Irish husband and want to stay 180 days - Page 5

LinPlant wrote on Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:53pm:

I have read this, but have never managed to have them not stamp my passport. At the airport they won’t allow us to present ourselves together and while one told us all we needed was out marriage certificate, after travelling with it, they dismissed us out of hand and stamp the passport anyway.&...

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I’m told that doesn’t matter, as long as we can prove we travelled together. 

They wouldn’t entertain the handbook, so I’m really interested how you get them to listen to you?

Do you carry a printed version or?

We will be sailing into Bilbao, we at least hand over the passport’s together at a port, what would you advise handing over with them?

Lesley012 wrote on Thu Dec 28, 2023 11:37am:

But they have always stamped his passport and not mine. Will that not be an issue? Thank you for your res

marcliff wrote on Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:31pm:

The passport stamping will be necessary as the days he travels with you will count if he travels by himself later on. It will not matter if you are travelling together. Just carry your marriage certificate.

oadbyman wrote on Thu Dec 28, 2023 12:36pm:

THIS IS INCORRECT ,travel with your EU citizen partner/wife is not counted to the 90/180 day rule only is they travel on there own, I have found some very good information of facebook and I will post the details when i get a few minutes

marcliff wrote on Thu Dec 28, 2023 1:27pm:

Only going by experience. Maybe the border guards aren't up to date but my neighbour is in the same boat (Irish wife, English husband) and his passport was stamped. Didn't count when travelling together but he couldn't book to come by himself a couple of months later as he had exceeded his 90 in ...

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...180 as English only.

Also know of one couple same situation who didn't get their passport stamped.

I suppose, one day, the customs and border guards will sing from the same song sheet.