Jeupsy, I got the following reply from German Embassy. Looks like our partners would still need a visa.
My initial enquiry:
Dies ist ein Formular der: dublin
Address: Ms
Name:
First name:
City :
Country : Ireland
Tel./Fax :
E-Mail:
marh17@hotmail.com <mailto:
marh17@hotmail.com>
Text: Dear Madam or Sir,
My girlfriend (Fiji citizen) and myself (Dutch) would like to
visit Germany for a 4 day trip in April.
My girlfriend is in posession of an Irish EU4-Fam-card.
Will she have to apply for a visa to visit Germany if she is
travelling together with me? If yes, could you please outline the
procedure?
Thanks and regards,
xxx
1st reply from Embassy:
Dear xxxxx,
Thank you for your e-mail.
Can you please inform me on which basis your friend got her GNIB Card
with the Stamp 4EUFAM (ie Marriage with an EU National, etc)?
In general your friend will not require a visa, if she is travelling i.e. with her EU Spouse and therefore uses the right of free movement within the Schengen Countries.
In the case, that she does not travel with her spouse, she will require a visa.
I am looking forward to your response in order to give you a more
detailed and specific answer to your query, as right now I do not know
the circumstances of her case.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Kind regards
xxxxxxx
My second reply:
Hello xxxxx,
Thank you for your reply.
She was given the 4EUFAM stamp based on our relationship as she is my
girlfriend (de facto partner).
She is my partner however not a registered partner (yet) in other
words, we do not have a civil partnership certificate or marriage
certificate but she was provided the stamp based on our durable duly attested relationship.
I understand that EU spouse's are exempt from requiring a visa if they
are married to an EU national however, in our case, where no marriage/civil partnership exists but a de facto partnership, will
that mean she is also exempt from requiring a visa or would she be
eligible for a visa free of charge based on her 4EUFAM status?
Thanks and best regards,
xxxx
Reply from Embassy:
Dear xxxx,
Thank you for getting back to me.
In that case, your partner has to apply for a visa for Germany which can
not be issued free of charge, as we require either the Marriage or Civil
Partnership Certificate.
Please see our website for information on visa applications:
http://www.dublin.diplo.de/Vertretung/d ... _Visa.html
Please note that you will need to book an appointment to submit your
application at the Embassy. Please do so on our website as well:
https://service2.diplo.de/rktermin/exte ... _locale=en
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Kind regards
xxxx