Sailfree
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French edict dated 28/12/2021.
If you are a UK citizen you cannot travel through France to reach your country of residence but you can if you are a EU citizen.
We usually take the opportunity when visiting UK to visit a couple whom we met through sailing some 30yrs ago (also a formite) that live in Brittany. No longer possible under new rules.
We are residents of Portugal. Its getting more important with post Brexit attitudes to take out dual nationality if possible. I will pay for Portuguese nationality once eligible in 2yrs time providing my Portuguese language skills are adequate.
Fortunately in December we visited UK bringing the last one of our UK cars back so we now have all our UK cars in UK and all our Portuguese cars in Portugal!
At present Spain is allowing travel through Spain to reach Portugal for UK citizens but the situation needs to be monitored.
Posted this as an update Travel Advice and while the French are treating EU nationals that are resident in other countries differently to a UK citizen resident in other countries this is just a post Brexit fact of life not meant for discussion.
Note that at the height of the Pandemic Portugal closed its border with Spain to non essential travellers. Hence "free movement" of EU citizens was restricted for the more important health reasons.
In last 5yrs it was very useful to take boating bits to Portugal in estate car but fortunately for us everything now in Portugal with boat in Nazare marina
If you are a UK citizen you cannot travel through France to reach your country of residence but you can if you are a EU citizen.
We usually take the opportunity when visiting UK to visit a couple whom we met through sailing some 30yrs ago (also a formite) that live in Brittany. No longer possible under new rules.
We are residents of Portugal. Its getting more important with post Brexit attitudes to take out dual nationality if possible. I will pay for Portuguese nationality once eligible in 2yrs time providing my Portuguese language skills are adequate.
Fortunately in December we visited UK bringing the last one of our UK cars back so we now have all our UK cars in UK and all our Portuguese cars in Portugal!
At present Spain is allowing travel through Spain to reach Portugal for UK citizens but the situation needs to be monitored.
Posted this as an update Travel Advice and while the French are treating EU nationals that are resident in other countries differently to a UK citizen resident in other countries this is just a post Brexit fact of life not meant for discussion.
Note that at the height of the Pandemic Portugal closed its border with Spain to non essential travellers. Hence "free movement" of EU citizens was restricted for the more important health reasons.
In last 5yrs it was very useful to take boating bits to Portugal in estate car but fortunately for us everything now in Portugal with boat in Nazare marina
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