Anyone can help me about applying non-eea residence card

[dime6]

I have a simple question hope anyone here can help me. I would like to apply a non-eea residence card form EEA2, I have read about the advantages/priveledges of having a non-eea residence card for traveling together with an eea spouse/family, without applying a schengen visa. I am married to a british citizen wife 2 years ago and living together here in the UK ,she's a national of the Philippines originally but got her British citizenship by naturalisation 7 years ago. She's not a born european person someone who's living in france, germany etc. and moved to the U.K.. But as a naturalized british citizen and having a british passport and can travel freely to any EU countries she is now part of the eea or European Economic Area because UK is simply included in EEA. Now is it applicable for me to apply a non-eea residence card? By the way I am a Philippine citizen.

[Jambo]

No.

In general, in your home country you are not treated as a EEA citizen but under the national rules. So family members of British citizen in the UK are not considered family member of EEA national. If you would be living somewhere else in Europe, this would apply (as this will not be the home country).

Having said that, as a family member of British citizen, you can apply for a Schengen visa free of charge.

[Jellybean105]

If my husband and I (living in the UK via ss route) wanted to travel in Europe would he be able to travel on his Ireland EEA resident card as long as its valid for, because that wouldn't be our home country?

[Jambo]

Yes although if you have a UK issued RC (based on SS), that could be used in lieu of a Schengen visa. No need for the Irish one.