France in Focus

For those from the UK with holiday homes in France or anyone from the UK who wants to stay in France for longer than 90 days will now need to apply in advance for a long-stay visa of between three months and one year.

If you want to stay longer than is specified on your visa you will have to apply for a titre de séjour.

So no more just popping over on a whim to spend six months in your second home I'm afraid.

Here's a link to the government site for all the info - if you don't understand French then there's a drop down you can use to change the language to (American) English.

https://france-visas.gouv.fr/web/france ... ong-sejour

Yet another thing to go through for visitors.

Our friends arrived at their home locally yesterday, will see them today, but they told us they were limited to 6 weeks anyway by their health insurance.

I wonder what the chances of anyone coming and checking to see h
ow long you have been there ?
Next to zero I would think. When you go back late would anyone say anything. Mountains out of molehills me thinks.

rsm wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:12 am I wonder what the chances of anyone coming and checking to see h
ow long you have been there ?
Next to zero I would think. When you go back late would anyone say anything. Mountains out of molehills me thinks.

Agree that it is unlikely that anyone will check but when going through border controls the passport has to be stamped. The dates will be checked. In the worst case the passport will be stamped undesirable alien. That will stop entry into France and quite probably the whole Schengen area. Such a stamp may also prevent entry to other countries sine you are identified as someone who fails to follow local rules.

Would that happen? I don't know. But it certainly could and it is unwise to just dismiss it as overblown nonsense.

rsm wrote: ↑Fri Aug 06, 2021 11:12 am I wonder what the chances of anyone coming and checking to see h
ow long you have been there ?
Next to zero I would think. When you go back late would anyone say anything. Mountains out of molehills me thinks.

Let us know in a year or so how that approach works for you. I wouldn’t advise anyone to risk breaking the Schengen rules and once ETIAS is in place you won’t even have the opportunity to try.

some of you have very short memories,thats all I 'll say.

A little bit off topic. I just had a quick scan of the ETIAS information on the EU site. It doesn't seem to be very clear on whether a EU country resident - not citizen as in the case of a Brit - needs to follow this procedure. Or, did I miss something obvious?

Just picked this up on an official site

"I have residency status in an EU member country, yet based on the ETIAS requirements, it states I need an ETIAS. Does my residency status mean I don’t need ETIAS?
No, if you hold a passport from a country where ETIAS is a requirement, you will need an ETIAS in 2023 regardless of your residency status in an EU member country. However, if you hold a passport or citizenship in another EU member country, you will not require an approved ETIAS."

That is going to be very interesting if you enter the EU with a French resident permit but don't enter through France.

Maybe another topic in its own right.

Brexit's finished eh!

Good point DaveW, and of course the post-Brexit French Titre de Séjour isn't the same as an EU Carte de Séjour.
One more reason I am thankful we went down the nationality road.

Same here [mention]Liz[/mention]