According to UNICEF, the number of registered unaccompanied children on the move globally has increased five-fold in the past six years. A staggering total of 300,000 unaccompanied minors were recorded crossing borders in pursuit of safety, protection and wellbeing from 2015-2016. Despite the fact that family reunification often represents a primary driver for solo migration of children, a lack of specialised legal protection at borders often exposes them to various degrees of prolonged separation. Proof of documentation is largely at the crux of these complications.