Can my non-EU wife travel to Europe with my father?

[StuCUK]

Hello, I hope someone can help me.

I'm British, my wife is Vietnamese. She has ILR, but no residency yet. She has been in the UK for four years. I know we could travel together to Europe with our marriage certificate. However, I am sick and unable to travel, so my father would like to take her and my son to Portugal for a bit of sunshine without me.

Will this be possible, does anyone know?

Many thanks,

Stuart

[CR001]

She will need a visa.

[ban.s]

if you are not travelling with her, then she will need to apply for normal schegen tourist visa - by paying the full visa fee and submitting all documents.

even if you were travelling together, a visa would have been recommended (to avoid any hassle with travel especially with Stupid). However in this case - as a family member of a EU national - visa would be issued free of charge, with much less documentation.