Marm1te, the link you provided does not apply to EU / EEA / Swiss nationals and their family members. If you have a read through the link 86ti provided, all your wife will need to produce to apply for a residence card is: a) passport b)marriage certificate c)evidence that you are exercising a treaty...
The fact is, you are looking for a simple answer, and there isn't one! Why? Because you don't have a particular country in mind! This is why it has been suggested that you take time to trawl through various threads to see what different people have written about different countries. 'Difficulties',...
We finally decided to apply at the Czech Consulate for a schengen visa as a Non EU family member who is still waiting for the RC and you think what... The member of staff at the consulate turned us back from applying and insisted that a valid Residence Permit must be inclosed in the passport to app...
The following link from the danish site explains clearly how Danish nationals who have exercised a treaty rights in another EU country can return with their 3rd country family members under EU law back to Denmark. Suppose the same principle should apply to other EU nationals returning to their origi...
I know from previous posts that an EU national can make use of EU law for family reunfication when returning back to country of origin, when having exercised his/her treaty rights in another member state , if he/she was a worker or self employed. However , it seems following the Metock ruling, stude...
Well, yes and no. They have agreed to apply apply it even though they are not required to. They haven't agreed to apply it. They are only implementing the agreement on free movement of persons between the EU and CH that came into effect on the 1 June 2002, which provides fewer and limited rights th...
For directive 2004/38 to be applicable in CH, the free movement agreement between EU and CH will have to be modified. And considering some of the provisions provided in the directive some of the anti EU / foreigner parties in CH will most probably collect enough signatures to force a referendum on ...
The EEA Joint Commitee appears to include all EEA and all EFTA states. Their recent annual report mentions the Directive 2004/38/EC in point 53. From the link you provided the EEA joint comittee is made up as follow: "The Joint Committee, which generally meets once a month, is made up of ambas...
Hi all, I just read the complete thread (again), and happened to see the following in the Decision of the EEA Joint Committee :shock: (...) the EEA Joint Committee (...) HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: Article 1 (...)Directive 2004/38/EC (...) shall, for the purposes of the Agreement, be read with the foll...
http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/highcom/highcom_london.nsf/d19a03ab83ee206bc22570a400234293/1e571af2d98b0bb0c22570f40053e71a?OpenDocument Third country nationals that hold a type C (single, double, multiple entry), valid Schengen visa do not require a Cyprus visa, provided that they have already entered a...
No previous lawful residence is mentioned on the following link which has been updated on the 12th January 2009, however VAF 5 application form and guidance notes have not been updated.
Well you'll have to enter france and your visa won't be valid yet. You'll have to wait until 00h00 1 january 2009 before your visa is valid. Not sure if the french immigration will let you through. Depending on who's on duty, they might let you through or they could invalidate your visa as well. May...
If you read the link you provided carefully, it states that residence permits / schengen visas issued by states implementing the Schengen agreement , as well as long or short national visas , residence permits issued by cyprus, are acceptable for transiting through bulgaria and romania, and that doc...
b) If I take up a job in switxerland, would she need to apply for some visa? If so, what is it called? many thanks Regards, P Hope the following links helps. http://www.vd.ch/fr/themes/vie-privee/etrangers/entree-et-sejour/regroupement-familial-rf/rf-pour-ressortissants-dun-pays-soumis-a-lalcp/proc...
I think they need some court case as a new member so they can know what is good and what is bad instead coming new and making new laws, they shouldn't have joined in the first place if they will make things more arduous. Directive 2004/38 is not applicable to Switzerland and they are not making new...
Switzerland will vote on the free movement of persons next February (includes the provisions of the directive I suppose), necessary to comply with Schengen/Dublin [/list] The swiss vote in feb'2009, concerns extending the free movement of persons to Bulgaria and Romania and simultaneously on whethe...
Switzerland's entry into Schengen has finally been approved today in Brussels. As mentioned in earlier threads, effective as from the 12 December 2008.
After all, Directive 2004/38 also applies to them. Does it? I didn't know that. :idea: But Switzerland is neither in the EU nor EEA.. Thinking about it, why then, does the UK (and possibly others?), include Swiss and EEA nationals in it's interpretation of the Directive? Unless, have I missed somet...
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/frattini/archive/guide_2004_38_ec_en.pdf And Switzerland! The Directive does not apply in relation to Switzerland. However, you can enjoy the right of free movement and residence also in Switzerland on the basis of the 1999 EU-Swiss Agreement on Free Movement o...
