I live in UK with British husband w/settlement visa. Can I travel to Germany with my US passport & UK Visa?

Question

I'm a US citizen with a UK residency visa.

Answer 1

The UK is England, Scotland, Wales & Northern Ireland altogether,

What part of the UK  do you live in?

Or are you one of those people who only calls England, the UK?

Yes you can enter Germany,

Answer 2

If you have a visa for Great Britain, I'm sure it will be valid for Germany, which is also an EU memberstate.

To be able to live and work in one, means, at least in the western EU, that you can live and work in them all.

Pretty soon, it will apply multilaterally in the eastern EU also.  However, some countries are trying to stop mass migration of less wealthy former citizens of Warsaw pact countries.

In the medium term though:  As their economies benefit through cheaper labour, it will be a unified single work market.

If it's just for a holiday, then no visa anyway, just a passport.  Like the previous poster suggested.

Answer 3

a U.S citizen is allowed to enter Germany on just a passport, there is no Visa required

you can stay up to 90 days Visa free in Germany

Answer 4

I think you're referring to Ryanair's requirement that you have an EU/EEA passport in order to complete Online Checking.

http://www.ryanair.com/site/EN/condition...

All it means from Ryanair's point of view is that you have to check in at the counter, showing your US passport to verify your ID.

That's separate from what it takes to enter Germany or any other EU country.

On entering Germany all you need to do is flash your US passport and answer a couple questions (if that) in order to be allowed in the country as a visitor. You are not entitled to live or work there permanently unless your husband decided to settle there, in which case you'd have to start all over again but with a German residency visa application.

Before boarding the flight back to the UK an immigration officer will ask you why you're going there, which your visa covers. Presumably you have 'leave to remain'?

And finally you will need to join the 'all other passports' queue at the UK airport before being allowed back in the country. Again, your visa covers that.

After a couple years of 'leave to remain' you can apply for naturalisation as a British citizen and a UK passport. It's a lot of money though just to be able join different but slightly faster-moving queues when going to and from the UK. But it will also give you the right to live and work anywhere you like in the EU.

PS for Angel - try answering a question once in awhile instead of obsessing over meaningless distinctions that have no bearing on the person wanting some help.