Really good advice all around. Thank you so much! Have a wonderful week!

I think you are right on the visa. That will be my first objective...if they give me a lot of trouble, I'll show up with marriage certificate in hand with my husband and a handful of documents on the Directive laws and give it our best shot. Do you happen to know, once I get into Italy and get my re...

No, there is nothing stamped in my passport, but I received an official letter from Switzerland detailing the dates of my ban and informing me that my information had been entered into the Schengen Information System, and that the ban would be in effect for all Schengen countries until 2013... I wil...

That sounds reassuring. I am an American citizen and dated my husband for three years before we got married. I can provide plenty of proof of that via saved emails, photos, plane tickets, etc, so hopefully I have substantial proof that this is not a marriage of convenience in any way! I appreciate y...

Thank you for your reply:) My husband has UK citizenship and is a permanent resident of Italy, where he works as a pilot.

Hello All, Wondering if anyone has any experience or expertise with the situation I am in. Six months ago, I overstayed my 90 day allowed visit in the Schengen area by a few days while visiting my (EU national) fiance in Italy. I was stopped in Switzerland while leaving and issued a ban from the Sch...