The airline complained of the imposition on it of liability carrying passengers without an entry visa. He had produced a residence card for Austria. The appeal failed. Under the Directive, a valid card must bear the words ‘Residence card of a family member of a Union citizen’ or a translated version. A card of the sort produced might go toward establishing the necessary right, but was not itself sufficient.
Judges:
King, Newey LJJ, Macdonald J
Citations:
[2018] EWCA Civ 899, [2018] WLR(D) 250
Links:
Statutes:
Council Directive 2004/38/EC 5(2), Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 40
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration, Transport
Updated: 20 April 2022; Ref: scu.614908
