About to shortly apply for a visa for my wife to go to Germany for my daughters wedding. Looking at using the married to EU national status so that the visa is free, we were told by the Embassy that the requirement is for her to have our marriage visa and my passport as evidence of this (copies allowed), my questions are this.

1. Do we have to show the confirmation of the tickets, as surely she has freedom of movement?

2. And as she is using this status, then no hotels need to be booked in advance, true?

By the way the German Embassy told my wife, and we have in writing, that documents can be in Thai, English or German.

1. No

2. True

1. No

2. True

great direct answers, thanks.

Just like to add that she only has freedom of movement if she is traveling with or to join you.

Just like to add that she only has freedom of movement if she is traveling with or to join you.

thanks for that, I should have mentioned that we are traveling together.

I would re-check the reply given you. The visa is free but she must be travelling with you. We had to produce confirmed tickets and hotel reservations. Marriage certificate and My Eupassport, I presume your wife is Thai.

Had to show ticket at Finnish embassy.

I will give her the tickets and hotel bookings but as I see it they are not necessary, but you never know.

I'm married to my Thai wife but i never used this option to get an Schengen for her but i will use it for when we are visiting my family.

As we are staying at my fathers house we don't have any hotel booking off-course.

Do we need some kind of paper stating that we are staying with family and not in a hotel.

Also my Thai wife kept here maiden name in her Thai passport for the obvious reason, can this cause any problems.

We have the Thai marriage certificates.

I'm married to my Thai wife but i never used this option to get an Schengen for her but i will use it for when we are visiting my family.

As we are staying at my fathers house we don't have any hotel booking off-course.

Do we need some kind of paper stating that we are staying with family and not in a hotel.

Also my Thai wife kept here maiden name in her Thai passport for the obvious reason, can this cause any problems.

We have the Thai marriage certificates.

May I ask why your wife kept her maiden name.

Do we need some kind of paper stating that we are staying with family and not in a hotel.

As she is traveling with or to join her EEA national spouse no details of accommodation should be required; but if you want to include a letter of invitation it wouldn't hurt.

Also my Thai wife kept here maiden name in her Thai passport for the obvious reason, can this cause any problems.

We have the Thai marriage certificates.

Not a problem, just include your marriage certificate and a translation. Note that most Schengen states require the translation to be certified by the Thai MFA. You do this at the same place you had your affirmation translation certified when you married.

I'm married to my Thai wife but i never used this option to get an Schengen for her but i will use it for when we are visiting my family.

As we are staying at my fathers house we don't have any hotel booking off-course.

Do we need some kind of paper stating that we are staying with family and not in a hotel.

Also my Thai wife kept here maiden name in her Thai passport for the obvious reason, can this cause any problems.

We have the Thai marriage certificates.

May I ask why your wife kept her maiden name.

If you ( my wife then ) do a lot of business in Thailand, this can cause a few problems if your wife took the husband last name.

Thai's do much easier business with other Thai people so if they don't know that she is married with a foreigner this helps a lot.