DSWD travel clearance for minor. . . parenting 101

Airline Tickets are now so cheap that it encourages more Filipinos to travel outside the country. International fares going to Bangkok, Hongkong, China, Malaysia or Singapore are sometimes cheaper than domestic tickets.

But people oftentimes forget (or they don't know) , that when a minor (18yo below) is not traveling with either parent a DSWD certificate is a must.

I've listed the requirements in obtaining DSWD travel clearance for minors:
1. Duly accomplish form  

2. Photocopy of the birth certificate or passport of the minor

3. A written consent from both parents or solo parent or legal guardian permitting the child to travel alone or with someone else to a foreign country.

4.  Passport of the travel companion (for accompanied minors).

5. 2 colored passport size of the minor in the last 6 months.

As appropriate:
1. A photocopy of the marriage certificate of the parents of minor.
2. A photocopy of legal guardianship of the minor or
3. A photocopy of the solo parent identification card from the municipal social worker and development office.
4. In case of an illigitimate minor, a certificate of no marriage at the local civil registrar.
5. In the case of deceased parent; a photocopy of the death certificate.
















DSWD issued travel clearance id valid for 1 year or 2 years (depends on what you apply for) provided the conditions under which the travel clearance was issued have not changed.