Schengen visa for Thai wife residing in the UK with her British citizen husband
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Finally got the visa for the wife so thought I'd conclude this post I created some time ago - As you say above with us being married and me from the UK we only needed to ask for an EU Spouse Visa (for Spain) which as you say is free if you go and pick it up or just over £30 if you want it couriered to your home. It takes around 5 working days to get the visa if you ask for it to be couriered to your home but you are advised to apply at least 3 weeks before your departure date for it.
VFS Global where we went to get the visa collated all the information and sent it to the consulate to be processed. We were told if there was anything else needed or further clarification of anything required the consulate would be in touch - presumably this is why they say apply at least 3 weeks in advance. Google them for their website and to fill out the visa form (print and take with you) and book an appointment date and time.
Perhaps unsurprisingly our appointment was for 3pm but they ended up seeing us at about 4.30pm - par for the course in these kind of places I would think.
We needed the marriage certificate, hotel and flight details and proof of payment of them, my and her passports, her UK visa card and her insurance details (which you have to have).
My understanding if you apply for a Schengen visa is the person applying also needs 3 months of bank statements and a letter from their employer saying they are working there.
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Please have a look at the sample case from EU website:
Marriage certificate enough to get a visa
Thomas is Irish and lives in Belarus with his wife Delia, a Belarusian national. When they wanted to visit Thomas's mother, now living in Spain, they applied for an entry visa for Delia.
She included their marriage certificate in the application, but the Spanish authorities also asked for proof of hotel accommodation in Spain and health insurance before they would issue the visa.
However, when Delia pointed out that no such additional documents were required under EU law, the Spanish authorities apologised for their mistake and immediately issued her entry visa.
Your wife needs to have an entry to visa to visit Schengen countries. But luckily, the only required document is marriage certificate and the application should be executed very quickly and free of charge.
Applying for a visa
If your non-EU family members need an entry visa, they should apply for one in advance from the consulate or embassy of the country they wish to travel to. If they will be travelling together with you, or joining you in another EU country, their application should be processed quickly and free of charge:
Countries which are members of the border-free Schengen area should issue visas within 15 days, except in rare cases, when the authorities should provide an explanation of their decision. All other countries (Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland, Romania, UK) should issues visas as quickly as possible. The documents your family members need to include in their visa application may vary from country to country. Before travelling, check which these are with the consulate or embassy of the destination country.
Visas issued by a country belonging to the border-free Schengen area are valid for all countries in that area.
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