scrudu wrote:Is this really true?
Yes!
As spouse of an EU national, you have a right of free movement as long as you travel with your spouse. For travel to other EU countries for under three months, you only have to show
(1) they are an EU national (proof: their passport or national ID card)
(2) your relationship with the EU national (proof: marriage certificate if you are married and more complicated stuff if you are not)
In Directive 2004/38/EC (
http://eumovement.wordpress.com/directive-200438ec/)
See "Article 5 - Right of entry"
See "Article 6 - Right of residence for up to three months"
scrudu wrote:When my husband and I applied to go to Germany together (me=Irish, him=Indonesian with perm residency in IRE), we were required to submit proof of hotel accommodation & flights as well as proof of funds (bank statements).
Was this a long time ago? They will sometimes ask, but you can say no.
Their web site is very confused (and wrong). You will note that the PDF files for "normal" schengen visa and schengen visa for family member of EU citizen are pretty much copy and pastes of each other, including visa fees in each and references to EU family members in the "normal" schengen PDF.
scrudu wrote:We now wish to go to France (together) and have been asked for the same information. Both procedures state that if any changes are made to the flights/accommodation/dates after the visa is granted, that the visa will be considered null and void!
The French embassy in London does not require that.
http://www.consulfrance-londres.org/art ... rticle=352
The French embassy in Dublin web site does not seem to have any information specifically for family of EU citizens. All they have is the general information, much of which does NOT apply to family members of EU citizens.
Also note that questions on the Schengen form marked with (*) do not need to be answered (and should not be answered). They include your employment information and date of arrival and departure.
The questions marked with * do not have to be answered by family members of EU or EEA citizens (spouse, child or dependent ascendant). Family members of EU or EEA citizens have to present documents to prove this relationship.
You are not required to have a bank account or a positive amount of money in it.
You are not required to have a job.
You do not need to have booked flight tickets or an address in France.
Has somebody at the embassy actually asked for this information, or did you just get the information from their web site?