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And why not! A Schengen visa is valid in all 15 countries of the Schengen area.I also used it to cross over to go to Denmark.
What do you need to know about naturalisation? Have you downloaded form/guide AN from the IND website?MouseyOne wrote: I am also finding the application process such a nightmare, maybe someone could shed some light about what next after ILR - provided you already have sufficient english qualifications and want to apply for ctznship etc.
Not officially, but sometimes the authorities at airports can be relatively relaxed about family members - it might be worth asking, but don't be offended by a refusal. However, at busy airports (e.g. Heathrow), is there not sometimes a separate queue within the non-EU/EEA section for people with prior entry clearance (i.e. visas) and indefinite leave?MouseyOne wrote:however, when I came back from sweden having been in the queue with my husband for an hour and 30mins, the immigration guy said if I got my ILR I wouldn't have to got to the international queue, I could just got to EU + British queue. Is this right?
If you're married to a British citizen, then you don't need to have ILR for a specified time. If you are not married to a British citizen then you do.MouseyOne wrote:JAJ, I phoned the IAS and they had said I could apply for ctznship straight after i got my ILR.
The Home Office or your local authority will contact you about a ceremony shortly after your application is approved. You don't become British until you attend the ceremony.Do I need to get in touch with my lacal authority or something, about some ceremony + do some britishness test + prove my english ability etc? I am not what order I need to do these things.
That is funny because I approach two German two border guards working at the airport, and asked whether an UK issued Residence Card would exempt a person from needing a Schengen visa. They told me very clearly that if the non-EU was traveling with their EU partner and they were carrying their marriage certificate, then there was absolutely no need for the visa.Fionn wrote:The same thing happened to me last year..I couldn't believe it!
I asked the German and French embassy about it, and they told me that Portugal shouldn't be doing it.
I passed through Frankfurt Airport Passport Control twice recently and i must say that i was really stunned at how i was treated. I am the holder of a Malaysian passport and i entered without any visas on both ocassions. However, the I/Os didnt ask me any questions on both ocassions and treated the whole thing as if it was just a mere formality. He just stamped my passport after scanning it. I was actually expecting quite a few questions .jes2jes wrote:Marie B wrote:
Marie, I must agree with you that the German's in my opinion are the worst of all in Europe concerning non-EU citizens using their ports. I once went through Frankfurt on my way to the states because of a flight cancellation going direct and the alternative was to transit through their ports. I had the transit visa alright from their embassy in London (I must say they are very professional at that place). They singled out only non-Eu citizens to question. I was not very happy with them and I refused to answer any questions they asked since I was not coming to Germany but just transiting. I told them any questions they ask which is not relevant to my journey would not be answered and I stuck to that. I had a very squeezed face at the IO's. Later they photocopied my passport and wanted to check if I was really going to the states. I told them I will not step foot in their country for the love of beer.In contrast the German Immigration Officials pounced on my husband on the gangway to the plane back to Heathrow and asked a lot of un-pc questions very loudly in front of everyone even though he has a valid spouse visa - had to try very hard not to shout 'he's with me'.
My brother was studying in Berlin later on for his MSc but I refused to go there although I had the visas issued but for the sake of their attitude, they lost my tourist money and love.
The French I must agree are spot on because they know the rules and regulations but some of the others are just plain lazy and unprofessional.
One day all these will end and we will not need to go through all these hassle.
Malaysian citizens do not require a visa when travelling to one of the Schengen countries for business or tourism reasons. The stay in the Schengen States, however, may not exceed 90 days within a 6-months period.globocentro wrote: passed through Frankfurt Airport Passport Control twice recently and i must say that i was really stunned at how i was treated. I am the holder of a Malaysian passport and i entered without any visas on both ocassions. However, the I/Os didnt ask me any questions on both ocassions and treated the whole thing as if it was just a mere formality. He just stamped my passport after scanning it. I was actually expecting quite a few questions .
