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bennyfak
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Schengen transit visa for EEA-family member

Post by bennyfak » Thu May 17, 2012 10:57 pm

Hi there,
I am EEA married to non-EEA.
We live in the UK and my husband has a 5 years permit here.
We are travelling to africa and we are looking at going through either
France or Germany.
How does he go on about applying for transit visa? Can it be done at the airport or does he need to apply before travelling?
If we are not sure whether we will fly through Germany or France, will it matter what transit visa he will apply for?

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acme4242
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Post by acme4242 » Fri May 18, 2012 2:05 am

All UK resident permit holders are exempt from schengen transit visas
(not visit visa, transit visa which is just for airport itself)

EEA family members, holding family member" residence permit
are exempt from schengen visit visas

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TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max.
transit time of 24 hours provided holding a
Residence Permit issued by United Kingdom *Note: TWOV is not
possible when arriving from a non-Schengen Member State AND
departing to a Schengen Member State

Visit Visa required, except for
- those, irrespective of nationality, holding family
member" residence permit issued by United Kingdom to a
family member of an EEA national or national
of Switzerland, provided travelling with or travelling to
join the EEA national or national of Switzerland;

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Post by EUsmileWEallsmile » Fri May 18, 2012 5:04 pm

All family members of EU citizens are exempt from the requirement for a transit visa.

Directive/2004/38/EC
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Location: does not matter if you are with your EEA family member

Post by Directive/2004/38/EC » Wed May 23, 2012 3:36 pm

You should in any case always travel with your marriage certificate. When you are both travelling together, producing it allows you to enter without a visa if needed: http://eumovement.wordpress.com/2010/08 ... to-travel/

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