visas for family members of an EU citizens BY POST!

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

France now allows postal applications for family member of an EU citizen.

http://www.ambafrance-uk.org/Postal-app ... 18770.html

Postal applications

From Tuesday the 22nd of March 2011 onwards and until the issuance of biometric visas, four categories of applicants are allowed to apply by post for a short stay Schengen visa without having to go personally to the TLScontact visas centre.

A/- Who may apply ?

1/- People who are living in the following counties:
....

2/- Spouse and children under 21 years of age of French or European nationals

Remember that such applications should be 100% free. Zero fees from either the embassy or the TLS people. I have not checked that they are doing this correctly.

[Directive/2004/38/EC]

Germany also allows postal applications for family member of an EU citizen.

http://www.london.diplo.de/Vertretung/l ... ungen.html

Documents required for spouses of EU nationals:

EU-national's passport + copy
applicant's passport + copy
marriage certificate + copy
address in Germany
visa application form with one passport picture


Application by post

You may apply by post:
If you are a spouse of an EU or German national or
If you have had a Schengen visa from the German Embassy in London issued within the past 12 months or
If you have had at least 2 used Schengen visa from any Schengen Embassy issued within the past 24 months or
If you have had a one-year or multiple-year Schengen visa within the last 24 months and have used it.
Please note that the main destination of your travel needs to be Germany in order to apply with the German Embassy!!!

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Do you know which countries allow postal applications?

Spain or Poland for example?