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Admin, I think it would be extremely difficult to convince the staff at check in that the OP does not require a visa on the basis of Dir2004/38/EC. The directive only states that spouses of EU nationals have the right of free movement across the EU as long as they are in the company of their EU partners but it goes on to state that 'if the spouse is a visa national, arrangements should be made to issue him/her a visa expeditiously and free of charge'. It does make it clear that non EU family members might be subject to a short stay visa requirement under Reg EC 539/2001.Administrator wrote:.
You don't need a Schengen visa, so long as you are traveling with your husband.
-> Europe immigration forum -> Directive 2004/38/EC thread
One of MANY threads dedicated to this topic.
Your husband can travel anywhere in the EU he wishes. Under EU treaty, you are allowed to accompany him and nobody can refuse you (so long as there aren't other circumstances, such as a criminal record on your part).
Your passports. A copy of your marriage certificate. You probably have a spouse visa in your passport ..?
Some people carry printed copies of Directive 2004/38/EC in the local languages with them to give local law enforcement some educational reading materials.
HOWEVER. If you wish to travel alone, that is a different matter.
the Admin
Pasha wrote:My husband and I would like to visit Paris. We have booked an appointment at the French Embassy in London. My husband holds British and Irish citizenship and I am a non-eu spouse in the UK on a 5 year residence permit. My questions are;
Should my husband be using his British or Irish Passport for my shengen visa application?
You could use either.It makes no difference
Do we need to purchase travel insurance prior to having the visa approved?
You need not but they could ask you for it so get a cheap one. Besides, being insured whilst on holiday is a good thing.
What supporting documents are advisable to be submitted in addition to passports, marriage cert, birth certs?
Passports, Marriage Certificate, 2 photographs is all you should need. However, they could ask you for your travel itinerary/tickets etc but you could point out that you need not produce them according to the form.
We would like to visit Portugal after France. This will not be in the same trip but a couple of weeks apart. What documents (if different from those required for single entry visa) will we need to provide?
You can use the same visa, provided the French issue you a multiple entry Schengen which covers your second trip to Portugal (which they should).
Or would it be advisable to apply for a single entry visa then another for Portugal once we have returned to the UK?
No! Just tick the multiple entry visa box on the visa form and they should issue you one (unless they are in a particularly bad mood)