Which visa would be better: UK or EU?
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As the spouse of a British citizen, you can apply to any EU or Schengen country (other than the UK) for a free visa, provided your wife travels with you to that country or arrives there before you do. This is set forth in directive 2004/38/EC, the free movement directive, at Article 5(2):
Such visas shall be issued free of charge as soon as possible and on the basis of an accelerated procedure.
The visa can only be refused under very limited circumstances, as laid out in chapter VI (articles 27 through 33).
On the other hand, getting a visitor visa to the UK can be difficult, because you will have a difficult time overcoming the presumption that you intend to use the visa to remain in the UK indefinitely. A visitor visa costs £93, while a family settlement visa costs £1,523, so visa officers are very skeptical of visitor visa applications from people in your situation.
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