EU child visa free travel with non EU passport.

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 5:11 pm

I am visa national married to an EU citizen and I hold a residence card. Our 2 year old child has an expired 1 year temporary EU passport. Due to last minute xmas plans we have acquired a non EU passport for him from my country's embassy so we can travel to mainland Europe. We did not have enough time to get him a permanent EU passport.

My question is, can my son travel freely around the Europe with a non EU passport with both parents, marriage certificate, expired EU passport and UK birth certificate.

And will we have any problems returning to the UK?

We will be driving through Dover and Calais.

Many thanks for all your contributions.

Post by **Jambo** » Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:33 pm

Should be fine. If you travel early in the morning you might not even see any French immigration. I never met them before 7am....

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Sun Dec 08, 2013 11:55 am

thanks Jambo...
my question is if we would have issues coming back to the uk. from what i've read we shouldnt have any issues in mainland europe. wouldnt want the ukba to mess us up.

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:38 am

hi all, any advice please on what we can expect on our return to the UK?
thanks

Post by **Jambo** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 9:35 am

You won't have trouble coming back. If any trouble, I would have thought would come from French immigration not UKBA.

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 8:42 pm

thanks once again...

does anyone know the piece of legislation i can quote if i get stopped at Dover.

cheers

Post by **Jambo** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 8:59 am

williamowom wrote:thanks once again...

does anyone know the piece of legislation i can quote if i get stopped at Dover.

cheers

See 11(4).
Once you show the expired EEA passport + birth certificate, it should more than obvious they should allow entry.

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:09 am

Jambo, many thanks for putting my mind at ease... much appreciated...

williamowom · Post by **williamowom** » Sun Jan 05, 2014 11:33 am

Hi all, just an update.

We managed to travel by ferry through Dover and Calais with only an expired EU temporary passport for my son. We were in a rush to catch our early morning ferry and even forgot his non EU passport. At Dover there were no French border guys so no checks.

On our way back at Calais, the UKBA just questioned us for about 5mins about why we had not renewed his passport and I explained why, a quick check with his superior then he let us through. He didn't even ask for any other documents.

Thanks Jambo for your contribution.

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