Can children use automated passport gates in Bali and what documents are needed when traveling with a child?
Based on 1 discussion with 3 participants · Last activity: 15 days ago
TL;DR
Children with biometric passports and a pre-paid visa can use automated gates at Bali airport. Non-biometric passports require the regular queue. Traveling with one parent may prompt border officers to request notarized consent from the other parent.
What the community said
A birth certificate does not always prevent questions from border officers, especially for children over 14 or those not listed in a parent's passport. Officers sometimes request a notarized consent letter from the absent parent even when not legally required. It is advisable to carry such a document as a precaution.
15 days ago Notarized parental consent letter
A child with a biometric passport and a pre-paid visa (such as VOA or e-Visa) is eligible to use the automated gate at Bali's Ngurah Rai Airport. When traveling with one adult, it is generally safer for the adult to go through first and wait on the other side for the child.
15 days ago Automated gate, Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali
Children with non-biometric passports (such as a standard 5-year passport) cannot use automated gates and must join the regular immigration queue. If adults in the same family have biometric passports, the family will need to split between the automated and manual lanes.
15 days ago