France’s Constitutional Council rejected on Thursday an amendment to the immigration bill that would allow long-stay visas to be automatically issued to British nationals who own a second home in France because it deemed it unconstitutional.
The amendment would have allowed British homeowners in France to spend as much time as they wish in the country after Brexit.
But the amendment’s defeat means all British nationals – including those with a home in France – are only be able to stay 90 days out of every 180 in the country without a visa. If they want to stay longer, they will have to apply for a temporary long-stay visa of up to six months.
There is no right of appeal against the Constitutional Council, so the decision is final.
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