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This is a very well known drawback of only having the EU Settlement Scheme as opposed to the EEA Residence Card. You will find many posts in this forum highlighting the difference between the two.
Yes there is. Apply to the EEA RC while you can. It will only be valid for 2020, but at least that's 11 months of visa-free travel.Is there a way to get a card that states she is a family member of an EU citizen?
That's the maximum legal time the HO has to make a decision, not the current waiting time. On average it can be anything between three weeks and two months. Check the latest timelines here.
Over last 3-4 months that I'm checking the timeline, most of the people were getting the decision after 3 months from their bio submission (3.5-4 months after application), so well... not 6, of course, but there was just one person in June on this website, who got the whole process finalised in 5 weeks.
On top of what I said above, if your country can issue multi-entry visa for 1-2 years, I would probably go with this solution.AdamSZ wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:01 pmThanks you for the answers, honestly I have no idea how I missed this cruical information as I made a lot of research when we applied for visa that there are separate ways. I'm sure I will be able to solve this problem now thanks for the help again. We will apply for the eea card not sure what happens then if she would have two separate cards, anyway at least I didn't make a foul out myself and look ignorant, especially to people who know better and just try to help.
I'm assuming this is until 31st December 2020, since the cards are valid until then, and since they say "Family of EU national". Brexit date of 31st January is only the beginning of the transition period, and EU law will still apply from then until the end of the transition period, 31st December 2020.
I agree. Just to be clear, my first comment here is simply answering the very specific questions of the OP, that there is a way to get a EU-issued card, and also that it does not take 6 months. Not intending to tell anyone what they should do. That will depend on each person's individual circumstances.it may be not worth the hassle.
In my 6 years of experience as a Schengen visa required national I observed I used to only get one-entry, 2-3 days' visas from Germany, Italy, Spain, and France. Once I even got a 1-week visa from Italy, at the same time my Indian friend got a 6-month one, when going to the same event, staying at the same accommodation, and presenting the same letter from our university. Then I realized I never had more than a couple hundred pounds on the bank, which is something that probably was not her case.iwolga wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:23 pmOn top of what I said above, if your country can issue multi-entry visa for 1-2 years, I would probably go with this solution.
The problem I experience now, as non-EU who requires visa to Schengen and who (hopefully) will get EEA RC soon from UK: it seems almost impossible to get multi-entry Schengen visas in UK.
My husband is Dutch and seems like NL embassy will only issue me one-off visa for exact travel dates. Same for a couple of other Schengen countries that I tried calling.
In Russia, where I'm originally from, you can book holidays - say - in Greece and most of the times you get 2-3 years' visa. Same for Spain, France, Finland, Baltic countries, Italy, most of the times Germany. This seem to be close to impossible in London.
I'm assuming this is until 31st December 2020, since the cards are valid until then, and since they say "Family of EU national".
Note that, contrary to the information regarding application deadlines and cut-off date to moving to the UK for EU citizens not already here, for the Settlement Scheme, where clear deal or no-deal information has always been available; the only text that has always consistently been available regarding the validity of existing EEA RC cards is that all cards will be valid until December 2020, which is the set date for the end of the transition period. This leads me to believe that December 2020 will apply with either outcome, deal or no deal.iwolga wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:54 pmI'm assuming this is until 31st December 2020, since the cards are valid until then, and since they say "Family of EU national".
I believe it is more likely to be 30/06/2021 as deal Brexit has higher probability at this point of time. This is the date gov.uk name as the date till which EU citizens’ rights will not be affected in the scenario of Brexit with a deal.
Thank you for your point. Now that I checked a bit more gov.uk website, I believe I was oversimplifying things (I guess that was a bit naive of me). There are 2 parts of "deadline statements:kamoe wrote: ↑Sun Jan 26, 2020 3:32 pmNote that, contrary to the information regarding application deadlines and cut-off date to moving to the UK for EU citizens not already here, for the Settlement Scheme, where clear deal or no-deal information has always been available; the only text that has always consistently been available regarding the validity of existing EEA RC cards is that all cards will be valid until December 2020, which is the set date for the end of the transition period. This leads me to believe that December 2020 will apply with either outcome, deal or no deal.iwolga wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 4:54 pmI'm assuming this is until 31st December 2020, since the cards are valid until then, and since they say "Family of EU national".
I believe it is more likely to be 30/06/2021 as deal Brexit has higher probability at this point of time. This is the date gov.uk name as the date till which EU citizens’ rights will not be affected in the scenario of Brexit with a deal.
That is my understanding, yes. The tricky part is, it is up to each individual to interpret what this information means for their individual circumstances. If you are married to a EEA national, and you do not plan on traveling abroad, move houses, change jobs (in sum, anything that requires you to prove your right to live and work in the UK), at all between December 2020 and June 2021, then indeed you can just live without a card. But, for example, if you are an extended family member, your right is not automatic, you need a card at all times. Or if you are in the midst of changing jobs, or houses, or travelling abroad, then chances are your life will be more complicated without a card. This is not spelled out anywhere.
As many members of this forum have painfully found out, having a right and proving that right are two very different things. Hence why rule of thumb is to not rely on any automatic rights and always have a valid physical card to show up for it.At the same time, rights of EU citizens (and I assume my presence in UK as EEA citizen spouse is part of that rights) will not be affected till 30/06/2021 (Deal Brexit).
I hear you.Well, good that I personally have a degree and a qualification. If someone ever tells me that the above is easy to understand, I'm going to laugh out loud)))
This is interesting to hear because I have not yet encountered a single person who applied for a Schengen in London and got it for less than 6 months. Different countries, different circumstances (visit, tourism, business trips).iwolga wrote: ↑Sat Jan 25, 2020 3:23 pmOn top of what I said above, if your country can issue multi-entry visa for 1-2 years, I would probably go with this solution.AdamSZ wrote: ↑Fri Jan 24, 2020 4:01 pmThanks you for the answers, honestly I have no idea how I missed this cruical information as I made a lot of research when we applied for visa that there are separate ways. I'm sure I will be able to solve this problem now thanks for the help again. We will apply for the eea card not sure what happens then if she would have two separate cards, anyway at least I didn't make a foul out myself and look ignorant, especially to people who know better and just try to help.
The problem I experience now, as non-EU who requires visa to Schengen and who (hopefully) will get EEA RC soon from UK: it seems almost impossible to get multi-entry Schengen visas in UK.
My husband is Dutch and seems like NL embassy will only issue me one-off visa for exact travel dates. Same for a couple of other Schengen countries that I tried calling.
In Russia, where I'm originally from, you can book holidays - say - in Greece and most of the times you get 2-3 years' visa. Same for Spain, France, Finland, Baltic countries, Italy, most of the times Germany. This seem to be close to impossible in London.