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Tip for any EU citizens marrying a non EU citizens. For the EU citizen, make sure you execute your European right before your partner applies for residency. Tha
by BrandiATMuhkuh 5y ago
Tip for any EU citizens marrying a non EU citizens. For the EU citizen, make sure you execute your European right before your partner applies for residency. That way your partner does not have to learn the local language etc.
The reason for that is, that EU family law is pretty liberal. And EU law is "higher" then local law. But that only applies if you executed your European right.
To execute your European right, you must have lived for 3 month in another EU country. Or simply marry in an other EU country which is not your own country.
I'm writing this from experience. As this was the way my wife (Saudi) and I (Austrian) did it. I did first study in Denmark. Therefore executing my EU right.
https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/documents-formalities/non-eu-family-members-residence-card/index_en.htm https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/documents-fo...
- erdo 5y agoI think this is referred to as the Surinder Singh principle, here's more about it: https://www.freemovement.org.uk/surinder-singh-immigration-route/ https://www.freemovement.org.uk/surinder-singh-immigration-r...
- BrandiATMuhkuh 5y agoThank you. Good to know. For me most interesting about this situation is, that most people I know, think they are EU citizens just because they live in an EU country. But that's not really true, until they executed their EU rights first.
- erdo 5y agoI agree, it was certainly very surprising to me when I find out