Questions tagged [family]
Travelling with your significant other and/or children, parents, cousins, in-laws or pets. For some more specific tags (to be preferred) see `tag info`.
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Visitor visa refused. Could a family visa be accepted?
My girlfriend lives in Tbilisi, Georgia, studying as a medical student. Her mother lives in India, and I am studying in the UK. Her mother and she are planning to come to the UK on May 4th. My ...
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What type of visa for UK visit?
I am a UK national living abroad in Colombia. My husband is Colombian. Do we need to apply for a standard UK visitor visa? I'm asking because I answered "yes" to a question in the application, which ...
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UK visa: when does my first entry date have to be?
I have just been granted a 2-year multiple-entry UK visa. My first trip to the UK is not planned until August. I have just heard that I have to enter the UK within 90 days of my family visit visa ...
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Space requirement to sponsor mother on Schengen visa to Germany
I am residing in Düsseldorf, Germany on a 1-year work permit. I would like to sponsor my mother for a visit tourist visa for a 3-month period. What is the minimum amount of space I need to show to ...
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Standard UK visitor visa - which sub-type?
I have a query about the standard visitor visa.
My Colombian boyfriend needs a UK visitor visa to come to England so we can be together to have our baby in July.(I'm British). We're currently ...
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How to travel to the UK as a spouse of an EU citizen?
I am an Indian citizen. I have a 3-year Polish TRC. I just got married to a Czech citizen.
We want to visit the UK. Is it possible to travel UK with my wife?
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Permanent family member of Latvian citizen. Can I travel to the UK or Ireland without an article 20 residency permit?
I live with my wife since 2012 in Latvia. My wife and two kids are Latvian citizens. I hold a Latvian permanent residence card. On my residence card is written permanent family member. According to ...
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Article 10 residence card, visiting UK via Eurostar
From my understanding, my non-EU husband is allowed to travel with me (British citizen, living and working in France since 2010) to the UK without a visa or family permit, because he holds an article ...
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UK Standard Visitor Visa: Shipping questions [closed]
I'm an Indian citizen applying for the UK Standard Visitor Visa in United States together with my wife.
Thanks to all the answers in this forum, we've submitted the application. After the submission, ...
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How to apply for a UK standard visitor visa as a family?
I am an Indian citizen residing in the United States. My wife and I are planning to travel to the UK for a week. We plan to apply for the UK standard visitor visa from the US. I was filling out the ...
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UK family permit. Why weren't the original documents accepted?
I recently applied for a family permit as the spouse of an EEA citizen. More details are available at UK Family Permit Application and Supporting Documents
I made the application online at visa4uk.fco....
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UK Family Permit Application and Supporting Documents
I filled the application of the UK family permit on visa4uk.fco.gov.uk
My wife and I have been married for two months, and we'd like to visit our friends in the UK. My wife is a Spanish citizen and I ...
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Preparing for travel with pending EEA(FM) application [closed]
My spouse (US national) and I (German national) have both been living and working in the UK permanently for a number of years. She's currently working here on a Tier 2 visa and I'm exercising treaty ...
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How to apply for a UK EEA Family Permit after previously receiving a refusal for a visit visa?
I'm a non-EEA citizen married to a Spanish citizen. She and I got married two weeks ago. We both live in Palestine and we are planning to travel to the UK in January 2018.
Back in September, I ...
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UK Family Visa rejected due to submission of falsified document [closed]
I have been told that I may have been banned to enter the UK in March 2016 because I edited the date of my expired bank statement. The Entry Clearance Officer (ECO) inferred that I was deceiving them ...
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Where could I stay for a single night stopover in Singapore to visit the botanical gardens? [closed]
I arrive with my family in Singapore at 3pm one day and fly out 1pm the next.
Where would make sense to stay overnight if our main goal is to see the Botanical Gardens?
Considerations I'm trying to ...
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Which UK visa should my dependents apply for?
I'm working at an MNC IT company and I am applying for a Tier 2 ICT UK visa to work in the UK.
However, the planned duration for the stay in the UK is only 6 months (180 days).
I have two dependents ...
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application as family for uk visitor visa [duplicate]
I and my family had 10 years UK multiple entry visitor visa which expired about 2 years back. I want to apply for the same again. have filled up my application online and saved it. I want to add ...
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Are the parents of EU blue card holder eligible for family reunion Visa? [closed]
I have a question regarding family reunion visa for Germany.
If an unmarried individual has the EU blue card, are the his/her parents eligible for a family reunion visa?
I've read that the spouse ...
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Is there any country in Europe that allows a foreign worker to invite his parents? [closed]
Most countries that I know don't consider parents as family members and don't allow a legal worker to take them with him/her (unlike taking the spouse or children) for the term of the contract. Are ...
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UK Family Visitor Refusal (V 4.2 + V 4.3)
I need some advice. The attached images are the refusal letter from my mother's visa application last year July. I'm thinking of applying again and was wondering what are her chances this time.
My ...
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Family visit rejected!
Long story short, I am a 24 years old student. I was refused a Schengen visa several times to Germany, for the reason that my intention to leave the Schengen area ........... you know how it goes.
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How should I fill in the form of a UK Visa for my wife when I have a valid visa?
I was traveling alone to the UK 2 months ago, and my visa is still valid (6 months). Now, for the second time, I want to travel with my wife and daughter, but I wrote in my form, my dependent people ...
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Can my non-EU wife apply for an UK EEA Family Permit Visa? [closed]
I am a Portuguese citizen, looking to move to the UK with my wife. She is Brazilian but is currently in Portugal with me. Her tourist visa has expired about a month ago. Can she can apply for a UK ...
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How should a family of five get from DCA American Airlines Terminal to Crystal City Station
My family, including three young children, is arriving at DCA at 2 p.m. on a Friday. We need to get to Fredericksburg, VA and thought the train would be a nice option - just not sure how to get to the ...
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Attending bio-metric appointment for UK visitor visa with family [closed]
I and my wife got the appointment on the same day but different times (10:30 am & 12:30 pm) - in San Francisco. But our son got the appointment 2 days later. Can all three of us go together during ...
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How to get Belgium tourist visa (family visit visa) with maximum validity?
I will be moving to Belgium next month on work permit and later after couple of months I want to bring my mother too.
I know tourist visa ( purpose - family visit) will be provided with maximum 90 ...
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I have a valid visa for 2 years, how to apply visa for wife and children [duplicate]
I have a two years multiple C Class visa and i want to take my wife and children for a holiday in UK. I will be bearing all expenses of their travel. What will be procedure to apply for the visa for ...
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Family Visit Round 3 [closed]
I am an Egyptian citizen, married to a British citizen. I applied for the family visit visa and got two refusals a year ago. I have 62,500 sterling in my bank account and it has been there for over 8 ...
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Can I pay the fee for several UK visitor visas with one credit card?
I am applying for a UK Standard Visitor visa for myself and family. I understand we have to fill in separate application forms for each family member. Can I pay the visa fee with my credit card for my ...
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What are the rules for a non-EU family member travelling with an EU national?
I'm an EU national. My mother-in-law is not an EU national, but she is waiting for the residency permit as Family Member of an EU national. She had a 90-day tourist visa type C, which is already ...
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Accompanying friend for a Canada visa?
We want to visit Canada on a short-term visitor visa for tourism. We are a family of 4 but we have a family friend traveling with us. While applying for the visa online and filling the questionnaire, ...
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Do i need permit to enter to UK with my EU wife? [duplicate]
I would like to repeat my question with showing my family resident permit in Spain. I am Turkish and married with a Spanish citizen. Currently we live in Spain. I have Family Resident Card issued by ...
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Enter to UK with EEA wife as non EAA [duplicate]
I am from Turkey and I am married to a Spanish woman. We live in Spain and I have Family Resident Card issued by the Spanish authorities. We are going to the UK for a 4-day trip. I applied for an EEA ...
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Belgium to UK travel with my wife through Calais/UK border [duplicate]
I have a Belgium family member residence card that's valid for five years. Together with my German wife and one-year old son, I want to visit the UK for a weekend.
Do I need a visa?
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Under what visa category does my wife need to travel to the UK with me for two months, if I'm going there on a 1 year work permit visa?
I am resident of India and my UK Work Permit is in stamping process ( 1 year). Since the work requiremnet is for 3-4 months as per company policy, company has not
sposored dependant visa for my ...
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Do hotels in Europe permit two adults and two kids to all stay in just one room?
My kids, 12 years old and 5 years old, will not sleep in a separate room if it is not our own home or their grandparents'. They insist on staying in the same room as my wife and me.
I would like to ...
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Do I need a visa to visit the UK with my EU partner?
I am not from EU. I have Spanish partner and we live in Spain and, because of our official relationship, I have a Spanish family resident permit. We are going to travel to the UK together for tourism. ...
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UK visa for a family of 4 [duplicate]
We (myself, wife and two children) are planning to visit UK in the summer (I have already started to regret it!!).
I have some visa related questions:
Does each applicant have to create their own ...
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Can I add my family onto my existing US visa?
I have Valid US Visa and I Want to travel with my Family. How can I issue visa for my family to go with me using my own visa?
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I want to travel to the Schengen area for business and take my family with me. Can we apply for a visa together?
I am about to Travel to Germany on Business visa. I want my family to accompany me, and we wish to tour around for a week or so. The total head count is three people. My intent is to go there and ...
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train travel from amsterdam to belgium, paris and germany [closed]
Hi i was just wondering how can i travel by train from ams to belgium and at the same time stop from stations to stations. besides that regarding train tickets is it advisable for me to purchase them ...
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Looking for UK visa refusal stories and advice [closed]
I'm a journalist for two UK national newspapers. I'm compiling an article about the difficulties faced by foreign nationals in getting UK visas – the hurdles to jump over, the endless documentation to ...
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What visa do my wife and children need to travel to the UK with me? [duplicate]
I am from Mumbai, India. I will soon go on a short trip to the UK on a 6m business visa. Am planning to take my wife and two kids (7 years and 2 years) along for some sightseeing over the weekends. My ...
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Applying for a UK visa when family members are traveling different portions of the trip
If parents are old and want to go visit their daughter in the UK from UAE and 2 of their sons will go one by one to take them and other to bring them back as both can't stay for more than 15 days due ...
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Family's visa to accompany me on a business trip was denied [closed]
I applied for a Schengen business visa through the French Embassy and also applied for visitor visas for my family so that they could travel with me.
I got the visa but my one-year-old child's and my ...
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Which category of visa do a spouse and child require when accompaning an Indian going to Germany on business?
I will be travelling to Frankfurt, Germany from India for three months on a business visa and would like to take my spouse and child along with me since it is a stay in Germany and we would also like ...
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How should I answer financial questions for UK Standard Visitor visa applications for travel as a family? [closed]
I am applying for a UK Standard Visitor visa with my wife and daughter.
Is it OK to put "NA" or "N/A" for questions about the applicant's financial capacity when the applicant is a dependant?
I have ...
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VFS priority services for EEA family permit applicants
There's an EEA national in the USA who wants to take a holiday in the UK with his visa-national spouse (Cambodian). He wants to benefit from EU Directive 2004/38/EC so that they can get an EEA family ...
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Do airlines count child carriers / baby backpacks as strollers?
We like to go on weekend trips with our toddler on low-cost airlines. We often hike at the destination, and generally prefer child carriers and baby backpacks (like those listed here, i.e., a backpack ...
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