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Explainer: Using a UK driving licence as a British resident of France

British residents of Spain have been banned from driving on their UK licences after Brexit. We explain why and clarify the situation for French residents

France should ‘let UK deal with migrants’ in Navy ship row

A French MP has said France should stop all controls on migrants, in retaliation to the UK’s plans to deploy Royal Navy ships to patrol French fishing boats

Brexit: Stockpiling in UK causes delays at Calais border

Fears of no-deal Brexit cause stockpiling in the UK at unprecedented levels, and severe delays at the French border

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Pensioners in France should apply for new UK Ehic

Under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement (WA) deal, British state pensioners are still entitled to valid Ehics to use whilst travelling around the EU next year

We’re getting closer to a deal, says former UK ambassador

It’ll be “hard end of the spectrum but still an agreement” says former ambassador to France and crossbench peer Lord Ricketts

Brexit: new residency cards will be sent direct to your home

The launch of the official website for Britons to apply for residency cards has been delayed to October 1 to allow prefectures to deal with a backlog of applications from other third-country citizens whose cards expired during confinement.

Brexit residency card website: when it will open

France is to open a website in October for Britons already living here to apply for the new obligatory residency cards.

Brexit: "politicians must listen to businesses"

A good Brexit deal this year is key to the future of UK-France trade worth €100billion a year, says the president of the Franco-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Brexit card site open in October: How to prove residency?

All Britons living in France before the end of the transition must apply for new “Brexit deal” cards to benefit from the Withdrawal Agreement.

Q&A: Your Brexit deal card queries

We answer below a selection of the many queries we have received about the new residency cards. Some details of the new system were not available on going to press and the site itself was not open, but it was due to launch at the beginning of July.

Ed Llewellyn: what the EU exit means for residents in France

Every month the British Ambassador to France, Ed Llewellyn, shares an insight into his role.

The Oxford professor hoping to save Britons’ EU rights

An Oxford professor who lives in France is due to receive a reply this month about his legal case which argued for all Britons born before Brexit, wherever they live, to maintain EU citizenship.

Brexit: second home-owners campaign for long stays

A campaign by holiday home-owners, campervan enthusiasts, and others who enjoy long visits to France is gaining support after lobbying MPs.

Covid-19: Brexit chief negotiators in isolation

UK’s Brexit negotiator, David Frost, has been put in quarantine after showing Covid-19 symptoms.

Brexit and Britons in France - 02/2019 updates

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France gears up for no-deal Brexit

Britons in France will have a year to obtain new residency cards in the event of a no-deal Brexit, France has announced.

France and UK clear confusion for Britons abroad

France has taken action to protect the rights of Britons living here in the event of no deal with a new law allowing it to bring in safeguard measures quickly.

Deal, no deal, no Brexit? 2019 will be a big year

This will be a significant year for Britons in France – from the start of a new tax system to (it is hoped) the long-awaited end of the 15-year voting rule for British elections, and a fast-approaching Brexit day (assuming it is not all called off). We look at some of the changes in store for France this year

Brexit negotiations

Explainer: Using a UK driving licence as a British resident of France

France should ‘let UK deal with migrants’ in Navy ship row

Brexit: Stockpiling in UK causes delays at Calais border

Pensioners in France should apply for new UK Ehic

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