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No need to to worry. The reason for the refusal was not meeting financial requirements, no big deal.emsum wrote:Thanks for your reply! So should I get a new passport so that there is not a refusal stamp in it? I read online that information is shared between EU & UK countries but Im not sure as to what exactly is being shared. Can they see my visa refusal electronically when I go from the US to an EU country? Or can they only see black listed criminal stuff. I don't want to look like Im covering something up, but I don't want to get to Spain or France and have them see my refusal stamp and not let me in. What do you think? Thanks!!!
Have you researched Spain?emsum wrote:Hello, I have been refused a UK spouse visa because of the financial requirement, and a few minor problems. We have full right of appeal, but don't want to appeal. We want to go to Europe and exercise our right to the Freedom of Movement Act but we are concerned about me being denied at the airport. The UK Border Agency put a stamp in the back of my passport that identifies my case number and it has a red line through it. Putting the stamp at the end of the passport notifies immigration that Ive been denied entry somewhere, so Im concerned that when I arrive in a country in Europe, they will question me and then deny me entry. How do I exercise the Freedom of movement Act. My husband is British & Im American. Should I go into an EU country on a tourist visa and then am I able to switch to a spouse visa? How does the Freedom of Movment Act work & what is the best way to approach the situation? I know that my husband needs to work for 3 months and then we can apply for the spouse visa for me, but does that mean I have to leave the country and come in on a spouse visa? Does anyone have any real advice about this? Thanks!!!
I don't think it would really matter but if you want to be absolutely sure, your husband could move to Spain first and you could apply for a short term Schengen visa to join your husband in Spain. This should be free of charge for you and they should get back to you within 15 days.emsum wrote:Hi, thanks for your replies! We have absolutely no worries about living/working in Spain. We both have 3 1/2 years of TESOL/TEFL experience behind us, degrees & my husband also has an outstanding resume for building jobs. The main reason we are choosing Spain is because we have connections there (job/housing connection). Working & living in Spain is the least of our worries. My only worry is getting through the border with this stupid stamp in my passport. I don't want to be refused a visa solely because of the stamp.
The OP is not a visa national and would not be required to apply for a visa.ALKB wrote:
I don't think it would really matter but if you want to be absolutely sure, your husband could move to Spain first and you could apply for a short term Schengen visa to join your husband in Spain. This should be free of charge for you and they should get back to you within 15 days.
Or he could fly over to "pick you up" and you travel to Spain together.
Have you read through the links provided earlier? Do you have any questions on them?emsum wrote:Hi, thanks for your replies! We have absolutely no worries about living/working in Spain. We both have 3 1/2 years of TESOL/TEFL experience behind us, degrees & my husband also has an outstanding resume for building jobs. The main reason we are choosing Spain is because we have connections there (job/housing connection). Working & living in Spain is the least of our worries. My only worry is getting through the border with this stupid stamp in my passport. I don't want to be refused a visa solely because of the stamp.
I know, but she keeps saying that she is afraid to be turned away at the border. A visa would take care of that.EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:The OP is not a visa national and would not be required to apply for a visa.ALKB wrote:
I don't think it would really matter but if you want to be absolutely sure, your husband could move to Spain first and you could apply for a short term Schengen visa to join your husband in Spain. This should be free of charge for you and they should get back to you within 15 days.
Or he could fly over to "pick you up" and you travel to Spain together.