Thanks for the prompt reply. I ama Indian national. You would ordinarily require a visa for France anyway. Nonetheless as I said earlier, to avoid any delays to your journey and arguments with airline boarding staff/Immigration Officers/boarder guards, do apply for a schengen visa from the French e...

Thanks for the link Charles. As per my initial post to Siggi and Benifa, i'm already aware of this info. I'll see what the embassy has to say...

I am a non eu national married to a Irish national. I hold a EU residence card issued by the UK home office. I am planning to visit France for a short holiday. I have read conflicting posts suggesting that I may or may not require a visa. Do I need a visa for France? What is your nationality? You m...

It seems I have, rather stupidly, forgotten that Switzerland is not an EU Member State, and so Directive 2004/38/EC does not apply Though Switzerland is not part of the EU, Swiss nationals do enjoy similar rights as EU/EEA Nationals due to the 7 bilateral agreements between Switz. and the EU/EEA, o...

Plum I must say I thought the Switzerland started the Schengen visas as from the 1st Nov 08 and not 15th Dec 08. As for your problem if you have ILR in the UK, you will still be able to enter Switzerland, without a Schengen visa. Not the case. The Swiss Embassies will be issuing Swiss visas through...

What about family members of Swiss nationals holding a UK Residence Documentation to this effect? Does anyone know if a schengen visa will still be required?

By the way wanderer, where did you get the 15th of Dec. from? I was on the Swiss website last night and saw nothing of it.

Thanks

But since the letter does not actually contain any information, it is not too useful anyway. Not quite. 1stly, the Certificate of Application confirms that one has applied for a United Kingdom Residence Card 2ndly. It contains a general text that points to the rights of non-EEA family members to em...

I read the HO's proposal on the 'New path to BC' and it mentioned that the proposed changes will NOT affect EU citizens. Does this then mean that their non-EEA family members will not be affected as well and can therefore still qualify for PR after 5 years of continuos residence in the UK and BC aft...

Just in case you guys didn't know already here a link to a comprehensive discussion on this matter on the UK Resident Immigration Forum (registration required). (totally off topic...) 86ti, how can I rename a link as you've done above for the UK Res. site? I seem to only be able to paste the raw li...

["Richard66"]Good, Plum! Maybe we can sign your petition too? Thanks Richard. My petition is to do with the inaccurate implementation of the EU Directive wrt the UKBA's delayed issuing of residence cards to non-EEA family members. You will find the details in this thread i'm leading: http...

You need cerebral sterilization! How can seemingly healthy humans with blood coursing through their veins still harbor (and dare to vocalize) such views?

But I will definately try this if I dont get an anwser b4 friday as I have waited now and it gonna be 4 weeks by next friday that I have being waitting for there anwser concerning my EEA application and no response yet. SO guys maybe I might be the first to go with this card and my passport and tel...

I know, Plum, but our aim is to get things changed, to make people aware of their rights and duties, not just to take it sitting down like so many sheep, which is what the UK Border Agency wants. I am all for challenging injustice which is why i'm leading a petition similar to this issue on an othe...

If you are in possession of a residence card for a family member issued by any EEA state the directive says no short-stay visa is needed. The part about the residence card needing to be from the UK is the UK's own invention. It is indeed the UK's own interpretation of the EU Directive, however it d...

When visiting the UK for a 6 day visit, is one protected by the Directive 2004/38/EC. Because its a visit and the EU spouse is not seeking to move there, would applications or requirements be classed under national or EU laws. The EU citizen can enter the UK w/out need for entry clearance. However,...

You can use the visa with its validity dates, whatever you might have put on the form about your travel plans. So you could, for example, take a weekend break or a day trip to France. Only thing is: it's advisable that your first trip on the visa should be to the country that issued it (assuming yo...

Got my passport back today from the French Embassy. I had asked for a 'single entry' schengen visa for 4.00 days but got a 'multiple entry' visa for 6 months. I'm not complaining one bit! But would like to know if this is the norm to be expected for family members of EU nationals OR if it is simply ...

Nothing yet mate.very very stressing situation we all r ending up into.Im just folding hands and waiting hopefully we might hear smth soon.Anyone available to share some experiences and remedies. Thanks. Waiting eea2 See a similar thread http://www.ukresident.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=70485 wi...

Maybe you can ask the French boarder guards if they would let you pass with your RC alone?

It is worth a try yeap!

All done. The interview was over in 4 minutes (not before a 3 hour wait though!). They routinely considered my application as the spouse of an EU citizen (though my husband is from Switzerland which isn't an EU member State).

Thanks for the contribution!

I had the impression it was only possible with a Fiancé visa. With all the red tape and missing information, it is easy to say something foolish. In any case, I know that it is not possible on a visitor's visa. Wrong again. Marriage in the UK on a visitor's visa is also possible: See http://www.uk...

The opinion of the French embassy is not really important, as they're not the ones that will let you in the country - that will be done by the French border guards. According to my information you actually will not even need a visa (even as spouse of a Swiss national) when you are in possession of ...

Just an update and some advice welcome: I contacted the French embassy via email to enquire whether a non-EEA spouse of a Swiss national can apply for a schengen visa under the umbrella of a spouse of a EU citizen, hence not paying the visa fee nor needing to provide a trunk load of supporting docs ...

Hi everybody, I am a EU national and my husband (non EU) and I want to travel to Spain at the end of the month. the earliest appointment we have been able to get with the Spanih embassy is for Nov 10th - too late. Does anybody know which embassy has the shortest waiting time for appointments and vi...

Now let me add my take to this discussion. Last week we travelled to France on Ferry and I decided not to go through the painful process of applying for the French visa. We were allowed in to France and all I had with me was my wife, our marriage certificate and the EEA residence permit issued by t...