or a permanent resident abroad. d. A minor accompanied by his/her legal guardians appointed by the Court with Letters of Guardianship. e. A minor accompanied by either the mother or father who has been granted sole parental authority by the Court in a judicial proceeding for legal separation/annulment/divorce. f. An illegitimate child travelling with his/her biological father who has been granted sole parental authority/legal custody by the Court. g. A minor who is half-orphaned whose father or mother died and accompanied by the surviving parent. VI. Person/s allowed to File an Application for Travel Clearance/Parental Travel

The order is titled: Amended Ominibus Guidelines for Minors Travelling Abroad. Hope this helps you. :)