EEA2 holder question - Traveling to EU from a Non-EU country

[kpapkpap]

Hello,

My wife has an EEA2 UK issued residence card. It expires in 2020. We are now in China and want to travel to Greece for holidays. Do you know if we can travel with this from China to Greece without any issue?

We have traveled within EU before without an issue but never from a non-EU country to EU with the EEA2.

I am asking because I called the Greek consulate and they told me that from their side it is fine BUT they are unsure (and unable to verify) if the Chinese authorities will let her travel without a visa and only with an EEA2 residence card.

Has anyone used the EEA2 to travel to EU (any country) from China without a visa?

Thank you

[gokulatti]

You use the card to go Greece that is not a problem at all. The Chinese airlines should let you board the plane. Take a print of the email the Greek sent you along with schengen border guards handbook where it says about the Article 10/20 Residence card. Now I am not sure if it would be in Chinese, I hope the airline official speaks English. Usually the airlines have an app that shows them what the necessary travel documents needed to travel from a specific country to another one. I am sure if they do use it, It should mention the exemption of your spouse card to enter a schengen country. Anyway Always good to be safe, do take the print outs and your marriage certificate.

[kpapkpap]

You use the card to go Greece that is not a problem at all. The Chinese airlines should let you board the plane. Take a print of the email the Greek sent you along with schengen border guards handbook where it says about the Article 10/20 Residence card. Now I am not sure if it would be in Chinese, I hope the airline official speaks English. Usually the airlines have an app that shows them what the necessary travel documents needed to travel from a specific country to another one. I am sure if they do use it, It should mention the exemption of your spouse card to enter a schengen country. Anyway Always good to be safe, do take the print outs and your marriage certificate.

Thank you for your reply.

I do not have an e-mail from the Greek consulate. I just called them.

So you think that it will be absoluteraly fine? I think the same to be honest but the lady at the consulate worried me that she said she does not know.

You know whre I can find the printout of the article 10/20? It may be good to have at hand.

Also, for the record we always take a notarised copy of our marriage certificate when we travel with the EEA2 residence card.

[kpapkpap]

I just checked TimaticWeb

https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_ ... OLYMPICB2C

and it says the following (see bellow). I think that she can travel as it is clearly stated that

"Passengers with a family member residence card issued by
United Kingdom are allowed a total stay of 90 days in a
period of 180 days."



National China (People's Rep.) (CN)
Residence United Kingdom (GB) /Transit Qatar (QA)
Destination Greece (GR)
ALSO CHECK DESTINATION INFORMATION BELOW


Qatar (QA)


TWOV (Transit Without Visa):
Visa required, except for Holders of onward tickets for a max.

transit For details, click here time of 24 hours.
- Holders of a prearranged Stopover Paid by Carrier (STPC)
issued to those in transit for min. 8 hours and max. 24
hours are permitted to leave the transit area, if holding
passports valid for at least 3 months and subject to
approval from immigration.



Greece (GR)



Passport required.
- Passports and other documents accepted for entry must be
valid for a minimum of 3 months beyond the period of
intended stay.

Visa required, except for Passengers with a Hong Kong (SAR
China) passport for a maximum stay of 90 days. (SEE NOTE
56269)
NOTE 56269: The maximum stay is granted within 180 days.
Visa required, except for Passengers with a Macao (SAR China)
passport for a maximum stay of 90 days. (SEE NOTE 56269)
NOTE 56269: The maximum stay is granted within 180 days.
Visa required, except for Passengers with a family member
residence card issued by United Kingdom. The card must
For details, click here
Minors:
- Pupils For details, click here
Additional Information:

- Passengers with a family member residence card issued by
United Kingdom are allowed a total stay of 90 days in a
period of 180 days.
- Valid visas in full, invalidated travel documents are
accepted provided accompanied by a new travel document.
Warning:
- Passports and/or passport replacing documents issued more
than 10 years prior to date of travel are not accepted.
- Visitors not holding return/onward tickets could be refused

entry .

CHECK TINEWS/N1 - RESTRICTION ON NATIONALS OF QATAR

[gokulatti]

That should Suffice, just in case take a print of http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/Lex ... 123:en:PDF and Highlight Article 5, 6 and 10 and print this http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc ... 006%20INIT and under section 1.1 Highlight The "NB" which is at the bottom of that section just above 1.2 and Hightlight 3.1
Thats all you need to prove legally IF they ask.