Traveling to Europe with spouse

[Ith]

Can someone help me I would like to know where to get visa for EU countries like France and Spain.. please help I would like to know if I need visa to travel with my spouse

Thanks

[gpm468]

If it's an EU country, you don't need a visa, but suggest you take your marriage certificate with you, and be ready to 'explain the rules' to airport staff and other officials.

For example French embassy website says you need a visa, in contradiction to EU law, we turned up at St Pancras Eurostar with no visa and didn't have a problem. Only went to France once though. We went to Switzerland and then we did apply for Schengen visa as it's not EU.

[takdeerwala]

Staff of Proper Airlines like Lufthansa are aware of such rules. Sometimes problem comes in Budget Airlines hwere you need to do either Online Check-in or do airport check-in after paying some fees. Marriage certificate and a printout from say Spain embassy saying that spouse do not need schengen visa will help along with explanation. Been there, done that.