They are wrong, but good luck trying to convince them of that fact...

I am wondering if any Non EU spouses managed to get a schengen visa while they are waiting for the EEA2 in the UK and their passport doesn't have a valid proof of residence.... Is it legally for Non EU spouse to get the schengen visas without asking about any valid proof of residency in the UK? I h...

No they can't refuse it on that basis. EEAFPs are not regulated by the UK Immigration Rules.

What (exactly) did they put in the refusal notice?

Richard66 wrote:Yes, the baby was born right on the estimated day of delivery

Wow I've been away a long time!

Congratulations Richard :)

As the announcement says "The UK Border Agency is carefully considering the implications for those who have already paid a fee and will shortly announce its policy in this respect. "

Changes to the Certificate of Approval Scheme 09 April 2009 With effect from 9 April 2009 the UK Border Agency is suspending the fee for Certificate of Approval applications. This means that individuals making an application for a Certificate of Approval on or after this date will not be required to...

Thanks for keeping us updated.

What might interest you is that I received an e-mail from the Rome Entry Clearance Officer in Rome, who confirms to me that no EEA FP is needed to enter the UK: it is needed by the carrier! ! Some of these people need to have a photograph of an arse and an elbow posted to them to see if they can te...

If you are taking the Eurostar from London, you will pass through French immigration at London St Pancras before boarding the train - so you will have a problem as that is the point at which they will stamp your passport.

SMOOTH OPERATOR wrote: If you are a British citizen

being the important bit - the miserable gits.

Depends on the adjustments of Schengen Regulations I expect.

The UK have already (and typically) stated that (re)entry to the UK for those with the new card will require ID card *and* passport presented together.

Your second schengen will usually be more "generous".

You can apply to the german embassy by post, see their website.

Wanderer wrote:I think that only applies to EU nationals exercising a treaty right

No. All EEA citizens have residence rights up to 3 months without the need to prove exercise of Treaty Rights - consequently so do their family members.

Do they not take the usual russian palmgrease?

Good general advice with *any* passport renewal in any country is to make sure you start the process off at least 6 months before it's needed :(

Always keen to learn - where are the 4 months coming from? I recall reading guidance on the old IND site (which I cannot locate now) that quoted 6 months, so 4 is a best guess, seeing as the minimum the BIA is likely to accept would be a month over the period during which you don't need to exercise...

I just did not know if they kept my details on computer and then when my fiancee went to apply, they would tehn ask your partner sponsored someone before to go to england Yes your details will be available to the consulate. You do not need to volunteer the information but they may ask about it - ju...

netrader wrote: can anybody tell me how long it takes to get a premium same day booking for ilr

Phone them and ask.

I am an EEA2 applicant (Feb 21st was the submission date) and my 6 months are up tomorrow. As the table on the bottom of http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/eucitizens/applyingundereuropeanlaw/ shows, they are currently dealing with Residence Card applications received before January 2008. Their own s...

gainvidya wrote: Sorry I didnt put my question right I wanted to know if an Indian national can acquire EU wide visa.

No, you'd need a Schengen Visa + additional individual visas for any non-Schengen states you wanted to visit.

As I've pointed out many times before (we need this in a faq somewhere): There is a mismatch between the 2004 Directive - which says that you have the right to a visa if you prove X, and the pre-existing Common Consular Instructions (which regulate how Schengen visas are actually issued), which say ...

Yes there is a slight risk they may not let you in. A wrong number is more serious than a misspelt name.

At the least you should try and get a letter or fax from the embassy stating what they told you about it "being alright" and take that with you.

picosam wrote:My question was actually: do I have the right to get a visit visa to the UK just because I'm married to an EU citizen?

Yes, you can get an EEAFP and it will be free - BUT as you are applying from outside the EEA/EU you will need to meet the requirements of the UK Immigration Rules to get it.

So, maybe your next EU-holidays will involve an official "complete move", including the paperwork. Strangely after 1 or 2 weeks you will notice that this wasn't for you and "move" back ;) You need to move to another EEA state for at least 4 months before you will get away with applying under Surind...

Have a read of http://ec.europa.eu/commission_barroso/ ... _ec_en.pdf

As this is an EU-law, it is only applicable where the rights of Union-citizens are affected. That is, for all EU-citizens who are "exercising treaty-rights", in more understandable terms where an EU-citizen is living in a country other than his home-country. Not so. For the first 90 days no economi...