Well, we managed to get to the UK and back over the holidays despite me having concerns about my wife's ability to get into the bus to get to the airport and then getting into the plane.
The ever so friendly airport staff put her into a wheelchair and wheelied her to the assistance section from where we were the first to enter the plane via a special lift. So cool.
We arrived in the UK after a 2 hour flight and had to wait for all to disembark via the stairs before we were taken down with the lift.
The ever so unfriendly UK customs staff as always snubbed my wife off for not having a visa but we were expecting this. They called their supervisor who told us that the UK was not a member of the Schengen free movement agreement so my wife would need a visa.
When I told her that we are not using the Schengen system but the EU regulation on free movement of a spouse of a EEU member state citizen (me) and my wife has a bio metric Portuguese Residency card, she quickly signed her entry card and shuffled off without a word.
The word got out here that customs and immigration has been briefed to make it as difficult as possible for anyone to enter the UK. So I was expecting it. What is so funny is that when we departed, we were hassled to a degree that I thought they wanted to deport my wife back to Portugal although we were on our way there.
I have more to say but this is getting longer than an attention span can take.
