UK passport holders visiting France as tourists or private visitors (staying with family or friends) for a period of less than 90 days do not at present require a visa.
However, they are required to have the following documentation and they may be required to show all or some of it on entry into France.
A valid passport issued less than 10 years before and valid for at least 3 months after the envisaged departure date;
Proof of accommodation covering the whole duration of the stay (hotel reservation and/or certificate of staying with a relative validated in the town hall (Attestation d'accueil));
Sufficient financial means. The means of subsistence shall be assessed according to the duration and purpose of the stay and by reference to the average prices for accommodation and food in the Member States;
Your return ticket or the financial means to acquire one at the envisaged return date;
You must have an insurance certificate covering all medical and hospital expenses for which you may be liable for the duration of your stay in France, as well as medical repatriation costs and expenses in the event of death.
With regard to 'sufficient funds' the following levels apply
If you are staying in a hotel, you will need to provide a hotel booking as well as a minimum amount per day of stay
65 euros per day of stay in the case of presentation of a hotel booking;
120 euros per day in the case of non-presentation of a hotel booking;
In the case of a partial hotel booking: 65 euros per day for the period covered by the booking and 120 euros per day for the remainder of the stay.
If you are hosted by an individual, you must provide a certificate (Attestation d'accueil) of staying with a relative validated in the town hall at the request of the person who invited you (note: at the border crossing you must also prove that you have, in addition to this certificate, a minimum amount per day of stay - this minimum amount is €32.50 per day).
yes, I think tourists will not find the UK very welcoming or attractive- for this, and many other reasons- sadly.
You jest Beau‼️
Surely?
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Kamiso:
'Sounds like a lot of faff so we’ll go somewhere that welcomes free spending U.K. tourists when and if we go abroad. '
yes, I think tourists will not find the UK very welcoming or attractive- for this, and many other reasons- sadly.
To be fair to The Connexion- rules and regs and changing so often and so fast- it is not easy to give accurate information.
Since posting the thread, it seems Brits will not have to pay to go to France (when they can go as they are now not allowed to do so)- but Priti Patel as declared EU citizens will have to pay to visit UK! DOH!
Yes The Connexion often gives out wrong information doesn't it Mamie
biglouis
Its a great pity we cannot use these new harsh regulations to deal effectively with the so called "boat people" and return them whence they came.
Yes because turning away boat people always goes so well for them
This may be true - and I really hope so, but I will need to see it somewhere other than The Connexion before I believe it!
And all is calm once again.
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Thanks ellianne that is good news
So relieved!
Will an email do or does it have to be a formal invitation with RSVP?
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Have those of you in France read this? Phew the storm in a tea cup is resolved.
www.connexionfrance.com/French-news/Brexit/Travel-to-France-Host-s-invitation-can-replace-attestation-d-accueil
Our borders have always had more holes than a fishing net - the border force just using their aggressive, unwelcoming tactics on soft targets - EU citizens with proper passports etc.
Its a great pity we cannot use these new harsh regulations to deal effectively with the so called "boat people" and return them whence they came.
Well all I can say is that pre-referendum he was an ardent Brexiter.
Perhaps he had seen the light?
Anyway, he’s a force to be reckoned with.
As I’ve said before ‘the details man the details men go to’.
The EU don’t like him (so he must be doing something right for the UK!) but Barnier admired his intellect.
I’m glad he’s quietly pressing the EU.
Maybe we’re heading (slowly but surely) to WTO terms as the RoI has overplayed it’s hand?
Callistemon
^Sounds like a lot of faff^
We have to do something similar when we go to Australia; it's just routine.
However, yes, the UK has so many beautiful places to visit (and good wine and food too!).
I visited my eldest DD 6 times when she lived in Australia but she never had to pay for my to stay at her home.
Lots of published evidence of this. Here is the first link I found, but there are many many more.
eu-rope.ideasoneurope.eu/2020/11/18/britains-brexit-negotiator-warned-against-brexit/
Lord David Frost has never been a Remainer Kali2! A diplomat, yes.
Source please - if I’m wrong?
Oh great GM foods and more permissive approach i.e.lower standards. All this may / could stuff about lowering taxes ( not going to happen folks) is just papering over the Brexit sink hole of disappearing companies, finance and the crippling of fishing and agriculture. Not to mention NI......
Probably Calli as bureaucrats know no bounds when it comes to devising red tape!
Where did you copy and paste that from Urmstongran?
And the popular & financial wizard retailer NEXT has always been positive about Brexit ...
“There are so many products where we currently pay import duties to protect industries in other parts of Europe,” said Simon Wolfson, CEO of retailer Next. “There is very little point having tariffs on these.”
As I can see both sides of an argument, I would have said less bureaucracy.
But that is proving otherwise!
So, Urmstongran, will you soon have to fill in forms saying you will be staying with yourselves when you go?
And a couple more for good luck!
Insurers may soon fall outside European rules known as Solvency II if a government review started earlier in October is implemented. Companies such as Aviva and Legal & General would benefit from potential changes permitting them to invest in a broader range of assets while allowing them to take more risk, according to Steven Findlay, head of prudential regulation for the Association of British Insurers.
Brexit could also boost the market for initial public offerings by removing the €8m EU ceiling on the amount companies can raise from individual investors without having to issue a prospectus, said Andrew Chapman, head of investment banking at Peel Hunt. “The UK government could look to raise that threshold so that we have a much more liquid and free-moving market,” he said.
Outside the EU’s customs union, the UK can sign its own trade agreements. Its biggest deal to date is an accord with Japan. While Britain already benefited from a pact with Japan through EU membership, it says the new agreement is superior in areas such as financial services and data.
Fintech firms such as TransferWise and Revolut will no longer be restricted by data localisation rules, meaning they could expand operations into Japan without needing to build servers in the country. The trade pact will help TransferWise “support Japanese customers with cheaper, faster and more convenient services”, said Venkatesh Saha, the company’s head of expansion for Asia-Pacific.
Happy to oblige Kali2.
Here’s a few:
The UK will have more power to shape its regulatory environment and cut taxes. It already has one of the lowest rates of company tax in Europe, but the country could go further. The government could also expand the “patent box”, which reduces taxes on profit from patented inventions to foster research & development. It was constrained by EU rules on state aid.
“Europe is worried the UK will set up near-shore competition to the continent,” said Mark Price, former deputy chair of retailer John Lewis Partnership and a former trade minister. The right tax regime would make the UK a lot more attractive as a base to export into the EU, he said.
In emerging industries, such as genetically modified foods and genome technology, Britain can take a more permissive approach than the EU, according to Julian Jessop, former chief economist and now a fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs in London. He noted data protection and regulation of the internet as other areas where the UK would be able to diverge.
In aviation, Britain would have the ability to cut air passenger duty on the return leg of domestic flights, which is at present prevented by a European Commission ruling. Reducing the levy has long been a demand of airlines, which say it would mean cheaper flights.
growstuff
Urmstongran
I honestly do think some people quite enjoy being doomsters. Especially if it’s in any way Brexit-related. Makes their day.
What a ridiculous thing to claim! But I suppose it avoids you having to face the truth.
Ridiculous and extremely rude too. The Government is appointing someone to talk up the wonderful positives of Brexit- because they can't find any. And Frost who was a remainer, and negotiated the Deal, now is blaming the EU for the negotiations and Deal he signed.
So apart for all your flag waving and blue passport, please give us a list of benefits of Brexit so far. Or even ONE, just one would do (well not blue passports).
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