Does my wife need a Portugese visa (schengen visa) ?

[ashwinnatupatel]

Hi,
I’m a Portugese passport holder and have lived in the UK. My wife holds a Indian passport has Residence card of a Family Member of an EEA National Visa for 5 year. We are planning a one week trip to Portugal in January 2015.Does my wife need an Portugese visa (schengen visa) for this short trip or can she travel with me as long as we carry a copy of our marriage certificate?as well as does we require hotel accomodation proof & travel insurance required must ?
Pls do the needful.
Regards
Ashwin Patel

[acme4242]

These are the immigration rules the airline will check against, they use a system called timatic

https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_ ... user=GFB2C

National India (IN) /Residence United Kingdom (GB)
Destination Portugal (PT)


Portugal (PT)


Passport required.
- Passports and/or passport replacing documents must be valid
for at least 3 months beyond the period of intended stay.

Visa required, except for A max. stay of 90 days (SEE NOTE
51200)for holders of a "Family Member" Residence Permit issued
by United Kingdom to family members of an EEA national
:
NOTE 51200: The max. stay is granted within 180 days.