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The answer is that yes you can. You may find that airlines are unfamiliar with it.SeaJohn wrote:I'm not sure if this it was discussed before.
Recently I received Permanent Residence card (EEA4 application). But it doesn't say that I'm family member of EEA national.
All embassies have requirements that in order to travel without visa I should provide Residence card of family member of EEA national.
Can I still travel without visa?
A residence card works in lieu of a visa. Try it.CassiQ wrote:I currently hold the UK residence card as the family member of an EEA Citizen.
My Portuguese husband and I wanted to go for a city break in Amsterdam. Just to make sure that I didn't need a visa (as the first visa appointment was the day after we were supposed to leave for Amsterdam), I e-mailed the Dutch consulate. After a few e-mails back and forth, I received a very curt reply stating that I had to apply for a Schengen visa, even though it stated very differently on their website.
Obviously, this wasn't possible due to the dates we were wanting to go, so we changed our plans and went to Belgium instead - who also insisted that I make an appointment and get a visa to travel into the country.
I'm very weary of travelling without a visa, even though it is my husband's right to let me travel freely with him throughout the EU.
The blessing is that the visa requirements are nowhere near as detailed as they would be had I not been the family member of an EU national. The only thing I had to provide was proof of relationship (a plain marriage certificate, the original one issued in the country we were married in), and tickets as proof that we were entering the country we were applying to enter. We didn't have to supply financials, proof of accommodation, proof of employment or anything like that. On top of that, the visa was free!
So, at the end of the day just a formality and I wonder why did they bother in the first place?
This was April of this year (2012). When will everything be streamlined and standardised? Every time we want to travel, it's a different set of rules even though they're supposedly under the same directive!
The non-EU national needs to accompany or join the EU family member. If this condition is satisfied, then the directive 2004/38/EC applies. The * don't need to completed.sarahpoole wrote:If i uk citzen was to book holiday to france would non eu spouse in non eu country be able to come out and join us for the holiday?
What documents would we need. And do we fill in the * on visa form or not?
Yes, this would be "joining". It would be worth your while reading this (part III in particular).sarahpoole wrote:So for example i booked eurostar frm uk to paris on 21st dec..and arrived 21st to hotel accomadation and non eu spouse catched flight on 22nd to same accomadation..this would be case of nit filling out * part on form. What is invitation letter from host they ask for?
Did you read the document? The directive applies to your case.EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:Yes, this would be "joining". It would be worth your while reading this (part III in particular).sarahpoole wrote:So for example i booked eurostar frm uk to paris on 21st dec..and arrived 21st to hotel accomadation and non eu spouse catched flight on 22nd to same accomadation..this would be case of nit filling out * part on form. What is invitation letter from host they ask for?
http://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/polici ... 620_en.pdf
This is nonsense, complain.sarahpoole wrote:I spoke bk to french embassy and they now say that we have to submit documents to show ties in non eu residing country incase we are trying to run off. Also have to provide documents of bank statements covering whole of trip of hotel etc plus 65 euros per day per person. So tht wud be proves we have 180 euros per day for two weeks plus the flight money and hotel money is that correct? They wasnt very clear.
Good for you.toves wrote:Hi
Me Norwegian citizen who has exercised my rights in UK and my Nigerian husband travelled to Norway on the 24th of August without a visa. I had my registration card from UKBA and my husband his RC. I had to explain the law to the immigration officer, but after 10 minutes she came back and said everything is fine.