French Vote for second home owners to have Automatic Visa's

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:19am

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Alfapash

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Today I received the French Connexion paper. Common sense has prevailed.
Automatic visa for easy second-home visits passed by French parliament

Law will help tens of thousands of Britons to spend longer in France as they could before Brexit

A new immigration law which includes giving UK non-residents who own a second home in France the right to an ‘automatic’ visa to come to France for stays of more than 90 days has been voted through definitively by the French parliament.

Article 1er K will add new wording to France’s main legal code on borders and immigration.

It says: “The long-stay visa is issued automatically to British citizens owning a second home in France. They are therefore exempt from having to make an application for a long-stay visa.

“The conditions for how this will be applied will be clarified by a decree in the Conseil d’Etat.”

The measure will help the tens of thousands of UK second-home owners who have faced restrictions to their shared lives between France and the UK since Brexit.

Lets hope other countries will follow.

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:32am

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:32am

Already posted this morning, let's not have 2 threads going on the topic!

Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:16pm

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Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:16pm

Darro wrote on Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:32am:
Already posted this morning, let's not have 2 threads going on the topic!

Sorry I couldn't see any posts about it so posted my own,

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:03pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:03pm

So does this mean people with a second home will be able to stay indefinitely??

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:33pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 2:33pm

They will become fiscal residents if they do. Spending more than 6 months in a country in one financial year makes you liable to pay income tax whether you formally apply for residency or not. This is just to allow them to stay the 180 days in one go without splitting it into 2 lots of 90.

France's fiscal year is the same as Spain, Jan to Dec.

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:38pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:38pm

Alfapash wrote on Thu Dec 21, 2023 1:16pm:
Sorry I couldn't see any posts about it so posted my own,

Glad you posted it, it was useful to me. The only other post I could find was last updated in October, so I found helpful. So many were of the opinion this was not possible. Spain will be next!

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:19pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:19pm

Hew wrote on Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:38pm:
Glad you posted it, it was useful to me. The only other post I could find was last updated in October, so I found helpful. So many were of the opinion this was not possible. Spain will be next!

I've just read that the French will allow any Brits to live in France permanently because they feel quite sorry for anyone having to live in Britain permanently.

Feliz Navidad everyone 🎅 🥂

Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:27pm

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:27pm

dinnerout wrote on Fri Dec 22, 2023 6:19pm:
I've just read that the French will allow any Brits to live in France permanently because they feel quite sorry for anyone having to live in Britain permanently.
Feliz Navidad everyone 🎅 🥂

I wouldn't want to live in France or Spain on a permanent basis, that's why I bought a 'Holiday home'.

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Posted: Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:29pm

Hew wrote on Fri Dec 22, 2023 5:38pm:
Glad you posted it, it was useful to me. The only other post I could find was last updated in October, so I found helpful. So many were of the opinion this was not possible. Spain will be next!

https://www.costablancaforum.com/area/las-ramblas-golf-spain-81/eu-brexit-living-holidaying-moving-to-las-ramblas-golf-215/automatic-visa-passed-second-homes-france-200544/

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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:27am

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Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2023 8:27am

Alfapash wrote on Thu Dec 21, 2023 11:19am:
Today I received the French Connexion paper. Common sense has prevailed.
Automatic visa for easy second-home visits passed by French parliament
Law will help tens of thousands of Britons to spend longer in France as they could before Brexit
A new immigration law which includes giving UK non-residents who own a second home in France the right to an ‘automatic’ visa to come to France for stays of more than 90 days has been voted through definitively by the French parliament....

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Article 1er K will add new wording to France’s main legal code on borders and immigration.
It says: “The long-stay visa is issued automatically to British citizens owning a second home in France. They are therefore exempt from having to make an application for a long-stay visa.
“The conditions for how this will be applied will be clarified by a decree in the Conseil d’Etat.”
The measure will help the tens of thousands of UK second-home owners who have faced restrictions to their shared lives between France and the UK since Brexit.
Lets hope other countries will follow.