Visas?

[awol]

An interesting Graph from the EU showing that UK tourism spend is only second to the Germans
so thats a lot of money the EU especially Spain , France ,and Italy are the main beneficiaries of the UK spend.https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati...nditure_in_balance_of_payments,_2011–2016.png

Looks like a win of 21 billion euros in our balance of payments if the borders are closed. Yet another Brexit bonus!

 

[JumbleDuck]

An interesting Graph from the EU showing that UK tourism spend is only second to the Germans
so thats a lot of money the EU especially Spain , France ,and Italy are the main beneficiaries of the UK spend.https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/stati...nditure_in_balance_of_payments,_2011–2016.png

All that says is that British residents spend ~£20bn more than is spend here. It doesn't say what proportion of that expenditure is in the EU. I expect a lot is, but the higher cost of long-haul tourism will affect things significantly.

It does, however, emphasize that free movement to and from Britain matters - financially, at any rate - more to us than to furriners.

 

[JumbleDuck]

Looks like a win of 21 billion euros in our balance of payments if the borders are closed. Yet another Brexit bonus!

But shares in Blackpool boarding houses!

 

[awol]

Return of the Costa Clyde?

 

[GHA]

Are we likely to need them, come next summer?

Nope, not with one of these.

 

[awol]

Nope, not with one of these.

I reckon on leaving the UK with my blue passport and entering Europe on my red yin and vice versa on the way back. Which one do I use for air tickets?

 

[moomba]

I reckon on leaving the UK with my blue passport and entering Europe on my red yin and vice versa on the way back. Which one do I use for air tickets?

That is an interesting Question my Wife is a USA citizen but can get a UK passport when she gets the motivation to do so , but she must always travel on her US passport when entering the USA , dont know how it will, work for duel nationals from UK , EU

 

[greeny]

Why should the Schengen countries give us any special treatment and vary their 90 days in any 180 days with a valid visa rule.

1.Because they want access to our country as much as we do to their's.
2. Because the Brits spend an awful lot of money over there, both as holiday makers and ex pats.

 

[rogerthebodger]

That is an interesting Question my Wife is a USA citizen but can get a UK passport when she gets the motivation to do so , but she must always travel on her US passport when entering the USA , dont know how it will, work for duel nationals from UK , EU

I have both South African and British passports.

I leave SA on SA passport and enter UK on UK passport. I can leave UK on either, immigration will pickup the difference and then link the 2 passports for future travel.

I checked this with UK immigration last time I was in the UK

 

[Momac]

paperwork, licences, nationally-required equipment, liferaft service dates, flare expiry dates, contraband, red diesel

Are flares and a liferaft mandatory in some countries ?
And is contraband mandatory too ?

 

[Heckler]

Why would the EU Make it Hard for UK citizens move around Europe , we are one of the biggest exporters of tourists and some place in Europe relies on that money ,this scaremongering is in peoples heads, money will always talk.

Indeed, Portugal already does a deal for Brit OAPs.

 

[Tranona]

Are flares and a liferaft mandatory in some countries ?
And is contraband mandatory too ?

He is just displaying ignorance. Apart from red diesel, nothing on that list is anything to do with the EU, but individual states. The nature of contraband is unlikely to change for many years to come.

 

[Poignard]

Indeed, Portugal already does a deal for Brit OAPs.

That is one export that should be encouraged.

 

[Seven Spades]

I don't think that anything is going to change. There is a remain majority in the House of Commons so they will fudge it. We will leave in name only but it will be business as usual. May will use Labour to overrule the leave group in her own party to push through an "agreement". the result is nothing will change.

 

[prv]

Anyway, moving around Europe isn't the issue, as Schengen takes care of that. It's getting into Europe which could be harder. I don't expect visas, though having to join the "Non-EU" passport queues is alsmost certain to slow things down a lot. If Brexit happens, of course.

I also wonder about visiting other countries around the world. I was looking at being sent to South America for a short work trip, and their list of countries from which visas are not needed includes "EU nationals". Is everywhere going to instantly update their lists to add "UK" as a separate entity?

Pete

 

[macd]

Is everywhere going to instantly update their lists to add "UK" as a separate entity?

I assume that's rhetorical, Pete. If not, the answer is the usual: NOHAFC.

 

[ronsurf]

Can someone explain why Visas won't be needed. Come March we leave the EU, therefore the EU nationals bit won't apply. So surely we would need a Visa to enter the EU? As someone said. Money talks, you just have to spend it on a visa.

As usual, there's been zero reliable information on this. The only information is if there's a no deal, because if there is a deal, no-one knows what it is. It seems if you have less than 6 months on your passport you may have a problem. Other than that this document is supposed to explain it, but a good part of it is devoted to the new blue passport we're going to have to have.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...u-with-a-uk-passport-if-theres-no-brexit-deal

 

[[70521]]

Are we likely to need them, come next summer?

Best pack a Q flag just in case.

 

[pagoda]

I have no recollection of any meaningful difficulty travelling to Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands etc prior to UK joining EU? Why should there be in 2019- other than as an act of petty vindictiveness?

 

[Poignard]

Brittany Ferries bookings for next summer are down 5% compared with this time last year. A spokesman said it is due to Brexit uncertainties; will visas be needed, will the EHIC card still be valid, wiil UK driving licences be accepted, etc?

Typical scaremongering by business spivs, of course. Anyone knows you only have to flourish your new blue passport at the damned garlic-eaters and all difficulties will disappear.