I am having a problem with the Spanish Consulate in Manila, who tell us that they need our wedding to be registered before they can issue my wife a visa. The problem is that the UK no longer register marriages abroad. Since 2014. But it seems that news filters through slowly. In short, it appears that the Spanish don't want to be the ones who give the yay or nay to my wife entering the Schengen area. Has anyone found a solution to this? How do I get the marriage recognised by the UK Government so that the buck of responsibility has been passed to them and not the timorous Spanish?
Yes. And a Spanish translation, notarised and legalised. The certificate has NSO and DFA (?) stamps too. (There are four stamps on it altogether!) They have a copy of my passport and a scan of my residencia in Spain They have Melody's passport and ID cards and birth Certificate But they insist that the marriage be recognised by the UK
I had problems with the Consul in Manila in 2006. in that he would not accept that I had changed my name in UK by common law. He said it was imposible. I contacted the FCO and they put a flea in his ear,
The Spanish are asking for a Recognition of Overseas Marriage certificate before they will grant a family permit visa. This can only be given to us by the British Consulate in Alicante after we separately attend an interview here in Alicante. The problem is that nobody seems to have a clue what to ask for.
