pagoda
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exactly, no real fuss before EU, why expect any now?
Visas?
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exactly, no real fuss before EU, why expect any now?
awol
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Well, there was the cash limit on entry and exit, registering and surrendering your passport to hotels, campsites - I don't know about marinas 'cos there weren't many then - carte de séjour if extended stay.
Poignard
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And no EHIC. Not that any of it mattered much, until the economy picked up after we joined, few could afford to go abroad for a holiday; let alone buy property abroad or keep a boat abroad.
longjohnsilver
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Yes, they are very good, they go the extra mile (or kilometer) to help whenever possible.
I am one of those who has delayed booking a ferry crossing as I’m concerned about what will happen with my dogs, who travel with us, and also what the requirements will be with regards to visas, green cards etc. My plan at the moment is to be in Spain before March 29th and not return until May, but I have no idea if I can do that or not driving my UK registered car. From what I’ve read so far, if visas and green cards are required I will probably have to turn up at a UK post office to apply. But I won’t be in the UK until May!!
moomba
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Part of the Government doom and gloom papers released over the last month , does implicate that pet passports will take a real hit and may take up to 6 months to sort out , but the UK was never up to the idea of having dogs and cats moving between countries ,it was the EU that forced them , I remember bringing my dog back within the first year of the passports and was told unofficially by a nice port operator at Dover to keep my dog in the car as their are still a lot of resentment in the port about animals traveling , so dont expect it to be fixed quickly.
Tranona
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Just to clarify, the EHIC is not an EU scheme but EEA and the government has made it clear that even if there is "no deal" it intends to negotiate continuing as members - of course doing it may not be as easy as saying it!
Poignard
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Thank you for making that clear.
Daydream believer
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Are you referring to the limit on taking £ 50-00 per person OUT of the UK. I do not recall any problems taking money IN to a foreign port such as the local cross channel ports. But then I did not travel by any other means than my boat
I cannot imagine the UK applying a limit again in the forseable future - (until Corbyn gets in & we get mass exodus) Although that might be sooner than I think !!!!!!!
awol
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The government, of course, have a 100% track record on European negotiating.
jordanbasset
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That will be something, if we stay in the EEA we will keep free movement, works both ways of course
macd
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This has been, as you'll be aware, HMG's oft-stated position throughout Brexit negotiations. I think I'm right that the 'divorce phase' agreement (which may, of course, not survive a no-deal Brexit) specifically included such arrangements.
Deal or not, a bill is currently going through parliament enabling funding to be available for precisely such measures: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/...rd-uk-citizens-healthcare-abroad-after-brexit
I'm decreasingly confident of believing anything with certainty, but there's clearly a wish to preserve EHIC (and S1) entitlement.
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Iliade
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I have just made my annual application for a 'Libre Presentation de Service' which allows me to take a group of students over to, and then train them in, France. The period concerned is after the Brexup deadline.
I am waiting with bated breath...
I am waiting with bated breath...
prv
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awol
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From the BBC ..........
Wonder how that's going to work across the Irish border?
[70521]
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Not really, we have already booked a few passages on Amorique next year and are expecting to go to the Non-EU channel at Roscoff.
We expect that if the French/EU authorities need a visa the ferry company will email us with details of what we need to do. Thankfully Mrs Sandy speaks fluent French and can sort out all sorts of stuff in-country.
Over the years we have had all sorts of adventures. from leaving passports at the Roscoff terminal (BF took the trouble to find us in France and keep them safe on our return), me holding up a sailing because I had my kitchen knives in my luggage as a foot passenger (we departed 15 mins late) and us "loosing" passports between exiting Roscoff and arriving Plymouth (they slipped into Miss Sandy's pram) and were able to gain access to the UK as we had other "official" documentation.
Tranona
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Expect that if the EU succeeds in its goal of tying the UK up in the sort of "deal" currently being pursued, all these minor issues like Visas, pet passports, driving licences etc will suddenly not be a problem.
Graham376
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I hope you're correct but, we will still have to contend with different States following their own interpretation. I suspect March will pass without much happening, too many changes to be made in such a short time and, if no deal, all the customs facilities will have to be built/extended at all UK ports. Just in case of holdups, I'm having my new batteries and solar panels sent out before March
macd
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Just in case of holdups, I'm having my new batteries and solar panels sent out before March
Be careful how you spec them. Should there be no deal, Watts will no longer be accepted in the EU.
macd
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Speak of the devil. Latest news:
"With the Brexit negotiations at their most intense, and Downing Street pushing to make make decisive progress within the next 24 hours to secure a November summit, the commission made public its emergency preparations.
They range from residency and visa-related issues to financial services, air transport, customs, the transfer of personal data, and climate policy.
Among the contingency plans [in the event of a no-deal Brexit], is a proposal to allow British nationals to enjoy visa-free visits for up to 90 days within a 180-day period, but only if the UK government offers the same terms to EU nationals."
"With the Brexit negotiations at their most intense, and Downing Street pushing to make make decisive progress within the next 24 hours to secure a November summit, the commission made public its emergency preparations.
They range from residency and visa-related issues to financial services, air transport, customs, the transfer of personal data, and climate policy.
Among the contingency plans [in the event of a no-deal Brexit], is a proposal to allow British nationals to enjoy visa-free visits for up to 90 days within a 180-day period, but only if the UK government offers the same terms to EU nationals."
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nortada
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Given that at present British yachts float between different Schengen States, who have no internal borders, and visas are issued by individual countries (not the EU), this could make for an interesting bean counting exercise. Enter the EU through Faro and then drift over to Mazagon/Chipiona/Rota/Cadiz, if necessary.
Knowing Iberia and The River Guadiana, I suspect the whole exercise would be kicked into the long grass.
Nevertheless, a Portuguese Certificado De Registo De Cidadao Da Uniao Europeia, could prove to be a good gap filler for those who wish to extend their stay in Iberia beyond 90 days in 180. :encouragement:
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