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Did you explain that you needed it for Spanish visa purposes? You should try having the certificate apostilled by the FCO - http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-us/what- ... galisationAimar wrote:the Spanish in blatant disregard of the directive do not recognise marriages between EU nationals and third country nationals unless it is accompanied by a statement of recognition from the EU national's member state, so i've trundled along to the UK high commission and asked very nicely if they would write me something saying my marriage was valid in the UK, the High Commission declined, saying any marriage by a UK citizen validly conducted and recognised in the place it took place is valid in the UK ...end of.
very bad performance...skele wrote:I wrote to EVERY MEP for London before I left the UK to try and get help with my situation and most did not bother to respond, one of them sent me an email telling me what I'd already told them.
One responded three months later and did submit a question at the European parliament but each time I contacted him urgently it was three months before I got a response so I had to just keep trying to sort the whole mess out myself. Maybe outside of London thy're a bit more efficient?!!!
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When the Spanish initially refused you, did they give you anything in writing?So i've written off to Solvit to complain about the boorish Spanish, i get a response from Solvit quoting the directive e.t.c e.t.c and Spain was in contravention blah de blah ...and nothing else, then fully 5 months later i get a cheery email from some chap at solvit saying he has contacted the spanish consulate in Nigeria and been told they have no record of my wife ever having made an application and would i make another appointment to submit an application.....Yeah right !
Get back to Solvit with that result -- keep them informed even if it feels like it is going slowly. Encourage them to escalate it so that you get the appointment.Aimar wrote:Directive, Yes we received the standard refusal form with a handwritten appendage stating our marriage certificate was not legalised. I had also requsted another appointment from the Spanish consulate and there has been no response whatsoever.
Can you give more details of what you reported to the European Commission and how that went? Did you later have to request the help of the European Ombudsman?koded wrote:You could make a report to eu commission or solvit they will never resolve the problem for you. Can only tell you what you know.