Visa Application.

[Jollygoodfellow]

If they dont I will take them to court

 

Thats the spirit, challenge them to a game of tennis.  :thumbsup:

[Markham]

Are there any onerous conditions attached to your and Nesa's stay in Holland - for example, mandatory health insurance which both the French and Spanish require and which must cover both the EU national and his non-EU wife.

[brock]

I did get Nesa some travel insurance from a travel agent in Cebu But That is all, Cost about 4000p for 1 months cover.

 

I was concerned when Nesa went for her visa application though because they were asking her questions and asking for documents that she didnt have, Which they had no right too, And so I wrote them an email that same day and two days later she got her visa.

 

This is the email I sent to them.

 

Dear Sir/Madam

 

Today my wife Nesa Brockelsby went for an appointment at the Netherland Embassy to obtain a Schengen Visa.

I am very concerned that her Visa may be denied, Because an assistant there asked for certain Documents Which by law my wife wasn't required to show, ie, bank statements, Airline tickets, Proof of salary, Hotel reservation and also Hotel reservation in other Schengen countries we may be visiting,

 

Requirements for a visa (for family members of EU citizen)

For a visa to be issued on the basis of Directive 2004/38/EC, only the following requirements need to be satisfied:

1. The visa applicant is a direct “family member” of an EU citizen and has proof  (marriage or birth certificate or some combination) of the relationship)
2. The visa applicant will be travelling with, or joining, the EU citizen for a visit or permanent move to an EU member state.  (If they are going to the “home” country of the EU citizen, then there can be a requirement that the EU citizen had previously lived/worked in a different member state)
3. All travellers require a passport (or a national ID card for the EU citizen)

These are the legal requirements for all of the EU/EEA member states, including allSchengen members, the UK, Ireland, Romania and Bulgaria.  They also apply for Switzerland. 

 

There is no legal requirement that:

• The EU citizen is already (or will be) living or working in a different EU member state
• The non-EU family member holds a specific immigration visa or status. It is fine for them to have a nationally issued visa or a student visa or a visitor’s visa or even implied status
• The family member apply in their country of origin
• The family member resides or previously resided in the EU/EEA  (This older requirement of some member states was overturned in several ECJ cases, especially Metock)

 

There is also no legal requirement that you submit:

• bank statements
• pay slips
• letters from your present or future employer or school
• letters of reference
• proof that you will return at the end of the trip
• airline tickets
• confirmed hotel bookings
• references or guarantees from people in the destination country
•  

 

As my wife is married to a European these are the rules and regulations,

I think someone at the embassy may not understand them correctly,

I am very concerned, because it has cost me a large amount of money to arrange this holiday for myself and my wife, And I wouldn't want to lose it because someone doesn't understand the requirements needed to obtain the visa,

I sincerely hope you can help me in some way.

 

Kind Regards 

G Brockelsby