- What UK visa does your husband have? A "Family Member of an EEA National Residence Card"?

Further to the above and to provide more "real-life" feedback. My wife has also travelled with me visa-free to Sweden without any hassle whatsoever and that time we flew with Ryanair.

Directive/2004/38/EC,

To answer your questions:

1. My wife has a South African passport.
2. Yes, they stamped her passport. I know that technically they shouldn't / don't need to but in my mind it doesn't really make a difference.

Just to add. We flew with EasyJet from Luton and had no problems at check-in nor at the gate with regards to her not having a visa.

All, I have posted previously in this thread and am now happy to report that my wife was able to travel with me hassle-free into France without a visa. She has a "Family member of an EEA national Residence Permit" (EEA2) here in the UK and I am a Swedish national. The IO in France went in to the ...

Takes about 6-7 months. According to EU law they have to process it within 6 months so as you approach the six month deadline I suggest sending them a letter asking how they are getting on and also reminding them about the 6 month deadline.

Hi all, Just back from a long weekend in France with my wife who has a UK Family Member EEA / EU Residence Card as you can see in one of my previous posts in this thread. She did have a valid Schengen visa for this entry but we spoke to the border guards at Toulon-Hyeres airport (on arrival and on ...

[quote="86ti"][quote="Skiingswede1980"]I've now raised my issue with SOLVIT. Let's see what they can do![/quote] Ok, it's obsolete now but did you get any response from them? I wrote an email to SOLVIT France a week ago but didn't get anything yet.[/quote] My query was routed thorugh to SOLVIT ...

I've now raised my issue with SOLVIT. Let's see what they can do!

Apologies. It is correct that the application can only be done by post. The 6 month rule should still apply however.

Plum70, Yes, she indeed has a UK residence card. She has also travelled to France numerous times with a Schengen visa without any problems and as mentioned she has travelled with me to Sweden visa free without any trouble. In theory (and according to the posts in this forum) it should also be ...

Under EU law they are not allowed to take longer than 6 months. Send them a letter asking for the status of your application and remind them that they are obliged to process it wihtin 6 months. For next time (if there is one), book an appointment at a Home Office Public Enquiry Office (there's one ...

Hi, I am a Swedish national living in the UK. My South African wife has a family member residence permit here in the UK and she has successfully travelled to Sweden with myself without a visa. From the above thread I understand that she should be able to travel to France together with myself visa ...