French exit

[Poignard]

Hi guys- if it is any help, several friends travelled back to the UK in the past couple of weeks by car (Euro tunnel) from Franceo. You are required to have a pcr test (max 48 hours old) and prof that you have 2 tests booked and paid for in the uk for day 2 and 8. You can then quarantine at 'your abode'. You will get called everyday to ensure you are where you have said you will be. Ironically, you can book the tests at Boots, and seemingly go and pick them up at the shop when you arrive... Totally sensible

COVID-19 PCR Testing Service - Services - Boots

 

[st599]

Hi guys- if it is any help, several friends travelled back to the UK in the past couple of weeks by car (Euro tunnel) from Franceo. You are required to have a pcr test (max 48 hours old) and prof that you have 2 tests booked and paid for in the uk for day 2 and 8. You can then quarantine at 'your abode'. You will get called everyday to ensure you are where you have said you will be. Ironically, you can book the tests at Boots, and seemingly go and pick them up at the shop when you arrive... Totally sensible

COVID-19 PCR Testing Service - Services - Boots

Boots is not one of the providers named on the UK government list.

Providers of day 2 and day 8 coronavirus testing for international arrivals

 

[Adios]

I think you will find that the quarantine requirements for hotels only applies to arrivals by air. If you arrive by your own vessel you are required to self isolate on your boat for the quarantine period. This is the information I was given by the RYA. They decided not to pursue it with the government in case it made matters worse.

Wisdom in action. So often the case that you can kill the wiggle room you had by forcing the authority to define a rule.

 

[Lightwave395]

Wisdom in action. So often the case that you can kill the wiggle room you had by forcing the authority to define a rule.

Better to beg forgiveness than ask permission....

 

[Sea Devil]

Sorry, I am mistaken about this.

It is you who is stamped in and out, not your boat.

You will be stamped in to France when you go to collect her and disembark at the French ferry port .

You will be stamped out when you leave your chosen French port of entry/exit in your boat.

If you are not stamped out of France the authorities there will have you marked down as an overstayer and will doubtless put a price on your head and hunt you down.

I think it is Poignard who has summed this up brilliantly.

It is the problem of getting your passports stamped at one of the ports of entry in France - the clearance for the boat is not a problem - As Poignard so accurately puts it - if you do not get stamped out then you will never be allowed back into the EU - not reliable enough to be granted a visa. I have just made a video about this subject if anyone is interested

 

[Mudisox]

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An excellent video well worth looking at.

 

[doug748]

Very good video, though I suspect the reason we don't see many US yachts is that they have to sail past the Caribbean to get here. :- )

Going off topic but If I were wanting to take an extended trip to France and the Med, I would be investigating a French Type D long term tourist visa:

Long-stay visa


For any stay in France exceeding 90 days, you are required to apply in advance for a long-stay vis. In this instance your nationality does not exempt you from requirements.
Whatever the duration of your planned stay, the duration of your long-stay visa must be between three months and one year. In order to extend your stay beyond the period of validity of your visa, you must apply for a residence permit at a prefecture.
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.


No working, there is a fee and you have to demonstrate you can sustain yourself for the duration.


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[Sea Devil]

Very good video, though I suspect the reason we don't see many US yachts is that they have to sail past the Caribbean to get here. :- )

Going off topic but If I were wanting to take an extended trip to France and the Med, I would be investigating a French Type D long term tourist visa:

Long-stay visa


For any stay in France exceeding 90 days, you are required to apply in advance for a long-stay vis. In this instance your nationality does not exempt you from requirements.
Whatever the duration of your planned stay, the duration of your long-stay visa must be between three months and one year. In order to extend your stay beyond the period of validity of your visa, you must apply for a residence permit at a prefecture.
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.


No working, there is a fee and you have to demonstrate you can sustain yourself for the duration.


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Yes . The problem - well it's not huge, is that you have to go to your nearest French Consulate in the UK for an interview.

I think once you leave France for Spain you are in the same situation as I am which is although I am a French resident I am only allowed 90/180 in any other EU country.. Mind you a friend of mine asked a French government official how this would be enforced as she drove over the frontiers and the French guy said - We put you on your honour to abide by the regulations....

I wonder if a Schengen visa would be better? I mean you really need to be able to sail into Spain or Greece - but then after 6 months you can just leave the boat and apply for another 6 month visa the next year - but presumably after 180 days.

There is considerable upset with all the 2nd home owners in Spain, France and Portugal and I suspect (without any proper evidence) that those countries will start issuing 6 month multiple visit visas to them and if that happens then possibly it can be extended to boat owners in EU waters.
The game isn't over till the fat lady sings...............

 

[awol]

Why not pop across in an inflatable? They won't be expecting immigrants that way! No entry stamp means no problem leaving or getting back in later. Problem solved and you may find a willing buyer for the flubber.

 

[st599]

No working, there is a fee and you have to demonstrate you can sustain yourself for the duration.

It's quite a large amount too. You need to show funds in excess of 120 Euros per day in France.