money for visa = do you mean the 600 gbp for settlement visa?
permission from father = does the british embassy require this ?

hi i am a uk born citizen , my wife is here on 2 year spouse visa from march 08 , all is going well and she has found good job here in the uk. things are going so well that we now want to bring her son (aged 7) to the uk to join us. anyone know what the process entails , does she have to go back to ...

ladies and gents i wanted to thank you all who replied for your help, my wife was given a 2 year visa by the BRITISH EMBASSY. she arrived in the UK yesterday. The info i got from this site definately made this possible and i am really gratefull to you all for your advice and your patience. i would l...

where would i find your blog, it really grates me that they can seemingly just do as they please , i would really like to do as u suggest, with all the good advice you guys give on here that really helped me to research the directive and prepare for the application only to find that some embassies w...

I CONSIDERED COMPLAINING TO ANYONE WHO WOULD LISTEN, BUT THE RESPONSE I GOT FROM SOLVIT SEEMED TO SAY THAT THE FRENCH ARE WELL KNOWN FOR THIS AND IN EFFECT CANT BE TOUCHED. WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH THE ONLY OPTION OF RE APPLYING TO THE DREADED BRITISH EMBASSY FOR A THIRD TIME IN AS MANY MONTHS (600 ) P...

we applied for a 3 month shengen visa for spouse of an eu national working in france. they refused this visa with no written or verbal explanation, just threw her passport at her and said non.
this was after they made her go and pay for medical insurance and flight tickets

hi i would like to put my two cents worth in , and hope it helps you decide, i am british citizen with african wife, i can relocate my job to any eu country , so i decided france because french embassy was the closest to where my wife was in africa, so i sent all the documents and she apllied, she w...

HI . I HAVE FOUND THAT IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET A VISIT VISA FOR YOUR GIRLFRIEND TO VISIT YOU. IM A UK CITIZEN AND HAD AN AFRICAN GIRLFRIEND, SHE WAS REFUSED A VISIT VISA FOR THE SAME REASON YOU MENTIONED, I SENT HER BACK TO THE SAME EMBASSY TO APPLY FOR A FIANCE VISA WITH THE SAME PAPERWORK F...

CAN ANYONE HELP WITH THIS. MY WIFE AND I DECIDED THAT FRANCE WAS THE BEST OPTION FOR US SO I GOT MY EMPLOYER TO TRANSFER ME TO FRANCE. WHEN SHE WENT TO THE FRENCH EMBASSY IN GUINEA THEY REFUSED TO TAKE HER APPLICATION WITHOUT FLIGHT RESERVATIONS , MEDICAL INSURANCE AND TRAVEL INSURANCE. I TRIED CALL...

yes of course the point is for us to be together but preferably we could be together in the uk where iv just bought a house for us , i know it seems like im looking for a way to circumvent the usual uk immigration rules but you must understand the uk immigration rules have not left us much choice. w...

does anyone know if the rule excersising your treaty rights applies to working in another country or having your non eea spouse live with you in another country. if i am working in holland for 6 months but my non eea wife only joins me after 5 months , could we then theoretically come back to britai...

[what is the shortest period you need to be excercising treaty rights? I suspect there is no minimum period as long as it is a legitimate paying job ( a few weeks at macdonalds in Paris )] http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2007/04/16/choosing-to-use-eu-law-instead-of-national-law/ i found this , any c...

hello again. the directive states that your non eea family member living with u in an eea state other than your own can apply for an eea family permit to travel to your own state with you providing they can prove they are living in the member state legally ..... does this mean she needs a residence ...

Your family members cannot be automatically turned back at the borders if they do not have a valid passport or, if required, an entry visa, when they are able to prove by any other means that they are covered by the right of free movement and residence by establishing their identity and family ties ...

hi im a uk citizen and got married in nigeria last month, theres nothing easier, your fiance can apply for the licence in nigeria (125 dollars)while u apply for your tourist visa for nigeria here(75 pound). once you get there you go to the registrar one day to swear an oath and the next day you go b...

ok so ireland is out and holland is back in , iv trawled the dutch government websites looking for eea family permits but to no avail, anyone have any idea what the dutch call them,and would anyone know how to apply for the eea family permit for netherlands if there is no dutch embassy anywhere near...

thanks for your replies. im almost there , iv just found out that her country has no dutch embassy , only a french embassy can she apply for a shengen visa from french embassy with details of my work in holland ? is this easier or harder to get ? does the shengen visa cost to apply. last question do...

thank you i appreciate your time trying to help, the history of our situation. my wife first applied for a fiance visa and came to the uk for 6 months i was posted abroad and we couldnt get married so she went home within her time. the same thing happened when she came the second time on fiance visa...

can anyone help me i am a uk born citizen and my wife is liberian , she has just been refused her visa and now we are looking at an 6 - 8 month wait for appeal. is there any way we can be together in uk or europe until the appeal is heard. i been reading a lot about the eea family permit but cant un...