Do I need a visa to enter the UK?
Upvote:2
From the facts presented in the question, it appears that you may qualify to enter the UK without a visa as a holder of an Article 10 or Article 20 residence card:
What you are allowed to do with a residence card
A valid Article 10 (or Article 20) residence card allows the non-EEA national family member of an EEA citizen to travel to the UK without the requirement to obtain an EEA or EU Settlement Scheme family permit.
However, in order to be admitted to the UK you will need to demonstrate that you have a right of admission under EU law. Without evidence that you have a right of admission, you will not be allowed to enter to the UK on the basis of your residence card.
The first thing you have to determine, though, is whether your card is in fact an Article 10 or 20 card. Since your wife is Belgian and you live in Belgium, there is a fairly good chance that it is not.
Article 10 or 20 residence card
An Article 10 residence card is a document which is issued under EU law (‘the Free Movement Directive’) by EEA Member States to non-EEA family members of EEA citizens who are exercising free movement rights in a Member State other than that of their nationality. For example, the non-EEA spouse of a French citizen who is living and working in Italy may be issued with an Article 10 residence card by the Italian authorities.
An Article 10 residence card should feature the wording “Residence Card of a Family Member of a Union Citizen”. Another document, “Permanent Residence Card of a Family Member of a Union Citizen” issued under Article 20 of the Directive is also acceptable.
Documents issued on any other basis, for example (biometric) residence permits issued under the national law of another Member State are not acceptable and do not exempt the holder from the requirement to obtain an EEA or EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) family permit.
For example, a non-EEA spouse of a German citizen living in Germany will usually hold a residence permit issued under German domestic law. Therefore, a United Kingdom EEA family permit, or alternatively an EU Settlement Scheme family permit, is required for travel and entry to the UK.
A non-EEA spouse of a German citizen living and working in France will usually hold a residence card issued by the French authorities under EU law. Therefore, a United Kingdom issued family permit is not required for travel and entry to the UK.
If you are the non-EEA national family member of an EEA citizen and you do not hold a residence card issued under Article 10 or Article 20 by an EEA Member State, you will need to apply for an EEA or EU Settlement Scheme family permit before travelling to the UK with or to join your EEA family member.
To demonstrate the right of admission mentioned in the first quotation, you have to show (among other things) that your EU family member is either in the UK or traveling with you there. In this case, the EU family member is your wife, because it is not generally possible to derive a right of free movement from a sibling or dependent child. Because your wife is traveling with you that should be easy to prove.
You should bring a copy of your marriage certificate. You may not need to show it, but if the immigration officer insists on proof of the relationship the marriage certificate will be the best way to satisfy that demand.
More post
- 📝 Transport services from Gatwick to London
- 📝 Bubble Wrap/Zip Lock - Harry Potter Wands
- 📝 RIP 'I amsterdam', when will I see you again?
- 📝 What is the best option for public transportation in Rome, in terms of cost and public transport coverage?
- 📝 Changing terminals in Madrid airport
- 📝 can I reapply UK tourist visa on priority basis after getting refusal
- 📝 Visa requirements for cruising in Vietnam for a UK citizen
- 📝 Buying plane tickets "from the other end"
- 📝 United Kingdom transit visa for 4-5 days
- 📝 What is the furthest one could be from a regional/major airport in mainland Australia?
- 📝 UK standard visitor visa employment letter
- 📝 Can I book two tickets to reach my destination with a stop over to my destination?
- 📝 I'm trying to get from London Heathrow to Edinburgh
- 📝 Can I enter Romania with a Polish Temporary Residence Card?
- 📝 Schengen visa for housewife
- 📝 Why does CTRIP only offer lap-child from 0-2 for international flights?
- 📝 Travel by train in the UK using my senior railcard
- 📝 Visiting Uzes (Uzès), France. Ideas for transportation, things to do
- 📝 Another scenic pass, near the Stelvio pass
- 📝 Dual British/Irish Citizen - Can I sponsor someone coming to meet me in Greece?
- 📝 Can I stay in China longer than a year using one year visa?
- 📝 TAP Portugal LHR to BSB forced shorter return date and had to pay for new return
- 📝 Where can I view quarantine or other COVID-19 requirements for airline crew?
- 📝 Seat belt restrictions during flights
- 📝 Schengen short-term visa - Business vs tourism if issuing consulate is different
- 📝 Visa telephone interview disconnected
- 📝 How to calculate 5 days visa-free stay in Belarus?
- 📝 Question regarding transit visa in Germany for an Indian citizen?
- 📝 Getting driver license in Washington state when moving from Canada (BC)
- 📝 Short term schengen Visa to Germany refused twice due to lack of subsistence
Source: stackoverflow.com
Search Posts
Related post
- 📝 What conditions need to be fulfilled to enter the Schengen zone visa free?
- 📝 What visa do I need to enter the US to attend a hackathon?
- 📝 Does a Filipino with an Italian resident permit need a visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 Does an Albanian citizen with a US green card need a visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 Do you need a visa to enter the US to catch another flight?
- 📝 Do I need a visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 Does a US Citizen need a visa to enter as a tourist to the UK for 6 months?
- 📝 Indian national with EU family member permit issued in UK. Do I need a UK visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 What documents besides my passport and visa do I need to enter the US?
- 📝 Does my 1-year old need a visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 Do I need to obtain a visa to look for a job in Schengen area for citizens of foreign nation which are not required visa to enter the area?
- 📝 Do I need to exit and re enter or get anything stamped to stay in the Schengen zone after my student visa expires?
- 📝 Do I need a visa to enter the US as a UK citizen in transit?
- 📝 Does an Australian need a visa to enter the UK?
- 📝 Do I need a Transit visa at Dublin Airport if my transit is through the same terminal of the airport?
- 📝 If I have a multiple entry visa for China, do I need to provide an itinerary for the second and subsequent entries?
- 📝 Which visa do I need for a 14-week bootcamp in the USA?
- 📝 Want to enter the United States through Visa Waiver Program but consulate-issued ePassport doesn't have a chip
- 📝 Does a US citizen, lawfully in the UK, need a specific visa to get married there?
- 📝 Do I need a visa to enter Russia if I have dual citizenship to two countries (one doesn't and other does)
- 📝 Does my Indonesian friend need to prepare the visa for her 8 year old son (US passport holder) to visit Slovakia and the Czech Republic?
- 📝 Do I need a transit visa in Zurich on the way to India?
- 📝 Parents names in their passport are not matching the names in my passport. do I need to specify 2 names in B2 VISA application and other documents?
- 📝 Do I need a visa to enter South Korea?
- 📝 Is it possible to enter the UK with a child on an Accompanied visa and then leave alone?
- 📝 Do I need an airport transit visa for Dublin, Ireland en route to the UK?
- 📝 Does the spouse of British national with UK permanent residence need a Schengen visa to travel to France?
- 📝 Do I need an ESTA to enter the US with the Victoria Clipper ferry?
- 📝 With a Dubai Tourism Visa, what else do I need to enter the country?
- 📝 Can I enter the UK visa free after a visa refusal due to lack of funds?