BREXIT - Is This Really Still Rumbling On? 😴
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Do you still think you'll get away to your French hideaway Brian?0
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Dorset_Boy said:
Do you still think you'll get away to your French hideaway Brian?
Really don't know, though a friend has suggested that a ferry to Holland might be a good diversion. TBH, even if I have to quarantine in my house for ten days, sitting on my balcony, reading books, and gazing at 2000m mountains it wouldn't be so bad... it would still leave me 5½ weeks to ride my bike. Sorry, I mean 'essential maintenance to the house'.1 -
They do contribute to the economy just less than high rollers.darkhairedlord said:
Backpackers don't contribute to the economy, so why would they want them cluttering the place up?TheBigBean said:
It's clearly a pain, but defining exactly how much you need should be helpful. No so good for the average backpacker though.briantrumpet said:From the British Embassy in Paris
INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDING PROOF OF ACCOMODATION AT THE FRENCH BORDER
"We have updated our travel advice concerning which types of documents visitors to France may be asked to provide at the French border as confirmation of accommodation.
France categorises possible accommodation arrangements for visitors as follows:
1. Staying with family, friends or third party
You may be asked to provide an ’attestation d’accueil’ (welcome invitation) from your host if you are staying with friends or family. The French resident hosting you will need to obtain this ‘attestation d’accueil’ from their local Mayor’s office, and send you the original attestation before you enter France. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €32.50 per day, for the duration of your stay. If you do not have an ‘attestation d’accueil’ you should be ready to fulfil the requirements of option 4 below. More information is available here: https://www.demarches.interieur.gouv.fr/.../attestation...
2. You have a second home in France
You will need to be able to prove ownership or tenancy of your property e.g. a tax or utility bill.
3. You are staying in a hotel or other commercially provided accommodation
You may be asked for confirmation of your reservation when entering France. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €65 per day for the duration of your stay.
4. You do not have an ‘attestation d’accueil’ or any pre-booked accommodation
In this instance, you may be asked to prove you have sufficient funds to pay for your accommodation. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €120 per day for the duration of your stay.
There are separate requirements for those who are resident in France. If you are resident in France, you should carry proof of residence as well as your valid passport when you travel. For further information for residents, see and our Living in France guide: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-france...
For further information on these requirements, visit the French government’s website on travel conditions for British citizens: https://brexit.gouv.fr/.../modalites-de-voyage-en.html
Is this a Brexit bonus?
Oh, someone ought to tell the Embassy that 'accommodation' still has two M's.0 -
Any questioning would target at risk arrivals, so you should be fine. Nevertheless, it's nice to know that meeting the requirements should be as easy as showing a bank balance on your phone.briantrumpet said:TheBigBean said:
It's clearly a pain, but defining exactly how much you need should be helpful. No so good for the average backpacker though.briantrumpet said:From the British Embassy in Paris
INFORMATION ABOUT PROVIDING PROOF OF ACCOMODATION AT THE FRENCH BORDER
"We have updated our travel advice concerning which types of documents visitors to France may be asked to provide at the French border as confirmation of accommodation.
France categorises possible accommodation arrangements for visitors as follows:
1. Staying with family, friends or third party
You may be asked to provide an ’attestation d’accueil’ (welcome invitation) from your host if you are staying with friends or family. The French resident hosting you will need to obtain this ‘attestation d’accueil’ from their local Mayor’s office, and send you the original attestation before you enter France. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €32.50 per day, for the duration of your stay. If you do not have an ‘attestation d’accueil’ you should be ready to fulfil the requirements of option 4 below. More information is available here: https://www.demarches.interieur.gouv.fr/.../attestation...
2. You have a second home in France
You will need to be able to prove ownership or tenancy of your property e.g. a tax or utility bill.
3. You are staying in a hotel or other commercially provided accommodation
You may be asked for confirmation of your reservation when entering France. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €65 per day for the duration of your stay.
4. You do not have an ‘attestation d’accueil’ or any pre-booked accommodation
In this instance, you may be asked to prove you have sufficient funds to pay for your accommodation. You should also be prepared to show proof of funds of at least €120 per day for the duration of your stay.
There are separate requirements for those who are resident in France. If you are resident in France, you should carry proof of residence as well as your valid passport when you travel. For further information for residents, see and our Living in France guide: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/living-in-france...
For further information on these requirements, visit the French government’s website on travel conditions for British citizens: https://brexit.gouv.fr/.../modalites-de-voyage-en.html
Is this a Brexit bonus?
Oh, someone ought to tell the Embassy that 'accommodation' still has two M's.
TBH, I think it's unlikely that French border police will be closely inspecting every single UK traveller's documentation, given there's no 'standard format' to inspect, and it would make loading a ferry full of cars a practical impossibility... but such is the toxicity of relations now (some EU nationals being put through the mill by UK border police), I'd take nothing for granted, especially given the Kafkaesque tendency of French bureaucracy.
The difficulty some EU citizens have been having on arrival in the UK has been a failure to answer the basic opening questions: "what is the purpose of your visit" and "how long do you intend to stay". "Looking for work" and "not sure, I don't have a return ticket" are not great responses.2 -
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
No, it's true, though they couldn't have imposed these conditions pre-Brexit.0 -
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
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Fuck me, not another answer the question session.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
Will he, won't he? I'm off to the bookies to see what odds I can get.0 -
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
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Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.0
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Your self awareness is improving Rick.rick_chasey said:So naive
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
I was about to quote you. Some naive people still blame Brexit for nearly everything that any country or institution on the other side of the channel does that is not totally desirable.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
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You are being myopic if you can’t see how Brexit is the root cause of this.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
I’d draw you a flow chart if I was on a laptop.
It would start with “is the UK in the EU?l” y= no additional paperwork0 -
You quote that wholen sentence and replace "brexit" for "EU" and that was the position of many Brexiteers before the referendum.Stevo_666 said:
I was about to quote you. Some naive people still blame Brexit for nearly everything that any country or institution on the other side of the channel does that is not totally desirable.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
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As I said, I don't think the rules are particularly outrageous, but if they were e.g. refusing entry based on race, then I wouldn't go for the victim blaming angle of saying that the UK shouldn't have voted for Brexit, and instead I would just criticise France.rick_chasey said:
You are being myopic if you can’t see how Brexit is the root cause of this.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
I’d draw you a flow chart if I was on a laptop.
It would start with “is the UK in the EU?l” y= no additional paperwork1 -
TheBigBean said:
As I said, I don't think the rules are particularly outrageous, but if they were e.g. refusing entry based on race, then I wouldn't go for the victim blaming angle of saying that the UK shouldn't have voted for Brexit, and instead I would just criticise France.rick_chasey said:
You are being myopic if you can’t see how Brexit is the root cause of this.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
I’d draw you a flow chart if I was on a laptop.
It would start with “is the UK in the EU?l” y= no additional paperwork
No, it's not massive, but its another of the PITA's that Brexit has been the licence for.0 -
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
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If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.0 -
You certainly can, but it would be missing the point.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
Anyhow, just enjoyed watching the all English CL final which somehow seems appropriate
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
Rick can't do that.TheBigBean said:
As I said, I don't think the rules are particularly outrageous, but if they were e.g. refusing entry based on race, then I wouldn't go for the victim blaming angle of saying that the UK shouldn't have voted for Brexit, and instead I would just criticise France.rick_chasey said:
You are being myopic if you can’t see how Brexit is the root cause of this.TheBigBean said:Back to an elephant army. Still, the entry requirements to France really aren't that onerous.
I’d draw you a flow chart if I was on a laptop.
It would start with “is the UK in the EU?l” y= no additional paperwork"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control."I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]1 -
Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
Kind of makes me wish we were in some sort of arrangement that reined in that sort of thing.0 -
D1cks gonna be d1cks. Glad we are free to retaliate.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
Kind of makes me wish we were in some sort of arrangement that reined in that sort of thing.
"I spent most of my money on birds, booze and fast cars: the rest of it I just squandered." [George Best]0 -
How very mature. You know how this ends?Stevo_666 said:
D1cks gonna be d1cks. Glad we are free to retaliate.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
Kind of makes me wish we were in some sort of arrangement that reined in that sort of thing.0 -
Green and pleasant lands, union jacks, cricket, cups of tea.briantrumpet said:
How very mature. You know how this ends?Stevo_666 said:
D1cks gonna be d1cks. Glad we are free to retaliate.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
Kind of makes me wish we were in some sort of arrangement that reined in that sort of thing.
Nobody needs any more than that.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
I assume that you are aware that France is merely applying the same regulations on UK citizens that have applied to other 'third countries' outside of the EU for many years. What argument world you use for this not to apply to us?0 -
It’s the British citizens who lose out here.Stevo_666 said:
D1cks gonna be d1cks. Glad we are free to retaliate.briantrumpet said:Stevo_666 said:
Sounds like you admit France are being d1cks. Its a start.rick_chasey said:
If you give nations an option to be d!ckish, don’t be surprised if they take the option.john80 said:
One day you will wake up and realise that not everything is the UKs fault. If anything French relatives should be more annoyed having to go to the mayor's office to get a glib bit of paper to authorise their loved ones visit. Given their liking of a demonstration maybe they should get a few tractors and make their point. Is there much of a problem with destitute UK citizens needing to be deported that the French need to guard against.rick_chasey said:
I can blame the uk govt for giving Paris the option to do so, can I not?Stevo_666 said:
It couldn't, but they chose to do it. And as far as I am aware this isn't policy across the EU27 so direct your ire in the direction of Paris.rick_chasey said:
Could this have happened without Brexit? Yes or no.Stevo_666 said:
The French didn't have to impose those conditions...rick_chasey said:Ffs. Brexit is just the sh!t that keeps on sh!tting
You can complain they’re a d!ck if you want but given you control the option and not whether they are a d!cl or not, I’d focus on what you can control.
Kind of makes me wish we were in some sort of arrangement that reined in that sort of thing.0
