Best Embassy to Apply for A Visa from Pakistan?

[confusedinpakistan]

This is a question for all the members that have had the pleasure of applying for their spouses to get a visa to join them in a European country from Pakistan.

Could you please post your experiences on which embassy was the most helpful? Which was the least helpful? Which was the fastest?

My experiences so far:

The Netherlands: Actual embassy told me to send salaray slips and insurance info, than I got an email from the consular in Malaysia that none of that would be necessary and only proof of marriage would be required. They give visas after an interview and the next available date is about 1 month away.

Czech Republic: Called for an interview. Was advised to go get the marriage registered in the UK!

France: Curt, one sentence reply asking me to apply through Gerry's. Did not answer any of my questions.

Denmark: Was advised the only thing I would need are plane tickets.

Ireland: Have left an email for the honourary consul, but no response as of yet.

Please let me know your timelines and the responses you have recieved.

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This is a question for all the members that have had the pleasure of applying for their spouses to get a visa to join them in a European country from Pakistan.

Could you please post your experiences on which embassy was the most helpful? Which was the least helpful? Which was the fastest?

My experiences so far:

The Netherlands: Actual embassy told me to send salaray slips and insurance info, than I got an email from the consular in Malaysia that none of that would be necessary and only proof of marriage would be required. They give visas after an interview and the next available date is about 1 month away.

Czech Republic: Called for an interview. Was advised to go get the marriage registered in the UK!

France: Curt, one sentence reply asking me to apply through Gerry's. Did not answer any of my questions.

Denmark: Was advised the only thing I would need are plane tickets.

Ireland: Have left an email for the honourary consul, but no response as of yet.

Please let me know your timelines and the responses you have recieved.

well i got malaysian visa in less then 10 working days its not eu though
one of my family member got his EEA FP in 3 days and one of my friends friend got in 7 days for uk

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

Moved to Europe section.

[the hurricane]

This is a question for all the members that have had the pleasure of applying for their spouses to get a visa to join them in a European country from Pakistan.

Could you please post your experiences on which embassy was the most helpful? Which was the least helpful? Which was the fastest?

My experiences so far:

The Netherlands: Actual embassy told me to send salaray slips and insurance info, than I got an email from the consular in Malaysia that none of that would be necessary and only proof of marriage would be required. They give visas after an interview and the next available date is about 1 month away.

Czech Republic: Called for an interview. Was advised to go get the marriage registered in the UK!

France: Curt, one sentence reply asking me to apply through Gerry's. Did not answer any of my questions.

Denmark: Was advised the only thing I would need are plane tickets.

Ireland: Have left an email for the honourary consul, but no response as of yet.

Please let me know your timelines and the responses you have recieved.

Have u checked with Germany or Switzerland?

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This is a question for all the members that have had the pleasure of applying for their spouses to get a visa to join them in a European country from Pakistan.

Could you please post your experiences on which embassy was the most helpful? Which was the least helpful? Which was the fastest?

My experiences so far:

The Netherlands: Actual embassy told me to send salaray slips and insurance info, than I got an email from the consular in Malaysia that none of that would be necessary and only proof of marriage would be required. They give visas after an interview and the next available date is about 1 month away.

Czech Republic: Called for an interview. Was advised to go get the marriage registered in the UK!

France: Curt, one sentence reply asking me to apply through Gerry's. Did not answer any of my questions.

Denmark: Was advised the only thing I would need are plane tickets.

Ireland: Have left an email for the honourary consul, but no response as of yet.

Please let me know your timelines and the responses you have recieved.

Have u checked with Germany or Switzerland?[/quo
Hi guys i sent email to German embassy still waiting for reply
did any one contacted with German or Swiss embassy?

[confusedinpakistan]

Germany have an appointment system, it is about 1 month long.

If you have any luck through email please let us all know.

Ill check the swiss embassy.

[Amber]

Just a quick question, I am planning on coming to the Netherlands with my wife who is a UK national. I am a non-EEA national that will be with her when she excercises her treaty rights we also have 2 children.

I was looking at the forms for applying for a resident card and a few things are of concern to me.

You are supposed to apply for a resident card within 3 days of arriving, but how are you to get an address and a job within 3 days of arriving in a new country?

And how do you get an apartment without a resident card?

A residence card cannot be required within three months of arrival.

[Amber]

What would you guys suggest is the best country in Europe for new comers?

We are planning on using the Surrinder Singh to get to England after about 6 months.

What would you suggest is the easiest country for working/living in?

We are both native english speakers, and would want to live somewhere where the cost of living is not too high and also where the EU directives are implemented properly without too much trouble.

only English speaking country i can find is Ireland

You know the language + weather is like England + Good salary + will be easy to find job in big cities like Dublin

The visa process from Pakistan will take over 2 months. Schegen visa is relatively faster, so looking for a Schegen country.

Malta is not an English speaking country but almost everyone speaks English.

Am not sure about job prospect but it a lovely country to live in with friendly people.

[confusedinpakistan]

Just a quick question, I am planning on coming to the Netherlands with my wife who is a UK national. I am a non-EEA national that will be with her when she excercises her treaty rights we also have 2 children.

I was looking at the forms for applying for a resident card and a few things are of concern to me.

You are supposed to apply for a resident card within 3 days of arriving, but how are you to get an address and a job within 3 days of arriving in a new country?

And how do you get an apartment without a resident card?

A residence card cannot be required within three months of arrival.

I understand it is not required, but wouldnt I need it to apply for work and get an apartment?

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

No.

[confusedinpakistan]

No.

How would I the non-eu national go about finding employment with just a schengen visa?

[EUsmileWEallsmile]

The directive 2004/38/ec gives EU family members the explicit right to work (provided that the EU family member is a worker, student, self-sufficient person).

[confusedinpakistan]

Would most employers be accpeting of a visit visa and proof of marriage?

[Amber]

Is is possible without a residence card for a family to travel from the Netherlands to Ireland without a visa?

If the non-eu national who is the spouse of an eu national is granted a schegen visa is it possible to travel to Ireland without a valid visa for Ireland?

We would also probably not have a resident card at this point yet.

The reason I ask is because we are planning on using the Surrinder Singh route to eventually get to the UK, and rather than spending 6 months in a European country where the language would be a hinderance we would prefer to be in Ireland.

OUr best bet would have probably been to apply for the visa from our home country but the honary consulate sends applications to Dublin and those can take upto 2 months to process, something that we are not really interested in.

EU National: British
Non-EU National: Pakistani

It is always possible to enter an EU country under article 5.4 of directive 2004/38/ec; but you would need to get to a border first.

Short answer in your case is to get a visa.

[confusedinpakistan]

Would it be possible to apply from the Netherlands for an Irish visa?

[confusedinpakistan]

I just wanted to confirm without starting a new thread so please accept my apologies for starting a new thread.

If a non-eu national who is a spouse of an eu national wishes to work is he/she allowed to do so for the first three months without a work permit? Is a tax number or national insurance number needed? Anyone know the exact procedure?

[confusedinpakistan]

bump!

[askmeplz82]

I just wanted to confirm without starting a new thread so please accept my apologies for starting a new thread.

If a non-eu national who is a spouse of an eu national wishes to work is he/she allowed to do so for the first three months without a work permit? Is a tax number or national insurance number needed? Anyone know the exact procedure?

Temporary insurance

This is a code your employer will use to complete your records while you don’t have a permanent one. Your temporary National Insurance Number is TN DD MM YY F/M. DD stands for your day of birth and MM & YY stand for month and year respectively. F/M stand for female and male. So if you are John Smith who is born in 1986 April 26, your temporary National Insurance Number would have been TN 26 04 86 M.

[confusedinpakistan]

I believe that is for England only?