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Hi everyone, I need some advices on this,

The other day I was crossing the border from a Non-Schengen country, I was told by the CO that I had to travel with my partner when entering the UK. It's not sufficient to just present my UK residence card. Is that right? I work and live here and my card doesn't expire until 5 years later.

I used to have a residence card in other EU country and there was no problem when I was traveling on my own, and returning back to the country on my own.

Can anyone advice this please? Thank you.

mkmk2018 wrote: ↑

Thu Sep 06, 2018 9:55 pm

The other day I was crossing the border from a Non-Schengen country

The UK is itself Non-Schengen. Not sure why you mention this, but you probably mean EU, not Schengen.

I was told by the CO that I had to travel with my partner when entering the UK. It's not sufficient to just present my UK residence card.

I think what they might have said is that the residence card itself is not a valid travel document and that you need to show your passport as well (not your partner!).

I used to have a residence card in other EU country and there was no problem when I was traveling on my own, and returning back to the country on my own.

Again, I think you are confusing Schengen with EU. The UK is part of the EU but not of the Schengen territory. The Schengen territory is a border-control-free area, which means you can, in theory, travel within these countries without a passport (but doesn't mean is always a good idea: I have a friend who was denied entry into Sweden coming from Denmark, both Schengen countries, because she only had her residence card, but not her passport).

So, to summarize: If you travel from abroad (the Schengen area included) to the UK, you need both your passport and your residence card. You can travel on your own, no need to travel with your partner.