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A family member of an EU/EEA/Swiss citizen who is in possession of a residence permit indicating their status is exempt from the requirement to hold a visa when entering the European Union, European Economic Area or Switzerland when they are accompanying their EU/EEA/Swiss family member or are seeking to join them. [376]
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 member is a national of). [1] This exception is not applicable to Spain or Italy, where non-EEA family members of Spanish or Italian citizens will hold a valid Residence card for a family member ...
These include dependents of the EU citizens, members of the household, and a partner in a "durable relationship". While the Directive 2004/38 requires member states to "facilitate entry" for extended family members, the details are not defined. The Directive does not seem to grant any rights to extended family members. In the EEA Regulations ...
Rules for family members of EU single market nationals An individual can enter and stay in each Schengen member state for up to 3 months without a visa if he/she: [59] [60] holds a valid travel document, and; possesses a residence card indicating that the person is a family member of an EU single market national.
The UK Family Visa was designed for those who want to establish life with their family members who are already residents or citizens of the United Kingdom. [24] Eligible family members [25] include: A spouse or partner of a UK resident; A child of a UK resident; A relative in need for long-time care of a UK resident; A parent of a UK resident
While a member of the European Union, the legality of the requirement by the UK to require EEA family members a hold a family permit to enter the UK was long disputed by the European Commission. The UK defended the requirement on the basis of its opt-out from the Schengen Area [ 7 ] which provided that:
With EU elections coming up in June, a survey commissioned by the European Parliament showed more than 70% of EU citizens believe they benefit from their country's membership in the European Union.
Cards issued to Belgian citizens and EU/EEA/Swiss citizens are green. They carry a heading of "BELGIUM" and the type of card (e.g. "IDENTITY CARD" or "EU+ Card"), written in all three national languages (Dutch, French and German) as well as in English. The remaining fields are bilingual - English in combination with either Dutch, French or ...