What documents does a grandparent need to fly to Egypt with a grandchild without the parents?

A border officer asking for parents' passport copies isn't fully lawful — under Russian personal data law you can decline such a request. This requirement hadn't been encountered before.

Confirmed in another travel chat as well: a grandmother was indeed asked for copies of the child's parents' passports at border control.

One traveler checked in a parallel chat and was also advised to bring copies of the parents' passports just in case, so she decided to play it safe.

An experienced grandmother who flies with her grandchild twice a year: you need a notarized general power of attorney for the child, including the parents' passport details and their consent for travel with the grandparent. Plus the original birth certificate and the child's passport — these are checked by Russian border control; Egyptian officials don't check documents at all. Copies of the parents' passports are not required.

Another traveler confirms the same document set: birth certificate, child's passport, and notarized parental consent for travel abroad — copies of the parents' passports were never asked for.

A grandmother traveling with her grandson clarified: she thought only notarized consent was needed, but border officers specifically asked for a passport copy — so next time she'll bring the parents' passports along just in case.