sailaboutvic
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Yea but so far he talking his way out of it.
I lay money he won't be baned from number 10 or fined or have his car impounded
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I lay money he won't be baned from number 10 or fined or have his car impounded
Forty_Two
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If you have a French long stay visa, for say 5 months, that does not use any of your Schengen 90 days as long as you stay in France. So no problem then visiting another Schengen country immediately after.
sailaboutvic
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Another example
Fr J Hackett
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Yes it does France is in Schengen so in the 5 months you have surpassed the 90 day total so would not be able to go to another Schengen country
Forty_Two
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Gosh I'd never have known ???
I will email TLScontact, the agency that handles visas for France in the UK. Will come back when i have a confirmed answer. They are helpful but may be a while at this time of the year. I wont bother with any other quotes on this, it's time for a definitive answer ?
Kelpie
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I don't believe this is correct. It's the same principle as residency- you effectively stop your Schengen clock in one country, preserving the 90 days for use elsewhere.
greeny
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I agree. It does seem that some people really don't know the rules as well as they thought they did.
nortada
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That is my understanding.
Days spent by a Brit in their EU country of residence do not count against their 90 day limit in other EU countries.
A simple practical example; a Brit holding Portuguese residency could spend all winter in Portugal and then cruise the rest of the EU for up to 90 days before either leaving the EU or returning to Portuguese waters. Clearly there are many other permutation of this basic principle.
ean_p
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Similar to someone's DIL perhaps?
ean_p
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I think the Father may be right here in that the visa is effectively a 90 day extension only valid in the country of issue....
nortada
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Are we talking about residency or a long stay visa
Not the same thing.
Fr J Hackett
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Are we talking about residency or a long stay visa
Exactly
sailaboutvic
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Just as I been pointing out .I agree. It does seem that some people really don't know the rules as well as they thought they did.
Even the once who think they know don't know .
jordanbasset
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I suspect this person may be just the tip of the iceberg and many others may have been caught by failing to follow the 90 day rules. The difference in this case is that she chose to make it public, while I would expect most would be too embarrassed with their own failure to follow the rules.
The old saying if you can't do the time don't do the crime seems applicable here
The old saying if you can't do the time don't do the crime seems applicable here
Lightwave395
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If you get the 6 month French long stay tourist visa you preserve your 90 day no visa position in addition. TLS will confirm that
Graham376
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That's not how I interpret this - Long-stay visa | France-Visas.gouv.fr
During its period of validity, the long-stay visa is equivalent to a Schengen visa, enabling you to move around and stay in the Schengen Area outside France for periods not exceeding 90 days over any period of 180 consecutive days, under the same conditions as if you held a Schengen visa.
Forty_Two
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Remember not all other countries have an automatic Schenben 90 day visa as the UK does. Consequently for us a French longstay visa adds to our ability whereas for some they would only have the visa period.
Anyway as promised I have emailed TLScontact for clarification for a UK resident.
25931
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UK residente or UK Citizen ?
Forty_Two
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Good question.
Ah well TLScontact decided not to answer my question & just said all information is on their web site.
25931
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UK residente or UK Citizen ?