naimul20

I am an erasmasmundus scholarship holder and doing my Masters in Europe. It's a mobility program. My first semester was in France and i had French visa. after that i moved to spain for semester 2. I got only NIE number in a A4 sheet. I also had my uk visit visa. I came uk with the visa. Now i wanted to back Spain but the Airport authority doesn't allowed me to travel with this documents.According to new law i don't need visa to stay Spain as a student. I stuck in London. What should i do now? very Urgent

Rosemary

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BritInParis

What passport do you hold? Is your French visa still valid?

naimul20

Non European (BD) Passport.My french visa expired last March.

TheLostPhotographer

If a Spanish university has accepted you then surely they are the best people to ask for advice. They want your cash, they will help if they can.

naimul20

Thank you. I am Erasmus Mundus full funded scholarship holder. I am middle of my Spain semester. After this i have to go Belgium for semester 3.

missile

I would suggest you visit your embassy

BritInParis

Did you ever apply for a Spanish visa? How long have you been in the UK?

BritInParis

The BHC isn’t going to be able to help with a foreign visa application.

naimul20

Didn't applied for Spanish visa coz my uni said according to new rules i need only NIE. Really confused.
I came uk in 31 March for easter holidays. Before that i came uk first time in December 2017 and back to Spain, that time i had my French visa valid but no NIE.

MikeJ

Which "airport authority" wouldn't let you travel. When I travelled to Spain at Easter the only place I had to show ID (apart from a boarding pass at security) was at the boarding gate where it was checked by the airline staff. I expect that they are not experts on travel documents and they should have called your destination airport border control in Spain to ask if they would allow you to land. I don't know specifically about the NIE as a travel document but if Spain will let you in, then UK should allow you to travel. Airline staff are not border control.

bobd22

Depending who you are flying with the airline will require photo ID as they all say in their T&C, most people use their passport for this. Could that be the issue I believe if you have one a photo driving licence will suffice? Or other photo ID . As has been said airline is not border control.

Rosemary

He does not have a European passport so this is perhaps what is the root of the difficulty and why he needs a visa. Sounds like his university has advised him incorrectly.

Rosemary

bobd22

Surely that would become the issue when arriving at destination not leaving UK? That will be because we are non Schengen? To board the plane in UK it is photo ID that's required. One has to ask though how did op on arrival get through UK border control?

naimul20

it's from Stansted Airport with Easyjet Airline. I have my students ID card of University of Basque Country also. I showed my NIE,Invitation letter, Proof of scholarship etc. also. I am middle of my semester now. Where should i go now? Consulate or Embasay?