Non-EU married to Dutch citizen, EU Free Movement Visa?
My wife (non-EU) and I (Dutch) are married in the Netherlands. My wife still lives in Asia and I live in the Netherlands. We also have a baby together who has a Dutch passport but is living with her in Asia.
I am wondering if she is eligible for a Schengen visa based on EU freedom of movement if she travels to a Belgium airport and enters the EU from there. I will be traveling with her but our main stay will be in the Netherlands.
Best Answer
Because the Netherlands is your wife's main destination, she must apply to the Netherlands for her visa. Because you are a Dutch citizen in the Netherlands, your wife's visa application would normally fall under Dutch law rather than the EU free movement regime. Therefore, she should be required to pay the visa fee for her Schengen visa.
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