Can the spouse an EEA cititzen visit UK without a visa?

[johncar54]

Hi Mike,
I am sorry but I do not know about the Irish regulations other than the Irish have been a lot more helpful to me than the UK Consulate / Border control etc have ever been.

My wife's friend, a Filipino, has residence in Spain and she and her husband travel to Ireland quite often but I believe she has always had a visa, which is issued free and by post I believe.

Hopefully Terpe will see your post. I am sure he will have some good advice for you.

[mike1]

Hi Mike,
I am sorry but I do not know about the Irish regulations other than the Irish have been a lot more helpful to me than the UK Consulate / Border control etc have ever been.

My wife's friend, a Filipino, has residence in Spain and she and her husband travel to Ireland quite often but I believe she has always had a visa, which is issued free and by post I believe.

Hopefully Terpe will see your post. I am sure he will have some good advice for you.

The point I was trying to make was that Permanent Residence must carry alot more weight than the resident card but you need a visa to travel on it ,where as the resident card been only
next best yet you can travel visa free , just seems strange