My non-EEA Spouse of a British Citizen - Can she travel with me to European countries from UK without Visa?

[cd20]

My non-EEA Spouse of a British Citizen - Can she travel with me to Mainland Europe from UK without Visa?

I was looking into something like this "residence card of a family member of a union citizen" but I am still not certain if thats the right option.

[CR001]

What nationality is your spouse and do they usually require a schengen visa?

The residence card if an EU citizen is not applicable to your circumstances as you are british and living in the UK.

If your spouse would normally require a visa for Europe, they will need to apply for one if in the UK under the UK immigration rules spouse visa.

[cd20]

Yes, she does require a schengen visa. In fact, we always need to pay for that every time hence we are thinking about this route to save some money.

[CR001]

As the spouse of a British citizen, the visa should be issued free of charge.

You cannot apply for an eea/EU family member residence card, it does not apply to you at all.

[cd20]

hmmm..... they defo charged us for our schenzen visa. Recently we went to italy and were charged. We went through VFS but there were separate fees. About £20 for VFS and £60 for schenzen visa

[cd20]

found this:

https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-fee/

but i think that fees for non-EEA countries. Sorry.

I need to find the way to apply for a visa for spouse of a UK National.

Can u share a link so that we can apply correctly this time and save money?

[cd20]

found it!

Just apply directly to the embassy with appropriate options selected. Thanks!