Family visit to UK from Non EU permanent resident

Daz111 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:06 pm

Hi Ribena,

She has a Moroccan passport.

Regards

EEA family permit: EUN02 wrote:If a family member who is travelling with, or is to join the EEA national in the UK requests a visit visa under the Immigration Rules, you should offer him (or her) the option of applying for a family permit under EC law free of charge.

Daz111 wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:04 am

Hello all,

Hope i am posting to the right area. My wife's sister who has a permanent family residency card from Belgium wishes to visit us in UK for 2 weeks with her EU husband. It states on her residence card that she is permanent resident of family member of EU citizen. But there is no mention of article 20 or 10 on her residence card. I just want to clarify whether she needs to apply for a family permit before coming to UK to visit us or can she just present her passport, marriage certificate and residence card at the border?

Regards

Entering the UK as the holder of an Article 10 residence card wrote:Another document, “Permanent Residence Card of a Family Member of a Union Citizen” issued under Article 20 of the Directive is also acceptable.

Documents issued on any other basis, for example (biometric) residence permits issued under the national law of another Member State are not acceptable and do not exempt the holder from the requirement to obtain an EEA family permit.

Daz111 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 02, 2018 12:59 pm

Thanks for the help.

She only wants to visit us with her husband for 2 weeks then head back to Belgium. So does this mean she doesn't need EEA permit? Or is it better to apply for one just be sure?

Daz111 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:43 am

Thanks Vinney,

Not sure which type. But i cannot see the words Article 10 or 20 written on there. If it was issued under Article 20 will the words "Article 20" be written on her Residency card? If there is no requirement for that does that mean she can come to visit without EEA permit?

"A valid, genuine Article 10 (or Article 20) residence card allows the non-EEA national family member of an EEA national to travel to the UK without the requirement to obtain an EEA family permit."


https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... dence-card

Daz111 wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:25 am

Thanks for clarifying Rumplestiltskin and Vinny.

I visited the site and unsure if she has to apply using visa4uk website or TLS, or is it just on .gov website. Also on .gov when i click on apply i only see option for Standard Visitor visa. Is that the EEA family permit visa?

Thanks for your help