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Post by scootermclean » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:35 pm

Hello,
I am an American planning to get married in March/April to a Portuguese citizen in Portugal. My question is after we are legally married and I have obtained my Portuguese residency, if my wife gets a job offer in another EU country (Germany, France, Austria, etc etc etc) What are my rights in other EU countries?
Do I have the right to freely reside? Do I have the right to work (without applying for a work visa, etc)?

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86ti
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Post by 86ti » Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:51 pm

You will have work and residence rights provided the EEA national is exercising treaty rights in that member state, see Directive 2004/38/EC (and the national implementations). Note, that you will have to reside together in the same member state otherwise you will need a residence permit in your own right.
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Post by scootermclean » Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:58 pm

Perfect.
Thank you
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Post by mastermind » Thu Jan 20, 2011 11:28 pm

See the EC's guide for details (pdf file): http://ec.europa.eu/justice/policies/ci ... _ec_en.pdf
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