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by MelC
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:19 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

Oh and i had confimration that VALID passport means that as long as it is valid on the date of entry or exit its fine, from Your Europe. I think we all know the law, the directive is pretty clear-ish, the guide clears up a few points and com 313 the rest ~ so why aqre embassy staff not trained?? I w...
by MelC
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:17 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

MSH ~ you might be interested to know ~ we got a call TUESDAY to go to the embassy WEDNESDAY ~ seems the solvits system works? until we got there and they demanded MY residence card for italy???? hubby's bank statment, hotel resservation, return ticket????? i very politely handed them the directive,...
by MelC
Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:03 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Permesso or Carta??
Replies: 1
Views: 789

Hi,

have you asked at the canadian embassy in Rome? preuming there is one?

im sure you are not the first canadian to be in this situation, they might be able to help with any documents from canada too.
by MelC
Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

thanks for the link, i have now been navigating around the "old" site all morning ~ much easier!! italian versions duly saved, copies printed, highlighted and noted, and paragraphs ready and waiting in ~SOLVIT UK and ITALY and YOUREUROPES inboxes for them! my own issue concerns passport validity ~ a...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 10:01 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

Everyone must fight for their own rights, and the starting point is knowledge. All Government employees in all these Embassies will consider that you have no lawful rights. Sometimes this is because they lack education and training. In the case of Italy, please read their National law, where they i...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 6:43 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

yes Melc, sadly it really seems true, the promise of rights and the ECJ case law that guarantees lawful rights such as the freedom of movement seems to be ignored by Government administrations Solvit seem work shy dodgers, who fob you off until you give up on them. The latest EU citizens rights inf...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 3:01 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: Free movement is NON-EXISTENT for non-EU family members!!
Replies: 45
Views: 9314

I am in a "third country" and i would agree that it is a nightmare ~ I often think that the METOCK ruling hasn't filtered down to the staff at embassies, deliberately or not its how it looks to me, I can state, with documented proof 4 sperate EU state embassies in this one little country who are all...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Important Judgement : EEA Family Permits
Replies: 56
Views: 58643

They stop the car and call base and ask for instructions. Whenever I challenged them about the EEA FP nonsese that is what they did in Rome. HI Richard66, I have been reading the forum, I am a newbie here, so please everyone accept my apologies if I am doing something wrong here ~ i don't get chanc...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:58 pm
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: EU Commission gone wishy-washy and vague on Citizens rights
Replies: 14
Views: 6939

I waited with baited breath for the "new" website, and wondered if it would be easier or harder to find information etc, when I had cause to contact "signpost" re uing their logo, and was told that they would no longer be using one and that they coulod still be found ~ at that time the "new" website...
by MelC
Sat Sep 25, 2010 11:52 am
Forum: Europe immigration forum
Topic: help with passport time please
Replies: 0
Views: 632

help with passport time please

my husband and I wish to travel from tunisia to italy, i am british, trying to get an appointment at the embassy has been a pain and have had to involve SOLVIT! so we are delayed by some time! while all this goes on in the background i notice my hubbies passport now only has 4 month validity left ~ ...
by MelC
Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:44 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Dual nationality Brit/irish with Indian husband
Replies: 7
Views: 1926

:D Thanks for the positive replies. The thing is we are applying now from India and i think it's different if you're applying from and EEA country because then you can prove you're excercising treaty rights by moving to the UK and also your spouse already has permission to be in europe. However, i'...
by MelC
Wed Aug 18, 2010 8:39 pm
Forum: EU Settlement Scheme
Topic: Dual nationality Brit/irish with Indian husband
Replies: 7
Views: 1926

:D Thanks for the positive replies. The thing is we are applying now from India and i think it's different if you're applying from and EEA country because then you can prove you're excercising treaty rights by moving to the UK and also your spouse already has permission to be in europe. However, i'...
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