Hi Richard,
thanks for your replies (on both websites!).
I'm ashamed to admit that these people are wearing me down....
I think we will just have to apply for a familiare al seguito visa.
They are absolutely unbelievable.
Look at the emails we exchanged.....confusing or what???
P.S.
before I go - my husband doesn't need travel insurance does he???
Cheers
India
Gentili Signori,
Sono una cittadina Italiana coniugata con Barbadiano viviamo a Londra (io sono registrata all'AIRE) e lui ha la "residency card per 5 anni".
Vorremmo andare insieme in Italia e Vi pregherei di confermare che le informazioni che ho a riguardo "spouse holiday visa" siano corrette.
Vi prego di non riferirmi al sito internet in quanto le informazioni a riguardo non sono chiare per niente.
Per poterlo portare in Italia e' vero che servono solo:
Il suo passaporto con permesso di soggiorno nell'UK Il mio passaporto L'estratto di matrimonio emesso dal mio ultimo comune di residenza in Italia
Un modulo compilato
2 foto formato passaporto
Piu' fotocopie di tutti I documenti
Serve prenotare un appuntamento o possiamo presentarci al Consolato?
Io devo essere presente?
Mi potete inoltre cortesemente confermerare che I seguenti documenti NON sono necessari?
Paid travel tickets and hotel
Travellers cheques/cash
Travel Insurance
Employee letter
Bank statement
Invitation letter by my mum in Italy
Letter from Italy stating where we will be staying
Mi rendo conto che riceverete milioni di email come questo e che non avete tempo di rispondere a tutti. E' per questo che ho scritto tutte le informazioni per cui potere anche limitarvi ad usare questo stesso email e rispondere "si/no" affianco alle mie domande.
Vi ringrazio sentitamente in anticipo.
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Gentile Signora
Please check the answers at the bottom of your questions.
Regards
Visa Office
Per poterlo portare in Italia e' vero che servono solo:
Il suo passaporto con permesso di soggiorno nell'UK Il mio passaporto L'estratto di matrimonio emesso dal mio ultimo comune di residenza in Italia Un modulo compilato
2 foto formato passaporto
Piu' fotocopie di tutti I documenti
SI E' VERO.
Serve prenotare un appuntamento o possiamo presentarci al Consolato? NO, PUOI VENIRE DA LUNEDI A VENERDI DALLE 9 ALLE 12.
Io devo essere presente? NO.
Mi potete inoltre cortesemente confermerare che I seguenti documenti NON sono necessari? I SEGUENTI DOCUMENTI NON SONO NECESSARI.
Paid travel tickets and hotel
Travellers cheques/cash
Travel Insurance
Employee letter
Bank statement
Invitation letter by my mum in Italy
Letter from Italy stating where we will be staying
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Gentili Signori,
Grazie ancora per il vostro email.
Diverse persone esperte in materia di immigrazione mi hanno fatto notare che a seguito del decreto del 27 Marzo 2007 (Directive 2004/38/EC -
allegato) un familare di un cittadino Italiano in possesso di un permesso di soggiorno in un paese Europeo (nel nostro caso
l'Inghilterra) ha diritto alla liberta' di movimento all'interno dei paesi dell'Unione Europea e assume quindi gli stessi diritti di un cittadino europeo.
Italy has now implemented Directive 2004/38/EC into it's national law please see:
http://www.poliziadistato.it/pds/ps/imm ... ettiva_382
004_ter.pdf
http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/ ... 4_38_ec_en.
pdf
In pratica, sembra che, sebbene L'inghilterra non faccia parte del trattato Schengen, mio marito non abbia bisogno di nessun visto per accompagnarmi in vacanza in Italia, Francia Spagna, Germania etc etc
Potete cortesemente confermare se questo sia il caso?
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Dear Sir / Madam :
Foreign citizens resident in England and married to Italian Citizens do need the visa.
To apply for a visa you need to book an APPOINTMENT through our BOOKING SYSTEM (Ph. Nr. : 09065 540 707), or through our ON-LINE BOOKING SYSTEM available at the web-site :
www.conslondra.esteri.it, which is working 24 hours ( see our WEB PAGE for VISA-FORMS, DOCUMENTS, REQUIREMENTS, TYPES OF VISAS etc. :
www.conslondra.esteri.it and
www.esteri.it ).
Please be informed that there is no booking by fax or post.
Each applicant must apply PERSONALLY at the Consulate ( unlesss you are married to a EU citizen ).
Our address is : Consulate General of Italy - Visa Section, 136 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SA.
Office Hours : Monday to Friday 9-12.
It is not allowed to mail visas / passports to applicants.
Please be informed that in order to apply for a visa, your passport and your residence permit in the UK must be valid at least three months before the returning date of your trip.
Applicant must be in possession of U.K. RESIDENCE PERMIT. Therefore we do not accept visa applications by persons in the U.K. as "tourists".
We need at least 2-working days to process your visa ( in some cases, even longer, please visit ww.conslondra.esteri.it for the list of nationalities that require more days).
Visa must be paid in CASH only and only in BRITISH POUNDS.
Current Visa Fee is £ -41.00- ( Free of charge if a EU citizen's spouse ).
IN ORDER TO OBTAIN A VISA YOU NEED TO SUBMIT WITH YOUR APPLICATION THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS 1. valid passport ; 2. residence permit in the UK. ; 3. 1- colour, recent, passport size, photo ; 4. return flight tickets ; 5. hotel reservation OR a letter of invitation by your host in
Italy signed by him and with a photocopy of his valid I.D.
or his residence permit in Italy if non-EU-citizen , 6. a reference letter in original by your employer, school
or University ;
7. your last three months bank statements ; 8. Travel Insurance.
Please be informed that any supporting document might be requested during your visa interview.
For any additional information please consult our Web-Site at :
www.conslondra.esteri.it or
www.esteri.it.
Best Regards
Visa Section.
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Dear Sir/Madam,
Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately your latest answer pretty much conflicts with you first where you confirmed that a foreign citizen married to an Italian does NOT need to book an appointment to obtain a visa, does NOT need the following documents :
return flight tickets
hotel reservation OR a letter of invitation by your host in Italy signed by him and with a photocopy of his valid I.D. or his residence permit in Italy if non-EU-citizen a reference letter in original by your employer, school or University ; your last three months bank statements Travel Insurance.
Also visas to spouse of EU citizens should be free.
Please read your own answers to my questions (at the bottom of this email) and reconfirm.
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Dear Madam
As your husband is Italian you don't need to book an appointment, if he was from any other European Country you were have to book an appointment.
You can come to our office from Monday to Friday 9am to 12noon.
Our address is: 136 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 9SA.
You need to bring us:
- Your Passport,
- Your husband's Passport,
- Marriage Certificate, and
- Travel Heath Insurance.
Please note that you and obviously your husband have to be registered in AIRE (department in charge for the registration of all the Italians living abroad).
In case you got Marriage outside UK or Italy you have to go to the Embassy from the Country where your Marriage Certificate was issued and have it stamped by their High Commission in London.
Best Regards
Visa Office