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In theory, possession of a family permit was not mandatory and permission to enter the UK could still be sought at the frontier, [1] but non-EEA nationals who neither possessed a visa nor a family permit would have found it difficult to arrive at the UK border as many carriers refused boarding to passengers who did not hold a family permit, as ...
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the Agreement on the European Economic Area, [4] an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). [5]
The holder of a valid Residence Card is entitled to use this document in lieu of an entry visa for entry to all EEA member states. There is not a unified format for this card throughout the EU. In the European Union (EU), a family member's residence card is issued under EU rules by any EU country (except, in common, the country the EU family ...
The Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 [1] (or EEA Regulations for short), amended by SI 2009/1117, [2] SI 2011/1247 [3] and SI 2015/694 [4] and which have now been mostly repealed and superseded by the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016, was a piece of British legislation which implemented the right of free movement of European Economic Area (EEA ...
Citizens of all European Economic Area (EEA) member states and Switzerland holding a valid passport or national identity card [368] [369] [370] enjoy freedom of movement rights in each other's territory and can enter and reside in the each other's territory without a visa. If EU, EEA and Swiss nationals are unable to present a valid passport or ...
In these countries, the meaning of compulsory varies. [2] In the European Union, an EU/EEA national identity card can be used to travel freely within the EU/EEA in lieu of a passport. [3] Similarly, South America, citizens may use a identity card to travel between MERCOSUR states. [4]
The freedom of movement provisions of the EU apply, but each territory operates its own visa regime for non-European Economic Area (EEA), non-Swiss nationals. While a visa valid for one of these territories will be valid for all, visa exemption lists differ. [102] A Schengen visa, even one issued by France, is not valid for these territories.
Family members may have needed a special entry clearance (the EEA family permit) to enter the UK. The Regulations replaced the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 apart from Articles 7A and 7B which are saved from the 2006 regulations.