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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
- https://brexit.gouv.fr/sites/brexit/accueil.html
- https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-paris
- 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.