OK I misunderstood. You are referring to the 'red ribbon' copy issued at Malacaņang. It was that which we had translated / authenticated. I think the info is correct and you will need to get that done in Phil. But I would have thought that you would need to have had that when you got the spouse visa for UK. For the equivalent visa for Schengen countries (Spain in our case) the red ribbon copy is an absolute requirement.
Originally Posted by johncar54
No any non UK marriage certificate needs an apostle stamp by embassy.
http://www.greekembassy.org.uk/Consu...izensOnly.aspx
Near the bottom... Family member of EU citizen.
B) Required documents
■ Original passport (with a valid UK residence permit) and the passport of the EU citizen.
■ Original certificate that proves the relationship of the applicant with the EU citizen (marriage certificate, other partnership certificate, birth certificate etc., please note that the marriage or the partnership needs to be registered with the competent authorities. Marriages between a Greek citizen and a third country national need to be registered with the relevant Municipality in Greece according to the Greek legislation). In case the marriage certificate has been issued from another country (other than the UK) an apostille stamp is needed or a validation from the relevant Embassy.
Sorry I corrected that post, after I checked the paperwork we have.
No did not need that for UK spouse visa, but this may have been because my husband was working there in Philippines when we applied so applied while we were both in the Philippines prior to my husbands work contract finishing there. On ly requirement was a NSO copy. Seems strange to me while the UK accept that then just a short holiday visa don't accept it!
As most of us here know, one cannot assume that anything is the same anywhere else, in fact usually most things are different everywhere. As Therpe said, even within Schengen, where the law re visas is the same in all the countries, the interpretation can be different form country to country.
On another note if anyone applied for a Schengen Visa did they book their flights and hotel before applying? Anyone got the visa by saying they will get a last minute holiday or without a booking? Thnaks.
We booked the flight when the consulate confirmed that the visa WOULD be issued on a certain date.
No 'story' is going to make them ignore the Schengen Directive on visas !
I ask about the booking of flights / accomdation / holidays because it seems to be a stipulations that you have to book them before you apply for a visa to EU countries. With the question mark over the apostle stamp it's not really a chance I want to take. Oh well... it's a lot of hassle! I am missing the sun.
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