Lost in France!

Sawrus

Is there any advice for UK people who are aboard during  lock-down and will be over staying the 180 day rule. My aunt was unable to return to the UK due to the builder who was renovating the house going bankrupt and left the house  uninhabitable. She's in the at risk category so staying where she is was the best option. She was renting from a friend..  Thanks

k3lvc

Presumably any advice would be to follow the French rules. Assuming she's normally a UK resident then the advice from the foreign office was clear and, irrespective of the reasons, she's chosen to ignore it which may cause issues depending on how long this drags on. Suppose it mostly depends on whether she's financially secure in France, generally healthy and established in the area she's living/staying in

Sawrus

Thanks k3lvc she is financially secure safe and healthy thank goodness. I think it was a wise decision to stay, as there was so many poor unfortunate people infected on flights. 

alanrowell

Assuming she's British she's still entitled to stay in France as long as she likes - up to the end of the year

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Life__Goes__On

alanrowell said:

Assuming she's British she's still entitled to stay in France as long as she likes - up to the end of the year

What rules are you using?

knightstyle

I think the problem is that travel insurance is limited to 90 days.  Well we have used our EHIC for health care in France without any insurance several times. It covers all essential treatment but not extras such as food whilst in hospital.  Apart from that she can stay for a year in France but this may have tax implications.

Life__Goes__On

knightstyle said:

  Apart from that she can stay for a year in France but this may have tax implications.

Second time someone has stated this.
What rules are you using?

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knightstyle said:

  Apart from that she can stay for a year in France but this may have tax implications.

I was under the impression it was 3 months as a tourist without needing to contact the French Embassy with a view to a residency permit?

Anyhow that doesn't help the original posters auntie.   She will probably be told she should have gone home but as she hasn't there may be other things she can do but will entail contacting the French authorities so hopefully she will have a friend over there to help her?    

knightstyle

Life__Goes__On   Official guide states  "Very simply, if you spend more than 183 days in France in a French tax year (the calendar year), then you will be regarded as resident for tax purposes for the whole of the year. You can also be regarded as French tax resident on less than 183 days if the tax authorities regard France as your main home (your foyer), which embraces the ideas of permanence and stability and ignores temporary absences."

Life__Goes__On

knightstyle said:

Life__Goes__On   Official guide states  "Very simply, if you spend more than 183 days in France in a French tax year (the calendar year), then you will be regarded as resident for tax purposes for the whole of the year. You can also be regarded as French tax resident on less than 183 days if the tax authorities regard France as your main home (your foyer), which embraces the ideas of permanence and stability and ignores temporary absences."

Hi knightstyle,
Sorry I wasn't talking about any tax issues   but about this issue
"Apart from that she can stay for a year in France"