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Due to Brexit there is now a time limit on visits to the EU. All passports have to be manually stamped with the date of exit and entry. This is additional to checks of the passport against computer records.
Due to Brexit there is now a time limit on visits to the EU. All passports have to be manually stamped with the date of exit and entry. This is additional to checks of the passport against computer records.
have a great trip @Cathryn
how are you getting to Dover? If you need somewhere to park let me know and I have a suggestion
As far as I know I don't suddenly need a visa to enter France so why has it all gone so badly wrong all of a sudden?
They're looking through the passport to check previous entries to the EU during the last year to check that the person won't be overstaying their time in France/the EU etc. They're putting a stamp in the passport. They're checking the NHS Covid pass. It all takes extra time.
@Andy in Germany thank you. That's how I understood things to be previously. Could you help me a bit more as I've struggled with this. Ridiculous I know.
We visit France a lot. Usually flying Manchester Nice or when the kids were small by ferry. We've always done a passport check. I don't think we have ever walked straight off the plane and in either entering France or the UK.
As far as I know I don't suddenly need a visa to enter France so why has it all gone so badly wrong all of a sudden?
As you probably pointed out yourself, the situation in the 1970s around borders in general was rather different to the situation in the 2020s. A lot changed in 50 years, so it was never likely to return even roughly to as it was before, once gov.uk set those notorious "red lines" about borders. I think in theory, UK citizens do now need visas but the requirements have been postponed until an electronic system called ETIAS is ready because no country involved really wants to see the chaos full checking would cause.@Andy in Germany much appreciated. Thank you.
I worked in horticulture for 44 years and was involved in plant import and export, before and during our EU membership, to Europe and other countries. The commercial consequences of Brexit were and are clear to me. It was a topic I often debated in relation to many different aspects of our EU membership.
As you probably pointed out yourself, the situation in the 1970s around borders in general was rather different to the situation in the 2020s. A lot changed in 50 years, so it was never likely to return even roughly to as it was before, once gov.uk set those notorious "red lines" about borders. I think in theory, UK citizens do now need visas but the requirements have been postponed until an electronic system called ETIAS is ready because no country involved really wants to see the chaos full checking would cause.
They're looking through the passport to check previous entries to the EU during the last year to check that the person won't be overstaying their time in France/the EU etc. They're putting a stamp in the passport. They're checking the NHS Covid pass. It all takes extra time.
It was ridiculously easy! Thank you Dover! We are off!
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