Schengen visa needed or not

[sweet fatima]

me and my husband want to travel to spain. he has a spouse visa, a pakistani passport and a valid spanish recidencia card. im a british citizen, would he need a visa?

[Casa]

It will be a question of convincing the airline to allow boarding in the UK with a Spanish residencia and without a Schengen visa. Entering Spain should present no problem.

[member]

Under what circumstances he got his residency card in Spain?

[sweet fatima]

my husbands father was in Spain. he applied for his family from Pakistan to join him. His son was then given this residencia card in Spain.

[sweet fatima]

Hi my spouse has a pakistani passport. A uk biometric reaident permit card. We want to tavel together to spain. I have a british passport. I wanted to know if he needs a schengen visa....even though he has a valid spanish residence card. Thanks.

[Casa]

My understanding is that under Spanish law in order to be resident in Spain you must reside in Spanish territory for at least 183 days per year. If the Spanish border control officials believe that your husband has failed to do so it could result in his residencia permit being revoked.

Others may have more to add on this. Is his father still living in Spain?

Although my husband held a Spanish Carta de Residencia, when he travelled to Spain before being granted BC, he always applied for a Schengen visa.

The choice is yours.

[sweet fatima]

Yes his family lives in spain. I heard thats if he travels with me as spouse then he wouldnt need a visa....we really want to go spain to visit his family...with our little girl

[Casa]

Then apply for a Spanish Schengen visa. The airline won't permit him to board in the UK without the correct travel document. Until he is granted BC he will continue to require a visa for any countries for which he is a visa national.

It's your decision whether you risk travelling on the Spanish Residencia. Apart from the airline issue, the Spanish border authorities aren't always the most co-operative.

I am also aware that Moroccan nationals are being refused re-entry on their Carta de Residencia if they have been absent for more than 183 days.

I can't say whether this applies to other foreign nationals, but why risk it?

[noajthan]

Yes his family lives in spain. I heard thats if he travels with me as spouse then he wouldnt need a visa....we really want to go spain to visit his family...with our little girl

You have to get on planes as well as cross borders.
If simply travelling with you how will hubby get on the plane with no visa?

If that RC is still valid that should be accepted if airline staff have been properly trained and/or use the IATA Timatic database to check on requirements (however not all budget airlines use this system).
Your mileage may vary.

Schengen visa will eliminate all such messing about, stress and delay.