Schengen Visa for Spain

[JD Butler]

 

I am currently living in Thailand with my Thai wife (Thai passport) and Daughter (UK Passport). 

 

We are having a few issues trying to figure out which paperwork to offer the Spanish embassy here in Bangkok.

 

It looked quite simple as we are married and need only show our Marriage certificate to the embassy and we would have the Schengen Visa for my wife.

 

However there is a problem with this as on the VFS web site they quote this:

'Spouses of EU / SCHENGEN / UK Citizens are advised to submit an approval letter of Marriage from their respective Embassies along with the Thai Marriage Certificate.  Just a stamp on the Thai Marriage Certificate from the respective Embassy will not be adequate'.

 

http://www.vfsglobal.com/spain/thailand/

 

and then on a separate page on the same website they quote this:

'Thai spouses of UK citizens will have to submit the UK marriage certificate (Court recognition) if they want to apply for EU spouse visa. In this sense we dont consider valid the following documents: Thai marriage certificate, Informative Note of the Consulate General in Bangkok, or marriage certificate from any other country. Only UK Court recognition will be considered enough for applying to this visa'.

 

http://www.vfsglobal.com/spain/thailand/allaboutyourvisas.html

 

 

So we are quite confused and left wondering which one is it and how do we get the Schengen Visa with the minimum fuss 

 

Our goal is to live and work in Spain and ultimately have the residency permit to live there then use the Surinder Singh Route to the Uk..

 

Any help on this would be massively appreciated an thank you in advance

[metisdead]

Moving to the Visas to other countries forum.

[luudee]

 

I have taken my girlfriend several times to europe ( Schengen Visa). We are not married, I have

two kids who are half thai from a previous marriage to a thai.

 

Both times I hired a company in BKK to do the paper run for me (we live in pattaya). It was worth

the 10k baht fee they charged, no headaches, no nothing, they prepared her for the interview and

both times we got the visa. The company was Swisshelping Point.

 

With my Thai wife I did it myself at my embassy, back than (10+ yeard ago) it was much simpler ...

 

If your daughter is half Thai, you should get her a Thai passport as well. But that's a completely

different issue ...

 

Good Luck,

luudee

 

 

[pgrahmm]

We used Star Visa in CM for this.....Most countries have a clearing house go through the applicants & applications.....My wife had to fly to BKK for an interview which was conducted at the "clearing" house then forwarded for approval - Star Visa had someone in BKK to walk her through it.....

If no approval - no charge......

They asked for more than what WE thought was needed but the approval came in 3 days when they said it could be a week or longer......They put together a good, complete package. .. 

[Donutz]

What the Spanish embassy is asking is not correct and they know it. See previous topics such as:

- http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/703486-spanish-schengen-visa-new-rule/

 

-  http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/713038-vfs-spanish-visa-uk/

 

 

- http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/851068-residency-in-spain-prior-to-using-surinder-singh-route-to-uk/

- http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/911371-schengen-spain-visa-in-bangkok-for-non-thai/

 

Edit: Both the visa process (issued for free, ASAP and with minimal documentation) and residency (birt certificate + same papers which basically are proof of ID and marriage certificate which may be translated into English and legalized by any embassy) should be all you need. But as you can see from the first link, Spain has incooperated EU law (freedom of movement directive) incorrectly in there national law and are they base there silly requirements on these wrong (illegal) national incooperation of the directive. They are wrong, they know it, they don't seem to care unless you are willing to get into a discussion with them and involve EU Ombudsman Solvit. 

 

The proper, smooth and easy way (which Spain does not give a damn about) is also explained in the sticky and in onward pages from the first link. EU texts are very clear on what Spain can and cannot do. Sadly people don't seem to complain often or loud enough to the Spanih authorities and the EU Commission to get them back in line. 

Edited August 8, 2016 by Donutz

[Donutz]

 

Schengen Sticky topic.