Please read and hopefully sign Petition re visas for non EU spouses

[johncar54]

and my wife cannot go anywhere in Europe without a visa even thou Britain is in the EU

but within 6 months she will have a British passport. so to gov, end of them getting money out of me..

sure i will sign it, it should be equal rights for anyone's spouse who has a legal right to be in the uk

Hi Joe.

My wife had a right to join me and she can go and live anywhere in Schengen Area, no thanks to British Gov but thanks to all Schengen Countries who signed the agreement. Its a reason why when my wife applies for a Spanish passport (as Filipino eligible after 2 year residence in Spain) that I an seriously thinking of taking up Spanish Nationality. I could then visit UK as a foreigner and maybe get a better deal (Just joking about the latter, I think!).

Incidentally, I think that anyone living legally in UK could, if they wanted, visit Gibraltar without a visa, unlike those living in Schengen Area who must have a visa:

[joebloggs]

Hi Joe.

My wife had a right to join me and she can go and live anywhere in Schengen Area, no thanks to British Gov but thanks to all Schengen Countries who signed the agreement. Its a reason why when my wife applies for a Spanish passport (as Filipino eligible after 2 year residence in Spain) that I an seriously thinking of taking up Spanish Nationality. I could then visit UK as a foreigner and maybe get a better deal (Just joking about the latter, I think!).

Incidentally, I think that anyone living legally in UK could, if they wanted, visit Gibraltar without a visa, unlike those living in Schengen Area who must have a visa:

well i was thinking at one time of applying for a Lithuanian passport,as both my parents are from there, and using that to get the misses here and save a wad of money ..

but a few more months, and its all over with this visa game, she will have a british passport and end of the gov rapping me off anymore

[johncar54]

Sorry I don't understand. How would a Schengen Area Passport, Lithuanian, help your wife. As I understand it, the problem with UK is where the person comes from. If it is for example the Philippines then that person has the same problems entering the UK no matter what the nationality of the husband is. Please correct me if I am wrong.

[joebloggs]

i would have used the Lithuanian passport to apply for a FREE family permit for the wife to come to the uk

[johncar54]

sorry I still don't understand. I am British and have lived in Spain 20 years. I have not worked here. If I had worked here my wife would not need to pay the 100€ for a visa to visit UK but she would still have had to attend the interview.

[johncar54]

Thanks everyone who has read this post and signed the petition. As we know ours is a relatively small problem as world problems go but for us and our loved ones it still a real problem. Every signature helps, I hope !