Brexit and being out of the country

[Tinkerbell]

Originally Posted by Mermaids

I will try and channel your attitude! Really hope everything works out for you x

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Thank you... really, enjoy the run up etc to the holiday, don’t let the unknown ruin an exciting time. I’m sure you’ll have a great time

[bonnies mum]

I would imagine that on the basis that there is no deal, there could well be chaos at immigration on whatever date we “crash out”.For that reason regardless of wherever we arrived back into the UK from that day may encounter more significant delays.
Apart from that I don’t think the OP neeed be too concerned.
NO POLITICAL VIEWS EXPRESSED.

[Melbatb]

My 14 yo DD is flying back from Sweden via Germany to France on 12th April on a school trip. She leaves, like Tinkerbell, as an EU citizen and will potentially return as a non EU citizen with no paperwork to prove she is resident in France. Heck, she was born here and has an automatic right to French nationality but only when she is 18!

It is outside our control. We will take it as it comes.

[PPM]

Originally Posted by Melbatb

Don’t start me on Brexit!

So far this week alone I have had to :
* spend 2 hours sitting a French exam to prove that I have a reasonable level of French (and paid €110 for the privilege of doing so)
* spend 3 hours filling in a form and finding all the documents I will need to get a resident’s permit to stay living in a country I have lived in for the last 15 years but that I have not had to get a permit as I was European

In the next few weeks I will have to go to my local prefecture to hopefully be approved for this permit and then go back 4 weeks later to collect it. This appointment was made 3 months ago.

In September I have another appointment to try to become a French citizen. For this appointment, there is a list of about 50 documents - which must date less than 3 months old. Some of these documents have to be translated by a certified translator at about €50 a page. I also must know all about French history as well as their current government.

Oh and my kids - nobody really seems to agree on whether they need visas to stay here. They can’t get a resident’s permit as they are minors. The prefecture is trying to get a definitive answer.

And what makes all this worse - I wasn’t even allowed to vote in the referendum because I have lived outside the UK for more than 15 years.

Am I bitter - you bet!

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But the thread is basically is will the planes be flying from the USA. And the OP asked for non political responses to that?

[nicki2014]

I fly home on 21st may so we land on the 22nd- I don't know what to expect but I'm not worried about it. My partner has an African passport so I suspect he will sail through and I will be stuck in a long customs queue

[act1980]

We've decided to go to France for the Easter break. I refuse to let things like this control what I do. What will be will be...

Have a great holiday!

[Nimbus]

Originally Posted by Claudette

I have no idea why you think leaving the EU might cause issues whilst you are in Florida.

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Until 4 months ago it was a concern.

The current agreement with regards to flights to/from the USA is between the EU and USA. There was no UK/USA flight agreement. As soon as we left the EU, we would have no longer had a legal agreement to fly to/from the USA.

Thankfully, the UK and USA agreed an "open skies" deal post Brexit on 29th Nov 2018. See the following for more details:

bbc/news/business-46380463

Leaving the EU affects more than just the things between the UK and EU. Many international agreements that we currently benefit from come from us being a member of the EU.

[jas72]

Ha we are going on a cruise from Southampton on 24th May, we were going to go the day before but decided to book for that morning (boat leaves at 7pm) but now with Brexit potentially two days before we are getting worried. Wishing I'd went the night before and stayed outside Folkstone.

Might look into it.

[RachaelC]

Originally Posted by jas72

Ha we are going on a cruise from Southampton on 24th May, we were going to go the day before but decided to book for that morning (boat leaves at 7pm) but now with Brexit potentially two days before we are getting worried. Wishing I'd went the night before and stayed outside Folkstone.

Might look into it.

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If we leave on the 22nd then it will be with May’s Deal so we’ll be in the transition period. It’s April 12th that’s the potential “no deal” moment right now