See what documents a child needs to travel to or from the US alone or with a parent or relative. Non-US citizen children traveling to the US.The form linked below is permission to travel. Download and fill it out. I was preparing documents and someone told me that I might need minor travel consent form since I am not leaving. If only one parent appears, you must also submit one of the following: Second parent's notarized form DS-3053 (statement of consent or special circumstances). While it's recommended to have notarised written consent, it's definitely not required and in my experience you're highly unlikely to be asked for it. The intention of this letter is to provide consent for a minor child to travel without the company of both legal parents. Yes and it must be notarized. Immigrant parents travel to and from their home countries on a regular basis with their kids.