Schengen Visa requirement for visit to Swiss (non-EU spouse)

[jamesmad]

Hi,
I am a British citizen and my wife holds a non-EU spouse visa in her passport.

We are planning to go to Swiss for a week (with possible extension of couple of days to Germany), but the Swiss plan is firm.


Is she required to obtain a schengen visa? There seems to be some information referring to some EU directive that the non EU spouse can travel with their EU/british partner as long as the spouse residence permit is stated in a particular way (spouse of EEA ?)

Can someone please advise on this and whether there is a risk of denied entry if we are not holding a visa?

One of the Consultate suggests that non-EU spouse need a visa but they don't need to pay for it or have ticket/travel insurance.

many thanks

[86ti]

It would have to be a residence card issued under this Directive but the Directive only applies to EEA member states. Switzerland is not in the EEA but they are part of Schengen.

Visa is free of charge, see http://ch.vfsglobal.co.uk/Euspouse.html .