Do we need a Schengen visa?
I get confused with all this.
I am Norwegian living in the UK with my wife who has a UK resident card and a Phillipine passport.
We plan to go to Spain for a holiday. Does she need a visa? we will be traveling together.
What kind of visa does she need? We plan to go to Portugal at the same time.
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Does she need a visa? We will be traveling together.
Maybe.
If your wife's residence card notes that it is the residence card of the family member of an EEA national, then she can travel with you in the EU without needing a visa. If the residence card does not have this notation (for example, if she acquired her residence through employment, or through essentially any avenue other than being your wife), then Spain can require her to have a visa, and, more importantly, the airline won't let her board without one.
Residence cards with the required notation are sometimes called Article 10 cards, after the relevant article in the freedom of movement directive, 2004/38/EC.
In that case, what kind of visa?
If your wife doesn't have an article 10 card, then she should apply for a Schengen short-stay visa using the normal form. The visa should be considered using an accelerated procedure, and the grounds for refusal of the visa are limited. In particular, it is not necessary to prove financial means.
Accordingly, the application form indicates that several questions are not to be answered by those applying as family members of EU or EEA citizens, and she should obviously ignore those questions.
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Can you travel without a Schengen visa?
How long can I stay without a visa in the Schengen area? You can stay 90 days in any 180-day period within the Schengen area. calculated individually for each of these states. For instance, after a 90-day stay in the Schengen area, the person can immediately travel to Croatia and stay for another 90 days there.What country needs Schengen visa?
These countries are: Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.Why do we need Schengen visa?
The Schengen visa is the most common visa for Europe. It enables its holder to enter, freely travel within, and leave the Schengen zone from any of the Schengen member countries. There are no border controls within the Schengen Zone.Can I go to Europe without a visa?
As the United States is one of the visa-exempt countries for Europe, American citizens do not require a visa for the Schengen Area for up to 90 days. From May 2023, Americans they will be required to obtain a visa waiver to stay in Schengen countries for any less than 90 days.THE SCHENGEN ZONE TRAVEL EXPLAINED - DIGITAL NOMAD TV
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You don't need a visa if you have a schengen resident card with a Philippine passport. I have a Slovenia resident card with a Philippine passport. We go to Spain for a holiday once a year and I never encounter problems. Just one thing, before you check in you have to get a stamp in your ticket and passport at the immigration window... pop in your residence card,passport and ticket. It's right there in front of a Ryan Air check in counter. Enjoy your vacation! Jenn
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