321.adam

Sorry about the overlong title...don't know how to phrase all this any better.

I'm a UK national currently in California, but planning on moving to Amsterdam with my US citizen spouse. She wants to study, and I'll be looking for work.

We are not yet married, but planning to get married soon in the US. The plan was to apply for a visa for her to come to the UK as my spouse, then move to the Netherlands. However, I'm not sure how and if this process will work.

Should we apply for the UK spouse visa, spend a few months there and then move to the Netherlands? Would this give her legal residency in the Netherlands?

or...is there something more efficient we should do? Can she enter the Netherlands on a different visa, one issued by the Dutch authorities?

We are pretty confused about all this. The Dutch websites are pretty good, but it'd be great to have a real-life human opinion on this. Any pointers would be much appreciated.

Thanks,
Adam

Dutchie

If she's biologically your daughter? Apply for a duo nationality in the USA, get her a UK passport then she can come into Holland on her UK passport, no visa needed then. Only if she travels back to the USA, she needs to travel on her USA passport.

Dutchie

321.adam

She's definitely not my daughter...she's going to be my wife soon.

Hope that clears up the confusion. Any ideas about what we could do based on this?

Dutchie

Well if you marry her in the USA, file the marriage papers at the UK Embassy in the USA doesn't the UK then recognize her as a UK national? I know some European countries do. In that case the problem would be solved as a UK national is allowed to work and live freely in Holland as per EU agreement.

321.adam

That sounds about right - it's a little difficult to tell exactly how it's going to work out, but I think she'll get all the rights she needs...

Thanks for the advice on this,
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