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Hi

I am an Norwegian citizen and my husband is an Non EEA citizen and we are residing in London. My husband had applied to stay in the UK and just recently in September 2012, the application was granted and my husband received a EEA2 Residence Card.
When my husband had applied, his passport had expired so he got the EEA2 Residence Card as Immigration Status Document. In November my husband and I are going to Norway ( my husband has applied for Schengen visa ) for 3 days to attend a wedding and I was wondering, can my husband travel to Norway with the EEA2 Residence Card as a Immigration Status Document,not have to endorsed into the passport and will it be valid like that ?
There won't be any problems at the airport will there if he takes EEA2 Residence Card as a Immigration Status Document and not have it endorsed into passport ?

Many thanks

( my husband has applied for Schengen visa )

well i guess he does'nt really need that visa to go along with you as long as he can posses RC on arrival..

but regarding the other enquiry cnt really make a comment..guess the GURU/MODERATORS would be able to help.

as far as my knowledge is concerned cant travel out of borders with a valid passport but may be a different case if he's given a schangen visa..(not sure though)

There is no difference between an EEA2 residence card being endorsed on passport or be placed on A4 size page because both have same worth.

Englandd wrote:There is no difference between an EEA2 residence card being endorsed on passport or be placed on A4 size page because both have same worth.

Other than it might be a pain to have to carry an A4 piece of paper around.

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:

Englandd wrote:There is no difference between an EEA2 residence card being endorsed on passport or be placed on A4 size page because both have same worth.

Other than it might be a pain to have to carry an A4 piece of paper around.

Laminate the A4 size paper or wait for another 6 months for its transfer on passport. which one is better?

Englandd wrote:Laminate the A4 size paper or wait for another 6 months for its transfer on passport. which one is better?

NEVER laminate an immigration document.
(as it prevent the authorities from verifying its authenticity).

Jambo wrote:

Englandd wrote:Laminate the A4 size paper or wait for another 6 months for its transfer on passport. which one is better?

NEVER laminate an immigration document.
(as it prevent the authorities from verifying its authenticity).

Despite this is very modernized and computerized time but always and everywhere the REFERENCE NUMBER is the most important feature of any document/item.

Englandd wrote:

Jambo wrote:

Englandd wrote:Laminate the A4 size paper or wait for another 6 months for its transfer on passport. which one is better?

NEVER laminate an immigration document.
(as it prevent the authorities from verifying its authenticity).

Despite this is very modernized and computerized time but always and everywhere the REFERENCE NUMBER is the most important feature of any document/item.

I second Jambo's advise. In fact, if you read UKBA's guidance, it says the same thing.

I'm in support of Jambo's advice also.

If you do a net search of 'laminating an ISD', a link to a UKBA page comes up tops with a brief text re. this but, on following the link to the UKBA page you may not be able to find the details (as I was).

Maybe someone else can post the right link.

Lamination does not always necessarily mean freezing the document in to plastic but also mean laminated pouches/laminated hard plastic covers and can easily be isolatable and presentable.

EUsmileWEallsmile wrote:

Englandd wrote:

Jambo wrote:

Englandd wrote:Laminate the A4 size paper or wait for another 6 months for its transfer on passport. which one is better?

NEVER laminate an immigration document.
(as it prevent the authorities from verifying its authenticity).

Despite this is very modernized and computerized time but always and everywhere the REFERENCE NUMBER is the most important feature of any document/item.

I second Jambo's advise. In fact, if you read UKBA's guidance, it says the same thing.

Lamination does not always necessarily mean freezing the document in to plastic but also mean laminated pouches/laminated hard plastic covers and can easily be isolatable and presentable.

Hi Gurus,

I Just want to ask you that can we fold the immigration status documents without damaging the RC page. Because the page look like divided into 4 parts as we can see the doted lines on it. Can we fold only from those lines? so that at least this A4 size page can get smaller to carry ??

thanks in advance
regards