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1 Covid-19 lockdown
November 2020
Please note
that I will be working during the lockdown using Skype, telephone
and my website.
This is the
link you may use to download the document needed each time you have to go out
during this lockdown which is planned until the 1st December 2020: General
information and downloadable certificate
Note : when
pressing on hyperlinks, use Ctrl + (left mouse button) and this will open
another TAB with the information.
Key
points
o
The withdrawal agreement gives a transition period
until the 31st December 2020 so any existing rights are carried
forward until the end of the year and if you have lived in France before this
date, your rights will be maintained.
o
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to vote for
the local and European elections nor to be elected in the local ‘conseil
municipal’ (as this would mean that France would have to change the French
Constitution)
o
It is very important that you
apply for the Health cover in the French system ASAP.
o
You will have to apply for a ‘titre de séjour’ or
‘carte de séjour’ (residency card) using the online residency portal.The
opening of the website, initially planned for 1st July 2020, has now
been postponed to 15th October 2020. You will have until 30th June
2021 to apply.
To apply you will
need to justify your situation in France which could be one of the following:
§ You are employed
or self employed
§ You have
sufficient means to sustain yourself and your family as well as a health
insurance cover
§ You are a student
or are following a professional training and have a health cover
§ You are a member
of a British family who has been living in France before the 31st
December 2020 having a residency card (spouse, partner, child, parent or being
part of a British household)
PLEASE NOTE that the list of documents will vary
depending on your circumstances. For future appointments for your residency
card, please refer to table
of documentation required:
In general, please do not forget:
-
Passport
-
birth certificate (with translation)
-
marriage certificate (if applicable and with
translation)
-
your income tax return for each year you have declared
your income in France
-
your P60 or pensions notification or wage slips or any
proof of income in and out of France including bank statements if you haven’t got any other evidence
-
copy of the deeds or rental agreement for your
dwelling
-
copy of your Taxes foncières
(if applicable)
-
carte vitale and the
Attestation de droits (which can be obtained on Ameli.fr) or proof of health
cover
-
the date you settled in France (it may be when you
bought or rented your first property)
-
If you are staying with a third party, please bring a
copy of their passport and utility bill dated less than 6 months and affidavit
from this third party.
NOTE: if the name
on your birth certificate is not the same as on your passport then you will
need legal documentation to explain the change of name (could be marriage,
divorce, adoption, change of name by deed pole documentation)
o
British citizens who have been residing in France for
more than 5 years before 31st December 2020 will be entitled to a residency
card for a 10-year period. Those who have been in France for less than 5 years
before the end of the transition period may have access to a card for a 1 to
5-year period depending on their situation.
o
For British citizens who will arrive in France after
the 1st January 2021 and who do not have any family link with a
British citizen with a residency card may get an authorisation to stay on the
grounds of common law regulations.
o
Those who already have a residency card stating ‘Citoyen Union Européenne’
obtained before the end of the transition period will have to renew this card
before 1st July 2021 so that they obtain a card stating, ‘accord de retrait’. This is done on line by providing
a copy of your existing card.
o
The residency cards issued in France will allow
British citizens to travel the countries of the Schengen zone for periods less
than three months.
o
The uprating of pensions will be maintained
For more
information you can go on these websites
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https://brexit.gouv.fr/sites/brexit/accueil.html
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https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-paris
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https://www.gov.uk/world/living-in-france
If you wish to
exchange a driving licence, you can do so online from beginning of March.
Please remember that you need to exchange your licence if it is about to
expire, if you want to add or delete a category on your licence, if you are
required to change it because you have had a fine.
NEW: you can now register your EU licence online with ANTS
so that the French system has a record of it without having to exchange it
(should you lose your licence for example).You need copies of the licence, your
passport and utility bill.
Should you need
any help on these issues, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you.