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Who is/are "they" in this case? The British authorities, the Spanish/Portuguese authorities or the Brazilian authorities?
This is not necessarily correct. We've seen more than a few cases here of people who were illegally in the UK and who applied and got legal status by virtue of their family relationship after applying from within the UK. Not saying that everyone who is illegal and applies in the UK will get a legal status, but it is a possibility.
Following up from the above, there might be no need to leave the UK.which is why he needs to go back to his home country to now apply for a spouse visa since we got married.
If he has his flight within the same airport and more or less on the same day, he will not face Spanish or Portuguese authorities. He does not even need Schengen visa for this transit. Don't call it a stop over, as it implies a real and longer stop in the intermediate place.
There are no exit passport checks in the UK. The airline will check his passport - nothing to do with immigration/leaving the UK - to make sure it is a valid travel document, i.e. not expired or damaged etc, the name aligns with the name on the ticket and he is legally able to enter his destination country which with a Brazilian passport he is of course. Anything beyond that - the airlines aren't bothered, literally. However, by law the airlines must collect what is known as API (advance passenger information) which is then forwarded to UK Border Force. What Border Force do with that only they know at the end of the day.ATKATK wrote: ↑Tue Aug 24, 2021 8:29 pmThank you for your reply, makes perfect sense. I got some legal advise and they pretty much said the same, it depends on authorities. They did say the preference would be a direct flight to the country of origin but they have had clients that chose a transit although a risk remains. Gosh if someone could just have a Crystal ball or make COVID go away.
Misinformation, plenty of that around these days. Airlines are carriers, not an authority of any kind, and have been known to get things wrong. Why would he even need a Schengen transit visa when he's not entering or transiting through the Schengen zone? Brazilian nationals remain visa-exempt in the Schengen area for visits of up to 90 days within a 180 day period, but then again he's not entering or transiting through the Schengen area. If the airline insists he needs a Schengen transit visa I'd ask them to provide their source of information and unless it comes from a government authority like a Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration or an Embassy I wouldn't believe a word they say. According to the German Federal Foreign Office, for example, Brazilian nationals remain visa-exempt https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/en/einr ... #content_1 An airline cannot deny him boarding.ATKATK wrote: ↑Sun Sep 05, 2021 7:35 pmThank you so much for your reply.
I now have been told by the airline that if he transits in Spain, Portugal or Germany he needs a Schengen transit visa. Apparently this came into place 2 weeks ago. I didn’t even know there was anything like this, anyone have any information about this? Maybe it’s best to open a new topic or best to just call the embassy.
It’s like the Wild Wild West out there these days…
The info is correct. Note though the above website is owned by a group of independent individuals, not an authority on Schengen Visa Regulations, nobodies to put it bluntly when it comes to Schengen related info.Euscheme_problem wrote: ↑Mon Sep 06, 2021 10:40 amhttps://www.schengenvisainfo.com/transit-schengen-visa/
Based on the list there, Brazilian nationals don't seem to need an Airport Transit Schengen Visa?