General UK/EU Question-Unique Circumstances?

[prcscct]

My Thai partner and I are not married, even though she is my new daughter's Mother. No plan to go back and live in the USA therefore I do not want her to lose her Thai rights and ability to purchase property if we would enter into a registered marriage.

Now, I hold a USA passport, my new daughter will soon be both a Thai and USA citizen, my partner holds a Thai passport.

What if we want to tour the UK and Europe. What sort of problems will she encounter when applying for the needed tourist visas? Of course I will accompany on any trip, not solo for her and my daughter.

Also, with the EU now being the EU, do you still need a tourist visa for each and every country or is there such a thing as an EU visa that covers travel to all? Thanks advice. Pete

[malcolminthemiddle]

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[ting-tong]

On the same visa you can visit these countrys- belgium,Denmark,Finland,

France,greece,Island,italy,Luemburg,Netherlands,norway,Portugal,Spain,

Sweden,germany and Austria. They are all part of the Schengen treaty.

[lomuamart]

My best guess on this would be that your wife will have to satisfy The Brit Emb that she'll return to Thailand. Same as if my wife or G/f wanted a tourist visa/ visitor visa. You'll have to demonstrate that you can provide for her and your child both financially and with accommodation whilst in the UK.
I can't imagine that the regulations would differ much just because you're American. However, take a look at The Embassy's web site. It's pretty good and may answer your questions, or at least give you contact details for further info.
As far as the EU is concerned, there's a thing called the Schengen (sic) agreement that covers travel between various European countries. Beware, the UK is not a party to this, so a seperate visa will be necessary.
Hope that helps. I'm sure there will be others who can expand on this.
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[Jaime]

Pete,

As others have stated the Schengen visa covers most of the EU but not all of it as a few nations have opted out. The UK is one of the countries who have opted out of the Schengen Treaty so you will need a separate visa for the UK. As for the Schengen visa, although it covers many countries you need to apply at the embassy of the country that you will use as your first entry point into the Schengen zone. Make sure you get a visa that will allow multiple entries.

Jaime
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[prcscct]

My next question was where to apply for the Schengen visa, but that's now been covered. Thanks everyone for the help. Pete