Transit through through the Schengen area with an EEA Family Permit

I am a Chilean National and I have been granted EEA Family Permit here in Chile, to join my husband in UK. I came from Oslo to Chile to issue my Family Permit. I would like to use my ticket return to Oslo and then travel from Oslo to UK. Can somebody help me, and tell me if I can go through Schengen area and use the return ticket to get to UK?

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Best Answer

Chile on the list of Annex II countries which means you can visit the Schengen zone countries for up to 90 days without applying for a visa. This also means that you can freely transit the Schengen area on any number of flights or connections.

You can show your EEA Family Permit at the border but it's not required that you do so.

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Does an EEA family permit holder need Schengen visa?

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 Schengen country, you must apply for a visa to enter that country.

Can I travel to France with EEA family Permit?

Once in France, the application for a residence permit \u201cMember of the family of a citizen of the Union / EEA / Switzerland\u201d is compulsory and must be made to the Prefecture of the place of residence, within 3 months of entry into France.

Do I need a Schengen visa to transit through Europe?

The Transit Schengen Visa is a document that has been established by the Schengen Area Member States with the sole purpose of facilitating traveling for non-EU/EEA nationals who have to land at an airport located in the Schengen Area, in order to take a flight to their non-Schengen destination country.

Can I travel to Europe with UK EEA family Permit?

If you're an EU , EEA or Swiss citizenYou can cross the UK border using a valid passport which should be valid for the whole time you are in the UK . EU , EEA and Swiss citizens can continue to use the automatic ePassport gates to pass through the border on arrival.

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