I am an EU citizen. My husband isn't. Can he travel to the UK without a visa?

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I am a Lithuanian citizen, my husband is from Colombia and we both live in Norway. He has a residence permit to live in Norway. Written on it is that he is the spouse of [my name]. We want to travel to the UK and on the next day fly to Colombia. Does he need a visa to enter the UK?



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Does he need a visa to enter the UK?

Probably not. It depends on whether your husband's card says 'Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen,' or the equivalent in another language, which it probably does, or if it otherwise indicates that it is issued under article 10 or article 20 of the free movement directive. In this case, he qualifies to enter as the holder of an Article 10 card, without a visa, if he travels with you (as the question indicates is your plan):

If you are a non-EEA national who holds a valid genuine residence card, issued to you as the family member of an EEA national who is exercising free movement rights in another EEA State (i.e. not your EEA relative’s Member State of nationality) under Article 10 of Directive 2004/38/EC (the ‘Free Movement Directive’), you may use this document for travel to the UK if you are accompanying your EEA national relative here, or joining your EEA national relative in the UK.




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Does a spouse of an EU citizen need a visa?

Warning. If you have a residence card as an EU national family member and you are not accompanying or joining your EU spouse / partner in the non-Schengen country, you must apply for a visa to enter that country.

Can EU family member travel to UK without visa?

EU , EEA and Swiss citizens can travel to the UK for holidays or short trips without needing a visa. In other cases, find out if you need to apply for a visa to enter the UK . You can cross the UK border using a valid passport which should be valid for the whole time you are in the UK .

Can my EU partner come to the UK?

An EU citizen can bring their non EU spouse to live with them in the UK, although you will both need to apply under the new EU Settlement Scheme to enable you to reside lawfully in the UK after 30 June 2021. The non EU spouse must also be living in the UK prior to the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020.

Can EU family member travel to EU without visa?

After you receive your residence card as a family member of an EU citizen, you can freely travel to any other EU country. You can travel as a tourist for up to three months in a six-month period. You can also travel to many other non-EU/Schengen countries without a visa.



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According to this website https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa/y your spouse will need a visa

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