I am english living in spain with spanish residency, my daughter still lives and works in the UK.Whenever she?

Question

wants to visit with her white south african partner there is always a problem with the spanish embassy giving him a visa, once again this year they have lost their flight money over these delays, Does he really need a visa as he lives and works in the Uk and his permit to remain is valid until 2009

Answer 1

If they say he does then he does...also, his colour is not something you should be mentioning...black or white, all South Africans get the same treatment.

Answer 2

If he has a British Visa he may then apply for a Schengen visa enabling him to visit any country within the EU.But note the Uk did not sign that agreement.They are easily come by and you must look on the Schengen internet site it will tell you all.

Answer 3

Yes , the issue is due to him being on a watch list.

Answer 4

You would have thought that as this has happened more than once that your daughter and her partner would have caught on and planned well in advance so as not to loose their flight money. I suppose some people never learn.

BTW It doesn't matter if your daughter's boyfriend is white or black. He is not a European Union citizen therefore he cannot gain easy access to Spain. He is subject to the laws that any South African is when going to Spain.

Answer 5

i think the problem lies in being south african not the fact that he lives and works in the uk. since they know the problem exists, visits will have to be planned well in advance

Answer 6

Yes he does. A permit here does not mean a permit there. If they get married and he becomes a Brit then problems solved. They should apply for visas well before booking a flight as the Continentals are a bit slow in that area.