Can Bulgarian residents enter the UK without a visa?
I am an Egyptian citizen; I am going to marry a Bulgarian girl and I will apply for a family residence permit in Bulgaria.
With Bulgarian residency, will I be allowed to enter the UK without a visa?
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According to the UK government website:
There are no special visa waivers for nationals residing in EU countries outside of Ireland and the UK.
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EU rules provide that non-EU family members of an EU national, resident in the EU, should be able to travel anywhere in the EU without a visa if
- they have "an EU family member’s residence card issued under EU rules" (this excludes residence cards issued by the country of the EU family member's citizenship)
- they are traveling with, or joining, the EU family member
Since your card will be issued by Bulgaria, and your future wife is Bulgarian, this does not apply to you. See http://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-family/index_en.htm.
You will therefore need an EEA Family Permit to travel to the UK with your wife, or to join her in the UK. To travel to the UK without your wife, you will need a Standard Visitor visa.
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