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I do not know how the embassies in Eire work but I think I remember a report here that the Greece embassy in London asks for proof of residence. Check that as well!dar_man wrote:Thanks a lot! That's what I was looking for.
For the resident card, I know that (at least in theory) we wouldn't need a visa, but in any way, we haven't got the resident card as yet (as I said application is pending) .
EU institution work quite slowly so do not expect an outcome soon. Also, Solvit can not enforce EU law. In principle, they can just nicely tell the other side that they are wrong. In any case, you have asked them already twice and both times their answer was wrong. I would suggest therefore to contact Solvit ASAP. Do they also have this information on their webpage?dar_man wrote: By the way, in case they insist, what would be the best way to handle this? Would solveit or something similar help? In that case, how much time/effort it takes for them to get involved? I wouldn't like to spend too much effort for a supposed to be hassle free procedure.
Yeah, some embassies get quite peeved if you don't do so. The French here in the UK have that reputation.dar_man wrote:I thought going to any other Schengen country to apply for the visa, but since we are supposed to apply to the embassy of the main destination I wouldn't like not to do so - unless we are practically forced to do so.
86ti wrote:You may already know that you wouldn't need a visa in the presence of the residence card. Here a few links that will get you started.
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/ ... _ec_en.pdf
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 038:EN:NOT
Thanks for the reply and sorry to still bother you with this.86ti wrote:The first link is simply the guide for the second link. You'll have to read through the whole directive to get the picture. The link you found are the Schengen rules for the visa issuing posts. The Schengen Borders Code is the guideline for immigration.
The Directive is not explicit about what documents are required for issuing a visa. Although it is clear that a visa and a Residence Card can only be denied, for a valid family member, on the basis of national security, (BIG) public policy or (BIG) public health. Not knowing (or wanting to share) which hotel you will be staying at is not one of these three grounds, and so is not reason to refuse a visa application.dar_man wrote:If not would you please tell me where exactly the specific topic (documents needed/not needed) is dealt with? If these are not mentioned in the directive, how the conclusions of what is needed/what is not are made?