thanks, that's reassuring.

does it also count for the 2004 rule about family members not needing a visa to travel in the EU? i realise from reading other threads here this rule has not been implemented fully by all eu countries.

this is probably a no-brainer... i have spent the last couple of hours reading previous posts on schengen visas - how to get one, under what circumstances one is needed, etc. one thing is confusing me - many of the posts refer to a residence card - can anyone tell me what this is? my wife (chinese n...

I've been looking into depositing marriage certificates with the General Register Office - I've heard from a friend whose wife is in Britain on a spouse visa that this is important...they didn't make the deposit and have found that embassies for some Schengen countries won't issue visas on the basis...

Thanks Amanda - that's very reassuring. I'll press on with the application.

Thanks for taking the time to respond

I have been preparing an application for a settlement visa for my wife for the last few months. I have found loads of really useful information on this forum and I would like to thank everyone who posts information and advice on here. Thanks to the forum I think I understand the basics about what in...