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Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:28 pm
by kenc
Today I received my new Biometric Permanent Residence Card valid for 10 years.
It is endorsed "Residence Card of a Family Member of a Union Citizen".
Does this confer the same travel rights as did my 'EEA2' Residence Card endorsed "Residence Card of a Family Member of an EEA National?
Apologies if this question has been asked before but even though I have searched the Forum I have been unable to find specific info relating to the new PR Card.
I will be grateful for any info.
Thanks
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:46 am
by kenc
I have been unable to find a way of editing my above post. I would like to clarify my question.
Husband and wife. One with British Passport the other Non-EEA with UK Permanent Residence Card endorsed "Residence Card of a Family Member of a Union Citizen".
Can we travel to Spain without Schengen Visa as long as we travel together and have with us our UK Marriage Certificate?
Thanks.
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 11:59 am
by adedayoh
yep you sure can
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:36 pm
by kenc
Thank you adedayoh.
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:03 pm
by DannyG15
adedayoh wrote:yep you sure can
Hi adedayoh, do you think the same would apply to travelling to Portugal too? I was told that being on a EEA family permit requires a schengen visa although I dont know if the same applies when holding a RC.
I know that Spain is okay as per the info provided online at the site.
Thank you.
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 5:29 pm
by noajthan
Re: Travel to Schengen Countries
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:25 am
by kamoe
I know that for France and Czech Republic, is also fine.
However, I advise anyone to always check with the destination country's embassy or consulate in the UK first.
Any country embassy or consulate website will have a section called "Who needs a visa" and they will have a very clear criteria for when you need a visa, and if so, how to apply.
Official embassy and consulate websites should be the main information source at all times, not internet forums. That's just traveller's best practice.