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Should have said you bought in on eBay. I mean really, what a stupid question.AKDK wrote:yeah...i just said because im married to polish national who is exercising treaty rights hereBen wrote:AKDK wrote:how did you get this
my friend who had her british passport for like...5-6 years was asked once - how did you get this?
Ha ha ha LOL. Will do next timeBen wrote:Should have said you bought in on eBay. I mean really, what a stupid question.AKDK wrote:yeah...i just said because im married to polish national who is exercising treaty rights hereBen wrote:AKDK wrote:how did you get this
my friend who had her british passport for like...5-6 years was asked once - how did you get this?
hi 86ti, you replied me in another topic, what shall i write in the email to complain? the problem was i didnt know when i arrived at the airport i can go though the ea gate and passport not stamped. so i went to the non ea gate got landing card and been checked and passport stamped. i dont think i can really complain about this , no? also can i get a letter to show in the future that we shouldnt get passport stamped as not all the IO knows. thanks86ti wrote:We submitted a complaint to them about two weeks ago because of a stamp in my wife's passport. She got a telephone call from the head of the Border Forces at Manchester airport today apologizing for the incident. He asked for any further information regarding the IO because the stamp doesn't have any number that would identify that person (the stamp on the EEA FP for instance, also from Manchester airport, does have one). My wife should have asked for the name and the identifying number of that IO on that day but she didn't. We will get a letter from them which we can show to IOs in the future.
I do not know if they will put much effort in rectifying this issue but at least the complaint was dealt with and did cause a reaction.
If you have a Residence Card, they should not stamp the passport. Does not matter who you are traveling with (or not), or which queue you use.kabuki wrote:Questions:
When I arrive at Amsterdam-Schipol airport alone, do I use the EEA or non-EEA queue?
When leaving Brussels Eurostar terminal I will go through immigration, they should not stamp my passport for re-ntry to the UK, right? Even when travelling alone?
Arriving alone in Amsterdam with a UK-issued Residence Card instead of a visa can be tricky. Make sure that your partner is waiting for you at the airport and can be contacted by the Dutch Immigration Service if necessary (to verify that you are indeed joining your partner as it is called in EU law).kabuki wrote:Hi! I'm travelling for the first time since getting my EEA Residence permit. I will be flying alone to Amsterdam and then will be returning my Eurostar alone. I will be meeting my partner there, but she has business after the holiday, so it'll just be me.
Questions:
When I arrive at Amsterdam-Schipol airport alone, do I use the EEA or non-EEA queue?
When leaving Brussels Eurostar terminal I will go through immigration, they should not stamp my passport for re-ntry to the UK, right? Even when travelling alone?
I'm just looking to clarify this because I had issues in Ireland when I had an EU4FAM permit there, and I really don't want any hassle whilst travelling.
Thanks!
Directive/2004/38/EC wrote: If you have a Residence Card, they should not stamp the passport. Does not matter who you are traveling with (or not), or which queue you use.
Line up at the EEA queue. If they have a problem with that they can always ask you to move to the other queue...
Thank you both. It's a bit nerve racking the first time you travel with the RC. You'd think that by now it would all be squared away.fysicus wrote:Arriving alone in Amsterdam with a UK-issued Residence Card instead of a visa can be tricky. Make sure that your partner is waiting for you at the airport and can be contacted by the Dutch Immigration Service if necessary (to verify that you are indeed joining your partner as it is called in EU law).
Returning to the UK alone, by whatever means of transport, should be without hassle. Your partner must be exercising treaty rights in the UK, but that can include temporary absence from the UK (for up to six months in a year!). You do not need to fill in a landing card (the word Landing Card does not even occur anywhere in the EEA Immigration Regulations) and the UK IO should not stamp your passport. Your passport may (and probably will) be stamped by the Schengen border guards both on entering and leaving the Schengen zone.
On all occasions you are entitled to use the line for EU/EEA passports.
Unfortunately my schengen visa is a few pages before my RC and is usually the first to be inspected, so doesn't really set the scene for this.86ti wrote:Well, you could explain on a particular occasion that you are travelling within the framework of the EEA regulations and not the Schengen regime and thus test the reaction.
In regards to the link above, it states that "When travelling to the Netherlands without the EU/EEA family member, regular Schengen visa procedures apply."fysicus wrote:The official guidance on the website of the Dutch Embassy explains it all: http://www.dutchembassyuk.org/consular/index.php?i=261
Only when you travel together (or join your partner in the Netherlands) they accept RC instead of visa. Far more restrictive than directive 2004/38 allows, in my opinion. And I think many Schengen countries share this policy.
Honestly, I don't believe that the document should be issued on an A4 sheet of paper. I do believe that there needs to be another provision made to ensure that once the RC is granted, that the person should either be able to return their passport for endorsement or come in person with the letter to have the endorsement placed in their passport, unless the UK can bring begin issuing the majority of their permit within a months time. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad it seems to have been shortened to a 3 month wait, but the UK and Ireland are still two countries that seem to take the longest in issuing the RC with loads of steps in between.Furthermore they do not seem to accept a Residence Card issued on a A4 Immigration Status Document, for which I also see no justification in European law.
Sorry, but what exactly are you trying to say? I suspect you are talking about the biometric system. Bear in mind that it is not available on all airports.kool145 wrote:hi.. IRIS a a hassle free ... there is lots of confusion wth RC n IO
wht kind of quiestion u been ask whn u enrol IRIS...
and wht kind of document they wnt 2 look...
how 2 enrol...
Yes.andrej wrote:In 2006 I got my Right of Residence "stamp" not "sticker" as a family member of an EEA national (valid 5 years).
Is this the same as the "sticker"?
No stamps or landing cards rqd as you should be treated same as an EU national, whether travelling alone or with your EU spouse.Since then I always had my passport stamped (Heathrow, Gatwich, Stanstead, Luton) and landing card requested. Was not aware of EU directives.
Quite right, and even when travelling alone.Although I did go through EU line when together with my spouse.
You'll get a "pretty stamp" when you receive confirmation of PR soon.The "stamp" looks so cheap and dirty anyway. I WANTED A PRETTY STICKER!
Thanks Plum70... you know the one I am talking about, with a pretty little picture and a shiny bit to it as well. Makes your passport heavier and seem more important...Plum70 wrote:andrej wrote:You'll get a "pretty stamp" when you receive confirmation of PR soon.The "stamp" looks so cheap and dirty anyway. I WANTED A PRETTY STICKER!