We own property in France, what are our options to stay longer than the 3 months dictated by Brexit

Thomas_Crown

village_saver said:

Thomas_Crown said:

village-saver, take a look at the French Government website, in English. I think you may have to google this.

www.france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/

Thanks, looks quite straightforward - we will see !

After six weeks of trying to get an appointment, I have finally got one at TLS Contact Manchester (Salford Quays). I have got all the required documents, so I will just have to see how things go, tomorrow. Good new for people applying for a visa now, is that the online booking system is now up and running.

village_saver

Thomas_Crown said:

village_saver said:

Thomas_Crown said:

village-saver, take a look at the French Government website, in English. I think you may have to google this.

www.france-visas.gouv.fr/en/web/france-visas/

Thanks, looks quite straightforward - we will see !

After six weeks of trying to get an appointment, I have finally got one at TLS Contact Manchester (Salford Quays). I have got all the required documents, so I will just have to see how things go, tomorrow. Good new for people applying for a visa now, is that the online booking system is now up and running.

Thanks for your posts. How did it go with the visa application?

We went to France via Eurotunnel in March . The border guards didn’t stamp our passports - does anyone know if this is a common occurrence?  We stayed 10 weeks and again on our return the passports weren’t stamped. 

We’re hoping to go back for three months from June but aren’t sure if our last visit has been recorded anywhere or do they just rely on the stamps in the passport for working out if we’ve overstayed? 

I’m looking into the Visa application process and how long it takes to obtain one. 

TELLIT01

Passport info is likely to be stored electronically even if the passport isn't stamped.  I would be very careful about exceeding the 90/180 rule.  You could potentially be excluded from re-entering any part of the Schengen area for a longer period if you do.

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TELLIT01 said:

Check for any Irish ancestry and apply for an Irish passport?  Only said partly tongue-in-cheek.

Thats not an option for most brits unfortunately, I have one being born in Northern Ireland, but none of my friends in GB are entitled to one, one of them has an irish great grandparent, but thats too far removed to qualify. 

So you could have lots of "irish ancestry" and still not be entitled to one, you need a direct irish connection at parent or grandparent level. 

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Grumpy_chap said:

I understand it is possible to buy residency permit for Malta and that gives you unrestricted access to EU and Schengen area.

Not true, you have to spend more than 180 per year in malta to be considered a resident. 

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village_saver said:

Hi, 

We own property in France and would like to stay longer than the 3 months allowed by Brexit. 

Any ideas what our options are?

Thanks

When britain was a member of the EU it still wasent technically allowed to stay in another EU member state for more than 90 days without registration as a resident with the local authorities, hence why many britons in Spain where denied A50 residency cards by the spanish police, because they wearnt registered with the authorities and had been living there "under the radar" so to speak. 

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Starting to think this brexit thing was a bad idea.

katejo

[Deleted User] said:

Starting to think this brexit thing was a bad idea.

Only now? It was a disaster from day 1

Thomas_Crown

Deleted_User said:

village_saver said:

Hi, 

We own property in France and would like to stay longer than the 3 months allowed by Brexit. 

Any ideas what our options are?

Thanks

When britain was a member of the EU it still wasent technically allowed to stay in another EU member state for more than 90 days without registration as a resident with the local authorities, hence why many britons in Spain where denied A50 residency cards by the spanish police, because they wearnt registered with the authorities and had been living there "under the radar" so to speak. 

When the UK was a member of the EU, British Citizens could stay in France for up to 6 months. If they wished to stay longer than 6 months, they had to apply for French residency.