non eea Spouse of UK national travelling to italy with me.

[roadrunner_1024]

hi,

my wife & i are travelling to italy soon & from what i have seen some people have had sucessful entry with a valid passport & their marriage certificate upon landing in an EU country.

we both stay in the UK & my wife has a UK residency permit on her chinese passport.

please give us some advice, do we need to apply for a visa using this form? http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/IMG/pdf/visagb.pdf

or can we simply arrive in italy & they issue her a landing visa because of Directive 2004/38/EC ?

[Wanderer]

I think that only applies to EU nationals exercising a treaty right - if u r not one of those ur wife will need a Schengen Visa.

She'll need to make an appointment at the nearest Italian consulate and hope for the best since in the summer months they're booked up months in advance.

[mym]

I think that only applies to EU nationals exercising a treaty right

No. All EEA citizens have residence rights up to 3 months without the need to prove exercise of Treaty Rights - consequently so do their family members.

[Richard66]

In theory it should work that way, but I'd recommend you get hold of a copy of Decreto Legislativo 30/2007 (the Italian incorporation of Directive 38/2004) as well as a recent marriage certificate, with is best translated into Italian and certified (apostille).

Italian law guarantees your wife can enter with you.

[kavanspace]

Hi Road runner,


its been a while now so how was your visit to Italy, did u needed a visa or were they ok ??? I am in the same boat now and its still confusing.

I just been to France without visa so I guess Italy shoudl be same being a Schengen Nation / EEA nation.

How was yours????

Thanks

[Loz27]

Hey

Would like tooo know how you got on??

We have been issued a schengen visa(husband) as we thought it might be a bit easier and less hassle then to explain our story each time we enter diff country.

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