General definitions

Accepting the transportation of unaccompanied minors - UMNR - onboard TAP flights depends on the child's age.

Children

                

	Unaccompanied or travelling in a different cabin to the companion	Travelling with a young person aged 12 or over and under 16	Travelling with a young adult aged 16 or over and under 18
Under 2 years old	Not permitted.	Not permitted.	Not permitted.
From 2 and under 5 years old	Not permitted.	Both must be considered unaccompanied minors.	Only considered unaccompanied minors if their guardians request it.
From 5 and under 12 years old	Mandatorily considered an unaccompanied minor.	The child is mandatorily considered an unaccompanied minor. The accompanying minor may or may not be considered an unaccompanied minor.	Only considered unaccompanied minors if their guardians request it.

Young adult

From 12 and under 18 years old	Only considered unaccompanied minors if their guardians request it.	Only considered unaccompanied minors if their guardians request it.	Only considered unaccompanied minors if their guardians request it.

 

Please note the following acceptance conditions for travelling with minors:

• Minors not yet 2 years old must travel accompanied by an adult who is at least 18 years old and can take care of the baby throughout the journey, including check-in and customs formalities. Find out more about travelling with babies.
• On the day of travel, for each unaccompanied minor boarding the flight, it is mandatory to present three printed and completed copies of the UMNR travel authorisation form (PDF, PT/EN), completed and signed by the relative, legal guardian or authorised representative accompanying the minor.
• Children between the ages of 5 and 11 travelling with a passenger at least 16 years old are not considered "unaccompanied minors", provided that they are declared capable of being accompanied for the entire journey, including acceptance, check-in and airport formalities. 
• It is mandatory to inform the name and contact details (telephone and address) of the people who will take and collect the minor from the airport with OSI in the booking.
• The transportation of unaccompanied minors is only permitted on flights operated by TP/NI/WI.
• Connections with other carriers are not permitted.
• Bookings for unaccompanied minors are accepted for transfers in Porto and Lisbon, on TAP flights without connections to other airlines, as long as there is no overnight stay on the transfer stopover (LIS/OPO) and the connection time is a maximum of 6 hours.
• Stopovers/night stops are not permitted.
•  Journeys from Morocco to Canada are excluded. It is not possible to book UMNR services on this route.
• Travel arrangements, including taking the minor to/from the airports of origin/destination, are made by the parents/legal guardians or their authorised representative.
• The transportation of unaccompanied minors is subject to availability, with a limit of 11 UMNR in the "Y" class and 2 UMNR in the "C" class. We advise you to book as early as possible to ensure the service is available,

 

FLIGHT CONNECTIONS	ACCEPTANCE CONDITIONS
TAP / TAP	TAP/TAP  Stopover/ overnight stops are not permitted.
TAP / OTHER AIRLINES	Connections with other airlines are not permitted
OTHER AIRLINES / TAP	Not permitted/not applicable.
INTERLINE	Not permitted/not applicable.

 

Baggage for unaccompanied minors

In the same way as adults, unaccompanied minors are entitled to take one personal item and between one and two pieces of hand luggage, depending on the class you are flying in and the destination of the flight. In addition, they can take free or paid hold baggage, depending on the fare and destination.

• Hand luggage and personal items: Hand luggage must not exceed 10kg and a maximum of 55x40x20cm. Find out HERE what can be considered a personal item and the precautions your child should take at the Security Check.
   
• Hold baggage: The maximum weight of hold baggage varies depending on the Class you are travelling in - 23kg for Economy and 32kg for Business - and cannot exceed a maximum size of 158cm. Find out more HERE.

 

Booking and Seats

• The unaccompanied minors service (UMNR) does not cover journeys with a night stop on connecting flights on the minor's itinerary or online check-in.
• The booking must be considered confirmed and the ticket issued only once the service has been confirmed. Bookings on a waiting list are not accepted. 
• Booking a specific seat for UMNR is compulsory, however, the seat will be allocated automatically and free of charge at the time of booking, for designated rows in the standard zone. If you want to book a specific seat (at the window, for example), you can do so in the designated rows. 
• It is mandatory to inform TAP of the names and contact details (telephone, address) of the people who will be taking and picking up the child at the airport by entering the OSI entry on the booking.

 

These minors have the same resident status as that granted to either of their parents.

In order to apply for a residence permit, either parent must submit the application within six months following registration of the child’s birth.

 

Foreigners aged under 18 years must present a written travel authorisation in order to enter Portugal. 

Foreign unaccompanied minors only have permission to enter the country if they present this document duly validated or if a legal representative is waiting for them in Portugal.

 

 Minors leaving Portugal not accompanied by a parent or legal guardian must present at border control a legally certified authorisation from their parents or legal guardians. 

For further details check the website of the Portuguese border authorities - SEF - Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras -

 

 

Underage passengers with Brazilian or dual nationality who are traveling unaccompanied by one or both parents, when departing from Brazil.

TAP Air Portugal would like to inform its Customers that the documentation to be produced by these passengers must comply with the requirements of the National Council of Justice (Conselho Nacional de Justiça - CNJ). 

Brazilian children and/or adolescents residing abroad, whether they have another nationality or not, and who are visiting the country unaccompanied by one or both parents, must hold a valid travel authorization issued in Brazil (Resolution No. 131 of the CNJ, issued on 05/26/2011) to return abroad. This authorization may take various forms:

• International Travel Authorization Form (Formulário de Autorização Internacional de Viagem), two original physical copies, signed with a notary's stamp proving their authenticity or similarity (if obtained at a notary's office abroad, the document must include the HAGUE apostille); 
• Electronic International Travel Authorization (Autorização Eletrônica de Viagem Internacional - AEV; e-notariado.org.br); 
• Explicit authorization on the Brazilian passport (please note that if the passport is expired, the authorization will not be valid);
• Judicial Travel Authorization (Autorização Judicial de Viagem), issued by a Brazilian judge (judicial process, requires a longer period);
• Travel Authorization issued by the Brazilian Consulate.

Authorization is not required if the minor presents a Certificate of Residence Abroad issued less than two years ago by a Brazilian consular office, provided that the minor is accompanied by one of the parents. No other proof of residence will be accepted unless it is issued by the Brazilian Consulate.

For passengers living in Portugal: the Citizen Card is not accepted as proof of residence. 

 

Unaccompanied minors on domestic flights in Brazil

According to Art. 83 of the Child and Adolescent Statute, no child or adolescent under 16 (sixteen) may travel unaccompanied by their parents or guardians outside the district where they live without express judicial authorisation (as drafted by Law No. 13,812 of 2019).

For this reason, for passengers up to the age of 16 from abroad to be able to travel within Brazilian territory on connecting flights, domestic airlines require the express authorisation of parents or legal guardians; in their absence, legal authorisation is mandatory. In addition, it is compulsory to purchase the unaccompanied minor service (UMNR). This applies to all Brazilian passengers or those with dual nationality.

ATTENTION: To contract the UMNR service on the domestic leg, it must be issued separately from the TAP ticket.

Children under 14 years of age with an Italian passport cannot travel to and from Italy alone. 

If they are accompanied by someone other than their parents or legal guardian, they must have their own passport and the form "Dichiarazione di Accompagno (PDF, IT, 0.4MB)" duly filled out. 

This document must be signed by both parents (or legal guardians) in the presence of a police officer.
This document can be obtained at a local police station (Questura), but never at the airport police department. 
If living abroad, they must apply for it at an Italian embassy or consulate.

 

 

From September 1, 2019, new conditions for trips for unaccompanied minors enter into force.

Unaccompanied minors wishing to travel outside Spanish territory, in addition to having to present their DNI and Passport (the latter for trips outside the Schengen area), must be accompanied by the duly completed "Travel Authorization for Unaccompanied Minors", signed by both parents (or legal guardian).

This authorization must be recognized in the following facilities: National Police, Guardia Civil, Autonomous Communities Police, Notaries, and Alcaldías.

For more information, visit the Ministerio del Interior page here.

 

 

Since January 15, 2017, a new regulation for minors of French nationality travelling outside of France has come into force.

This regulation requires minors (under 18) travelling unaccompanied to present an "autorisation de sortie de territoire" (authorization to leave the country) at the borders of France.

The original authorization must be presented along with the minor's identity document, as well as a copy of the identity document of the parent or guardian who signed the form.
This obligation is based on the French Decree: décret n° 2016-1483 du 2 novembre 2016