Can we use the "EU citizen only" lane when travelling by car with one non-EU passenger inside?
I am a non-EU citizen with permanent residence in EU. My wife and my kid are EU citizens. When travelling togehter by car, are we allowed to use the "EU citizen only lane" when crossing borders, although I am not EU-citizen?
Best Answer
In addition to Relaxed's answer here are the relevant articles backing it:
Regulation 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code)
Article 2:
‘persons enjoying the right of free movement under Union law’ means:
(b) third-country nationals and their family members, whatever their nationality, who, under agreements between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and those third countries, on the other hand, enjoy rights of free movement equivalent to those of Union citizens;
Article 10:
Persons enjoying the right of free movement under Union law are entitled to use the lanes indicated by the sign shown in Part A (‘EU, EEA, CH’) of Annex III. They may also use the lanes indicated by the sign shown in Part B1 (‘visa not required’) and Part B2 (‘all passports’) of Annex III.
Third-country nationals who are not obliged to possess a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 and third-country nationals who hold a valid residence permit or long- stay visa may use the lanes indicated by the sign shown in Part B1 (‘visa not required’) of Annex III to this Regulation.
They may also use the lanes indicated by the sign shown in Part B2 (‘all passports’) of Annex III to this Regulation.
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