Visa for Spain from the UK of thai Wife

[Merrill]

Hi all,

Been putting off going to Spain due to the complications of the visa issue.

 

My Wife has a UK Visa on the 10 year route to becoming a UK citizen, 9 years done now. We want to visit my Son in Spain to drive down through France.

 

What visa would she need and where to get it from?

 

Cheers for any advice

[MJCM]

https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en

 

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You must lodge the application for a Schengen visa at the Consulate of the country you intend to visit. If you intend to visit more than one Schengen States, you should apply at the Consulate of the country where you will spend the longest period of time.

 

[theoldgit]

She should apply for a Schengen Visa via the Consulate for the country with jurisdiction for her main destination, ie where she intends to spend the longest time.

If she is traveling and spending an equal amount of time in two or more Schengen States she should apply via the Consulate with jurisdiction for her port of entry into the Schengen Area.

It really depends how much time she expects to spend in total traveling through France and how long she expects to spend in Spain.

As she’s legally resident in the UK she can apply there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Merrill]

Cheers guys thanks. Yes we will travel France stay in Spain a week and back to the UK.

I will get the Visa from France, last time i did it I saw no border into Spain.

 

[theoldgit]

6 hours ago, Merrill said:

I will get the Visa from France, last time i did it I saw no border into Spain.

 

That’s fine but the French will require details of the accommodation during the trips through France as well as in Spain, and the applicant will need to satisfy the decision maker that they’re spending longer in France than Spain, or at least an equal length of time.