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For the purposes of this Directive, possession of the valid residence card referred to in Article 10 shall exempt such family members from the visa requirement." [6] 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 ...
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
The residence card should clearly state that the holder is a family member of an EU national. People who aren't EEA citizen family members but have a residence permit in the EEA for other reasons will get a similar residence permit card. Holders of an EU family member's residence card don't need to obtain a visa in the entire EU.
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. [374]
Family members of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens who are not covered by one of the visa exemptions above can apply for an EEA Family Permit free of charge (instead of a visa). [ 152 ] Applicants for most UK visas, including visitor visas and EEA Family Permits, must submit biometric identifiers (fingerprints and a digital facial image). [ 153 ]
ETIAS is required for entry by land, air and sea to 30 European countries, including the 29 member states of the Schengen Area, as well as Cyprus. Ireland, which is part of the Common Travel Area, is the only member state of the European Union that continues to have its own visa policy and does not plan to join the Schengen Area or to require ETIAS.
The A visa is also granted to immediate family members of such foreign government officials, defined as "the principal applicant's spouse and unmarried sons and daughters of any age who are not members of some other household and who will reside regularly in the household of the principal alien" (A-2 Visa) and which "may also include close ...
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: [58] [59] holds a valid travel document, and; possesses a residence card indicating that the person is a family member of an EU single market national.