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Prawo, I do not think that info is entirely accurate! According to this link it is clear that non-EEA family members needs to obtain a visa beforehand if the EEA family member is not travelling with the non-EEA family member.Only if you are issued a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen you can travel without a visa, even without your partner.
In this case you will not be bothered at the border.
Some countries like Netherlands , Sweden, Poland & Latvia, allows holders of EU resident card issued under directive 2004/38EC to travel independently, and others don't.JA13I wrote:Prawo, I do not think that info is entirely accurate! According to this link it is clear that non-EEA family members needs to obtain a visa beforehand if the EEA family member is not travelling with the non-EEA family member.Only if you are issued a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen you can travel without a visa, even without your partner.
In this case you will not be bothered at the border.
Well, the question is where did you get this information from? The foreign ministry (emabssy) may have a different opinion than he ministry of interior (border police). There is also the well known fact that embassies in London give completely different information from the Dublin embassy. So who to believe? I hope Prawo can clarify the situation regarding the Netherlands.JA13I wrote:But, with countries like Netherlands, Poland etc having been explicit with the requirement that the EEA national do accompany them,
The source of my information is provided in the link in my previous post and admittedly does not have to be the one that the IO has from the 'Ministry of Interior' or the Dutch Equivalent.Well, the question is where did you get this information from?