Thank you so much - this clears much up - I think I just needed to hear this from many different angles to get the complete picture.

If she has already a stamped passport, maybe many questions could be asked, etc etc Here is states that as the American female has a USA Passport, she does not need a Shengen Visa for Switzerland, as she is not staying more than 90 days there. https://www.vfsglobal.ch/switzerland/uk/pdf/Family-Visi...

Anyway, you should be able to flight in, just for visiting as you planed, shouldn't be a problem So my friend..... Leaving Madrid they won't mind the couple doing "free movement" out to Zurich? Entering Zurich airport "with free movement" is ok? Leaving Zurich to Madrid airport ...

Also I read a flight into Switzerland from Spain would not meet any immigration staff as it is Shengen to Shengen - there is no hard line for passports etc to be checked. ? in Switzerland you will have to show both passports, there are two lanes for passport control , EU passports and non EU, did y...

bump.....pls help good people

Hi everyone - I haven't gone away - I just was busy. Ok - some clarity good folks, and thanks so much for the info thus far. 1) UK citizen male and American wife in Spain - she has outstayed her Shengen visa. He is not a Spanish resident. Both have tons of print outs regarding free movement with the...

Hi, i haven't been at my internet for a few days and the thread I created was locked as it was assumed I had gone away. I am still VERY keen on being super active in this thread, I went to reply and saw it was locked. Thread is here: https://www.immigrationboards.com/europe-immigration-forum/america...

http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02004L0038-20110616&from=EN Scroll down. Thank you. Does this article 4 (and free movement print outs) apply to a UK citizen and his American wife going in and out of Zurich airport (from Spain) after her Shengen Visa has expired? On...

I guess the wife has only a entry stamp in her passport. US citizen are visa exempt. Leaving the schengen area with a overstayed visa exempt entry create a lot of discussion. Due to article 4 of the directive family members can leave unhindered. The question is if the border officer understand it. ...

It is maybe a better idea to apply for a residence card for a family member of a eu citizen. If the husband own a house there he has a address. Precondition for a self-sufficient eu citizen is sufficient financial resources and health insurance for both. For the eu citizen http://europa.eu/youreuro...

You've misunderstood 'Free Movement'. This would be the case if the sponsor (in this case the husband) was an EEA citizen . For the purposes of immigration, the husband is only considered to be a British citizen and his wife is not entering the UK under EEA Regulations, but under the UK Immigration...

This couple want to travel around Europe - mainly staying in Spain - but going to UK, Switzerland, back to Spain etc.....staying in Spain over 14 months, with trips out of Spain and back. They cannot get a residency in UK (don''t live there). They cannot get a residency in Spain (not working there o...

gokulatti wrote:
In any case keep a copy of border guards handbook with you and any other useful links on 2004/38 you can search the forum for the links.

Hi, i can't find where to search the forum - do you have the link to BGH, and what is 2004/38? Thx

CR001 wrote:What is the purpose of coming to the UK?

.....Just 2 or 3 weeks in the UK.

CR001 wrote: What is the purpose of coming to the UK?

To visit family and friends.

I know a UK Citizen and his new American wife. They live in Spain, on an NIE, and don't seek to be residents (not European Law). Her 3 month Visa will run out soon. They looked into Spouse Visa in Spain = not possible as neither Spanish residents. They looked into Spouse Visa in UK = not possible as...