Thread by @mafevema

USEFUL: List of documents to be presented since 1st May to enter France (or another Schengen country).
Before complaining remember: the EU offered an EU wide mobility clause to do away with this paperwork. The UK rejected it as "too similar to FoM" &
france-visas.gouv.fr/en_US/web/fran…

(shock horror) "reciprocal" (Reader: it was nothing like FoM but it is true that it would have deprived our @UKBorder from the joy of throwing young Europeans au-pairs into detention.)

Anyway we are where we are & apart from the dreaded attestation d'accueil - which perversely has to be produced because we can travel visa-free (it would have been simpler to apply for a Schengen visa every year imo) - not insurmountable.

In short:
1. proof of accommodation ( Hotel booking, rental agreement or if invited as guest, the Attestation d'accueil (see 4 below)
2. Health insurance covering a) medical expenses b) repatriation & death costs. The new GHIC (see below) covers a) but not b). It must

however hopefully lower the Health Insurance cost

"Applying for healthcare cover abroad (GHIC and EHIC) - NHS" nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/…

3. Then you need proof of resources:
-€65 /person per day of stay in the case of presentation of a hotel booking;
- €120 /person per day in the case of non-presentation of a hotel booking
-if partial hotel booking: €65/day for the booking & €120/day after

The amounts are country specific. Those are for France. So travellers cheques, cash, credit (but not debit) card. Perhaps copy of a bank statement would do if recent or a screenshot on your mobile banking app?

4. If you are staying with friends, they must apply in advance to the Mairie for an Attestation d'Accueil (needed in all Schengen countries), a very cumbersome process which may take several weeks- bye spontaneous trips!-, then send it to you so you can present it at the border

(I will check if a scan will do).
There may be a fix like presenting a rental agreement...or a one night Ibis hotel booking, then "travelling". To be tested...

5. Finally your return ticket or the financial means to acquire one at the envisaged return date.

(Thanks God, Brexit removed red tape! I wonder what it would have been like without it?
Oh, wait a minute....)
Of course we have no idea how all this will be enforced. My airport

has a Customs Officers School. So has as many Customs people as a drug hub & they are...very diligent. You may be luckier.

(My dislike of those responsible for all the above has grown ten folds as I was typing this)

PS: this is NOT a punishment devised by the EU to martyr the Brits on the altar of Brexit. These rules apply to all third country nationals & the EU kindly offered to adapt them in view of the fact that the movement of people is intense between UK & EU.
But Mr Frost said NON. 🤬

PS 2: 👇👇👇

https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/738819385964568576?s=19

TIPS 1:
-Monzo or Revolut should work for proof of resources.
-Utility bills for 2nd home owners as proof of residence or taxes fonciere or taxes d'habitation bill
- To avoid Attestation d'accueil, say you are planning on touring (do NOT say visiting friends!).

Waiting for a clear response from @FranceintheUK on 👇

https://twitter.com/mafevema/status/1394979417785610240?s=20

@FranceintheUK And could you kindly clarify if the exemption for spouses of EU citizens also applies for
-Civil Partnership partners in possession of a CP certificate
-partners who have signed a Cohabitation Contract.

Also regarding the requirements on proof of financial resources of €120/day or €65/day, is this per adult or for a couple? What about families travelling with children?

Thank you.

This is useful to know if you transit through France

https://twitter.com/mafevema/status/1394930967198961665?s=20

@FranceintheUK and this is a question which often comes up

https://twitter.com/mafevema/status/1394987808369123337?s=20

and this for kids

https://twitter.com/mafevema/status/1394989976954277892?s=20

On driving licences

https://twitter.com/mafevema/status/1394992721534803972?s=20