Friend can't take his wife outside uk cuz she has spouse visa...

Question

My friend has british passport but his wife is living in london (with him) on spouse visa. They want to travel to cities in europe but its so difficult to get visa for his wife.

Could you suggest if there is any procedures or anything that might make it easier for him? Are there good countries that you can get into for general tourism with out the hassle and long waiting of visa?

Answer 1

Try Dublin and Gibraltar. The UK has a customs union with the Irish Republic, so someone granted a visa to one country should be able to visit the other. Gibraltar is a UK Dependency. As such, I would have thought travel to and from the Rock would be OK. I like Gibraltar, it's great fun!

Answer 2

How long have they been married? She could look into getting British citizenship.  

Answer 3

try searching the travel information manual website, it gives an indication of areas in which you neeed visa and where you have visa excemptions.