The French government on Wednesday morning laid out in detail for the first time what British people in France will need to do if they want to stay in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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The guidance provides a break-down of the requirements of different groups of people – employed, self-employed, families – and what paperwork they will need.
Citizens rights group Remain in France Together has described the decree as mixed, but containing plenty of good news for British people already living in France.
In a post on the group's website, spokesperson Kalba Meadows said: “It's a mixture [of good and bad news] and there are some clarifications needed.
I try not to worry but I haven’t been in France 5 years, I do have a 5 year carte de sejour, I am an early retiree ,I own my house, I live off works pension , what will happen to the likes of me.
Monthly income over about 560 eur pm for a single person and you should be fine. The new requirement in Article 3 no 4 to prove when you entered France is going to be nearly impossible to comply with for most considering they are referring to a period over 5 years when passports were not stamped in EU and few have kept copy of their travel tickets. Has anyone any thoughts of this requirement