Can My Wife Go To A European City

[geoffers]

my thai wife is now with me in the uk, can she go to paris, madrid etc for a long weekend, would she need yet another visa etc,does anyone know.

[taxexile]

unless the rules have changed recently then if she hasnt got a uk passport then she will need visas for european countries , a single shengen visa will cover entry into all the european countries that signed the shengen agreement.

[geoffers]

unless the rules have changed recently then if she hasnt got a uk passport then she will need visas for  european countries , a single shengen visa will cover entry into all the european countries that signed the shengen agreement.

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so if i was going to madrid for eg, could i get this shengen visa at the spanish embassy in london, any idea how much, thanks for your help

[taxexile]

if spain is in shengen then you can get the visa at the spanish embassy.

dont know how much.

[LaoPo]

my thai wife is now with me in the uk, can she go to paris, madrid etc for a long weekend, would she need yet another visa etc,does anyone know.

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It depends entirely on WHAT kind of Visa your wife has in her passport.

The odd thing is that if someone from outside the Schengen countries gets a so called 'Schengen Visa' they CANNOT travel to the UK....and need to apply for a special visa (thank you UK). My partner can travel to all Schengen countries, except the UK.

[the scouser]

Geoffers,

Your wife will require a visa for travel to other European countries. However, because she is married to a citizen of an EU country the visa should be free. Generally speaking she will just need to show her marriage certificate, her passport, your passport and, perhaps, an E111 (obtainable from the post office) which acts as a form of travel insurance.

Cheers,

Scouse.

[Rinrada]

E.U visas are Free to wifes/husbands legally married to British Citizens.

Last time I needed French Visa for a one day trip to Calais on a booze run i spent about an hour down at their Emb.in South Ken.

If you are within the London area you gotta visit (o/s I believe can do by mail)

Download form,fill in and take usual docs- both P.Ps-marriage Cert (mines UK -Enfield Mate)and photos and thats about it......all free.

Also on last visit (about 1 year ago) advised only to go for the afternoon opening session which is /was reserved for business or family national visas.

There must have been abot 100 or so very unhappy nigerians who were told to come back -tomorrow morning...

I walked stright in avec "visa pour ma femme,je suis EU -UK...ici..

Certainment M.Entry sil vous plait... ..nae bother

Second point and I could never get a straight answer for this one.

Although/because UK did not sign up fully for Schen,we are still being treated like naughty schoolboys.(dont want to play..etc)

Technically you do not need to carry you PP with you in Europe since any form of ID when requested is OK,...But to save any hassle carry it.

It makes life much easier and once u are over the water ...well.

Right if u are still here... my point about say the Schengen Visa for France is that you may find that its only good for a visit to France (I know it says schegen etc ...but ra-wang)and you cannot cross into say Holland and depart back to the UK from there.

This seems very "mickey mouse but may be part of our intrang.towards the EU......Just check first....may have changed.

Anyway now wifie go Brit.PP so no prob.....

[the scouser]

(o/s I believe can do by mail)

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Can you buggery . My missus and I are off on our travels to Krautland and Scandiwegia and, for first time applicants, both the Norwegian and German embassies insist on the applicant attending in person.

Result? The visa is free but we've got to shell out £130 on train fare for a daytrip from the 'Pool to London. Not happy.

Scouse.

[Rinrada]

Scouse....I was only talking about those Frence chappies.and as said not 100% sure about a mail service but just have run a google to check

Norway of course dont want to play in the club and I suppose Germany is well just ...Germany.

As it happens in all my travels I have never actually been there.

Me old dad however used to go over quite regulary but only made low level visits and never landed.(Lancs and Wellingtons)

anyway...

SPOUSE AND CHILDREN OF AN EUROPEAN UNION CITIZEN

(EXCEPTING FRENCH CITIZEN) :

How to apply

Documents requested

Visa application fee (FREE)

How to apply:

If you live in Greater London, please book an appointment :

- via Internet

- or via our Automated Telephone Appointment Booking Service :

09065 540 700

Applicants without booked appointments will not be admitted within the Consulate.

You may apply by post if you live outside Greater London.

Expect a delay of a few weeks.

Further information on the procedure to follow and the counties accepted via postal application.

Please note that family members of European citizens are advised to apply for their Schengen visas at their relative’s Embassy for regulatory checks (i.e. marriage authenticity).

The French Consulate General will only be able to issue ‘short’ visas –only covering their trip to France- to those applicants until their marriage has been confirmed by the relative’s Embassy.

Documents requested:

Please also supply one photocopy of each document

As the Spouse of an European Union Citizen:

1. A national passport or official travel document valid for more than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested visa, with a blank visa page to affix the visa sticker. Your British Residence permit must also exceed by more than 3 months the validity of the requested visa. Exception will be made (1 month) for people returning for good to their country on presentation of their travel tickets.

2. One application form duly completed and signed by the applicant (or the legal guardian for applicants under the age of 18).

3. 2 passport-sized photographs.

4. Your spouse's European Union passport.

5. Your original Marriage Certificate with official translation (certified by a consular officer) if not in French or English.

Visa application fee:

Free of charge on presentation of all requested documents.

http://www.consulfrance-londres.org/index2.html

[Rinrada]

This from a Dutch Embassy website....

For which countries is a Schengen visa valid?

On 26 March 1995, the Convention applying the Schengen Agreement came into force in seven countries. Since then, more countries have joined the Schengen Area. There are now 15 Schengen countries, with no border controls between them: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden.

Visitors to any one of these countries receive a uniform visa valid for travel to all 15 of them. The Schengen countries have also harmonised their conditions for entry and their policy on countries whose nationals require a visa to visit the Schengen Area. (Right looks great)

As of May 1st, 2004, ten new member states joined the European Union: Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Cyprus, Hungary, Poland, Tjech Republic, Slowakia and Slovenia. The current external Schengen-border will remain unchanged for the moment. A Schengenvisa is not valid for the new member states. The new member states will issue national visa until further notice and no Schengenvisa.(and No Problem)

BUT ???

Some visitors are permitted to enter the territory of only one Schengen country or a limited number of them (such as the Netherlands or the Benelux countries).

A Schengen country may issue such a visitor with a visa valid only for that country or for a specified number of Schengen countries.

I am confused again

[Sumppen]

At least for Sweden I found out that:

A Schengen visitors visa is valid for max 3 months (and can be extended for another 3). Sweden can however give a visitor a 6 months visa, but this visa will then only be valid for Sweden, not the rest of the Schengen countries.

So I believe this clause that some visas might not be valid for all schengen countries could be something like that. So if you get a visa for more than 3 months, it's most likely valid only for that country (recidency permits are a different case)

This is only what I've found out when I first applied for a visitors visa for my (then gf) wife.

/Kim

[bkk_mike]

The odd thing is that if someone from outside the Schengen countries gets a so called 'Schengen Visa' they CANNOT travel to the UK....and need to apply for a special visa (thank you UK). My partner can travel to all Schengen countries, except the UK.

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Why is that odd? - The UK never joined the Schengen agreement, so isn't covered.

E.U visas are Free to wifes/husbands legally married to British Citizens.

Right if u are still here...  my point about say the Schengen Visa for France is that you may find that its only good for a visit to France (I know it says schegen etc ...but ra-wang)and you cannot cross into say Holland and depart back to the UK from there.

This seems very "mickey mouse but may be part of our intrang.towards the EU......Just check first....may have changed.

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If it's a Schengen visa - you can travel to Holland, etc. (Although even if it wasn't you don't even slow down to cross the border these days).

Getting back into the UK also shouldn't be an issue if your wife has ILR, or a multi-entry visa. If she's only got a single-entry tourist visa, you could have a lot of fun getting back into the UK. (I do actually know a Thai whose boyfriend took her to Paris for a surprise birthday treat on the Eurostar, only to find that she had a single entry visa for the UK. She got back in, but only because the boyfriend pleaded with immigration on the train admitting it was his fault for not checking).