Wife on Spouse Visa - Travel Restrictions?

The Visa Application Centres are operated by VF Services (UK) Limited.

James1859 wrote:Oh nice! But the Greece Embassy website states that you must go through some other service! am I right?

It states on here that:

The Visa Application Centres are operated by VF Services (UK) Limited.

3.6. Supporting documents
In order to prove that the applicant has the right to be issued with an entry visa under the
Directive, he must establish that he is a beneficiary of the Directive. This is done by
presenting documents relevant for the purposes of the three questions referred to above, i.e.
proving that:
• there is an EU citizen from whom the visa applicant can derive any rights;
• the visa applicant is a family member (e.g. a marriage certificate, birth certificate,
proof of dependency, serious health grounds, durability of partnerships …) and his
identity (passport); and
• the visa applicant accompanies or joins an EU citizen (e.g. a proof that the EU
citizen already resides in the host Member State or a confirmation that the EU
citizen will travel to the host Member State).

It is an established principle of EU law in the area of free movement that visa applicants have
the right of choice of the documentary evidence by which they wish to prove that they are
covered by the Directive (i.e. of the family link, dependency …). Member States may,
however, ask for specific documents (e.g. a marriage certificate as the means of proving the
existence of marriage), but should not refuse other means of proof.

For further information in relation to the documentation, see Commission Communication
COM (2009) 313 final 22 .

3.7. Burden of proof
The burden of proof applicable in the framework of the visa application under the Directive is
twofold:

Firstly, it is up to the visa applicant to prove that he is a beneficiary of the Directive. He must
be able to provide documentary evidence foreseen above as he must be able to present
evidence to support his claim.

If he fails to provide such evidence, the consulate can conclude that the applicant is not
entitled to the specific treatment under the Directive.

Additional documents may not be required regarding the purpose of travel and means of
subsistence (e.g. proof of accommodation, proof of cost of travelling), which is reflected in
the exemption for family members of EU citizens from filling in the following fields of the
visa application form:

Family members of EU/EEA/CH nationals who are holders of valid British residence permit documentation do not require a visa in order to enter Greece, under the condition that they are accompanied by the EU citizen or they are going to join him/her. It is advised that members of Family carry marriage/birth certificate in original form, as these documents may be required upon passport control.

CR001 wrote:The country of origin or embassy would need to legalise it. I chose not as my embassy wouldn't do and wanted to send my documents back to South Africa to be done and said it could take up to 1 year to get them back.

The total cost for the Schengen visa for Spain a couple of years ago was about £75 which included the visa facilitation office fee.

Current Greek visa fees in link below

http://www.greekembassy.org.uk/Consular ... arFee.aspx

James1859 wrote:Hello

Update from us: Wife needed a visa, so we applied as usual.