Regulations

Prior to your departure, we recommend that you check the entry and travel requirements for your destination country/countries by contacting the proper embassies or consulates. You must have all required documents with you during travel:

It is your responsibility to check the expiration dates of these documents and renew them if necessary (while allowing enough time to receive them). Otherwise, you must pay all fees or fines attributed to Air France by authorities. Please note: some countries require a passport that is valid several months beyond the expected return date. In addition, a return ticket or proof that you will exit the country may also be requested. In addition, please note that certain countries require airline companies to provide some or all information they have concerning passengers.

Whether your child is traveling alone or with you, we recommend that you check the entry and travel requirements for minors by contacting the proper embassies or consulates. This applies to your child’s destination country/countries or those through which your child has a connecting flight. Please note : if you are traveling with your child but they do not have the same surname as you, bring the family booklet or birth certificate to prove your affiliation.

All minors of French nationality must possess a personal ID (passport or national identity card depending on the destination). Minors must have a passport in their name. Children cannot travel using a parent’s passport. Please note: the French “Livret de Famille” is not a valid form of ID. It does not enable a minor to travel, even on flights within metropolitan France.

All EU minors* must possess a personal ID (passport or national identity card depending on the destination) for travel to and/or within Europe. For travel requiring a passport, minors must have a passport in their name. They cannot travel using a parent’s passport.

* The requirement for minors to have a personal ID is applicable to all EU citizens, with the exception of the United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark.

Any minor traveling to or from South Africa must be in possession of the official documents required by the South African authorities. This rule applies irrespective of whether the minor travels alone or is accompanied by both parents, by only one of them or by another person. For the list of required documents, please visit the South African Department of Home Affairs website.

Any Brazilian citizen child* must be accompanied by an adult. Children traveling with the Kids Solo service and those accompanied by one parent or legal guardian must present an exit authorization to be allowed to travel. The child and the accompanying passenger must travel in the same class for the child not to be considered an unaccompanied minor (UM). A passenger can only carry 1 baby (up to 1 year and 11 months). A second adult** is thus required for travel with 2 infants. Children born in Brazil must present a valid Brazilian passport and the documents found at the link below to travel to and from Brazil. This applies regardless of whether their parents are Brazilian, foreigners, traveling alone, with both parents, or one parent only.

*Up to 11 years and 11 months old for flights to/from Metropolitan and Overseas France, and 15 years old for international flights.

**Unless the first accompanying adult is the parent or legal guardian.

Is your child traveling to the United States in the near future? He or she must provide a customs declaration upon arrival. Please download and complete the form at your earliest convenience.

Traveling for less than 6 months? The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development’s online portal “Ariane” is accessible to all French travelers and enables you to communicate your trip information. This information may be used by the ministry to quickly locate and contact you only in the event of a crisis* or if emergency measures are required.

* Severe political crisis or natural disaster, among others.