ILR in UK go to Tenerife for Holiday

[tomcreeduk]

Hi All

Wondered if someone has any experience on the above.

My Thai wife has lived in the UK for 4 ish years and has ILR card and her Thai passport.

I'd like to take her to Tenerife for a few days to meet family with our son who has a English passport (no worries).

Does anyone know the full process for her to be approved to go there using her Thai passport for a few days.

Any advise would be ideal. Thank you

[MaprangHolmes]

The easiest way is to apply at the Spanish consulate and get a schengen visa it will be free and save you a load of hassle you can just turn up and as you and your wife are traveling together technically she does not require a visa. But most airlines would not let you travel and even if they did you would have a load of hassle when arriving in Tenerife.

The consulate in London is easy to get too and we applied on the Monday and had the passport back with visa on Wednesday. The only down side is you have to write and ask for an appointment, which they should give you within 2 weeks of receiving your letter. Most of the visa form does not apply to you as your wife is going with you.

Hope that helps

[tomcreeduk]

MaprangHolmes thank you.

[Richard W]

The consulate in London is easy to get too and we applied on the Monday and had the passport back with visa on Wednesday. The only down side is you have to write and ask for an appointment, which they should give you within 2 weeks of receiving your letter. Most of the visa form does not apply to you as your wife is going with you.

What sort of marriage certificate did you use, and how old were the various documents to prove the marriage?

[MaprangHolmes]

You have to have your marriage certificate translated into English and it has to be certified by either the Thai Ministry of foreign affairs (If you happen to be in Thailand) Or the the Thai Embassy in the UK which costs around £10 which you can also just send it to them so know need to go there. The age of the translation does not matter it just has to be in English and Certified

These are the requirements: Source http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/LONDRES/en/Consulado/Pages/DocumentsRequired.aspx

• Passport or travel document valid for at least 3 months beyond the intended departure from Spain and with at least two full blank pages to affix the visa. A passport that has been issued (not extended) during the past 10 years can be endorsed with a visa.
• UK residence permit and photocopy with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the intended departure from the Schengen area.
• One completed and signed visa application form.
• One recent passport colour photograph with a white background.
• Original and photocopy of EU passport or national ID card of the EU national or Spanish national.
• Original and photocopy of the marriage certificate and an official translation (Spanish or English).
• Proof of joint travel to Spain (i.e. confirmed tickets to travel to Spain both for the applicant and the EU/EEA national), or of the intention to join the EU/EEA national who already is in Spain.

To book an appointment: Source http://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/LONDRES/en/Consulado/Pages/BookAppointment.aspx

Applicants who prefer to address their application directly to this Consulate, including spouses, partners, and family dependants of Spanish and EU citizens, should write a letter (phone calls, fax and e-mails will not be accepted) to this Consulate that can be sent by post or delivered in person. The applicant will be given an appointment on the first available date and in strict order of presentation. An appointment will usually be given within 2 weeks after you apply. Please state clearly the purpose of your visit, dates of travel, contact details (full name, address, email and day time telephone number) and enclose only photocopies of your passport, UK residence visa, (marriage certificate, birth certificate, if applicable) and a stamped SAE. Please do not send or hand in any original documents until you asked to do so by the Visa Department.

Address: 20 Draycott Pl, London SW3 2RZ

Phone:020 7589 8989

Email [email protected]

Edited March 16, 2016 by MaprangHolmes

[Donutz]

The above list (which is indeed what Spain asks) is slighltly too strict and thus not a 100% proper applicatiom of the EU rules on freedom of movement.

- no UK residence permit is required, and Thai married to a UK or any other EU/EEA nationality (except Spanish) can apply regardless of there being any residency or visa status or no such status at all.

- only allowing application appointments per regular mail is not the accelerated procedure which an embassy is meant to give. Request via e-mail should be ok. Appointment to be granted within 2 weeks of the request being made so regular mail only gives the Spanish less time (they lose atleast 1 day out of 14).

- Ofcourse you can apply from any Spanish embassy (UK, TH, other).

- legal proof of marriage is pretty much the only thing required. They may ask for a translation into a language that they can understand. They may ask for legalisation (by the authorities) if this is neccesary to confirm the authenticity of the documents. So if it's a UK marriage your UK papers of the marriage should be all that is needed. If it is a Thai marriage you generally need a translation and often legalisation. You could ofcourse argue if the (Thai based) Spanish embassy is really incapable of reading Thai docements and if they really can not be sure about the authenticity of the docents but it's best to simply cooperate. If this is a huge and unreasonable cost or burden to you, contact the EU ombudsman Solvit.

-making plaussible that the Thai will go to Spain (Tenerife) with the EU national should be enough, such as a written and signed letter or a transport reservation (not a paid ticket!). Accomodation cannot be asked about, but you may include an (unpaid) booking if you like (again Spain would be asking too much based on what the EU dictates!).

Also see the Schengen sticky and in particular the second post for details on rights of non-EU family members and their EU family.

[Richard W]

The above list (which is indeed what Spain asks) is slighltly too strict and thus not a 100% proper applicatiom of the EU rules on freedom of movement.

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You could ofcourse argue if the (Thai based) Spanish embassy is really incapable of reading Thai docements and if they really can not be sure about the authenticity of the docents but it's best to simply cooperate. If this is a huge and unreasonable cost or burden to you, contact the EU ombudsman Solvit.

-making plaussible that the Thai will go to Spain (Tenerife) with the EU national should be enough, such as a written and signed letter or a transport reservation (not a paid ticket!). Accomodation cannot be asked about, but you may include an (unpaid) booking if you like (again Spain would be asking too much based on what the EU dictates!).

The above list was for the London embassy.

[Donutz]

I figured. My posts covers both the UK and TH based embassy, or any other. And both embassies do violate the EU Freedom of Movement directive in some areas. Luckily nothing that may make applications too cumbersome but a shame nontheless.