Travel to France severely restricted

They need to protect themselves from the potential Omicron tsunami - and they're spot on about the lack of compliance, the Covid deniers, the downright selfish brigade who'll transmit it out of control.

It is sad for people who had intended to visit family but I think a very sensible move. Does anyone know what France is doing to try to prevent the spread of the cases they already have?

Germanshepherdsmum

It is sad for people who had intended to visit family but I think a very sensible move. Does anyone know what France is doing to try to prevent the spread of the cases they already have?

I expect that our Gnet members who live in France will be able to tell us.

My French NHS daughter who couldn’t come home in 2019 because of work rota, 2020 she has Covid a second time, and now restrictions, very sad for me. But don’t claimed Mr Macron, he has managed covid better than some countries. He has done this to protect the people here, remember last year he tried to do the same to slow the delta varient and the outcry there was so he lifted restrictions.
3 rd vaccines are being rolled out successfully where I live, masks are wore and health passes are working.

Those who are French residents will be able to return to France- but visitors won't be allowed from UK for tourist reasons.

We live just over the border in Switzerland, and we are not on tenterhooks as we are due to travel on Saturday by car and Tunnel, and return early Jan. Don't mind quarantine in UK and back home- but don't want to get stuck and have to quarantine in France. So so stressful!

We intend to stick to just visit family.

mokryna, if your daughter has FRench residence, she can travel to UK and return.

Blâme

But her companion is English

My partner's son and family live in France. He is British, but his wife and the children are French. They were intending to spend Christmas in the UK and return to France before the New Year. They're having second thoughts anyway, but will the new rules affect them?

Germanshepherdsmum

It is sad for people who had intended to visit family but I think a very sensible move. Does anyone know what France is doing to try to prevent the spread of the cases they already have?

Use of covid passports is essential to get into bars, restaurants, cinemas, theatres etc etc. We also have to wear a mask when going into these venues and whilst inside. We also have to wear a mask to go into a shop, the doctors, the vet etc etc.

Also if we have not had the booster within 7 months of the second, our covid passports will not work until we have had the 3rd jab. This was effective from yesterday. I fell foul of it because I'd delayed my booster until my OH could have his and my 2nd jab was on 7 May. We were supposed to be having lunch with a group of friends and had to cry off. The restaurant were checking. Our boosters are booked for today. Currently this rule applies to the over 65s but will apply to all adults from 15 January.

There are some anti vaxxers in France and some people are opposed to the covid passport - often bar and restaurant owners because they don't want to be seen as policemen.

I think that the majority of people, certainly the older ones that we come across, are happy with the regulations. They certainly make me feel more secure even thought I am aware that the vaccinations do not stop one from catching covid or passing it on. It does mean that I can go to the cinema, knowing that everyone has had the requisite jabs.

growstuff

My partner's son and family live in France. He is British, but his wife and the children are French. They were intending to spend Christmas in the UK and return to France before the New Year. They're having second thoughts anyway, but will the new rules affect them?

I think that French residents can travel to the UK so your son, assuming that he is resident here, should be OK.

I'm listening to LBC whilst working and the news has come out gradually.

He's not my son, but he is a resident. I think they might be changing their minds anyway. Thank you for the info.

Actually I think French people need a motif impérieux to go to the UK. There are not many of these.
" A partir du samedi 18 décembre 2021 (0h), les règles suivantes s’appliqueront à tous les voyageurs en provenance du Royaume-Uni, qu’ils soient vaccinés ou non :
Obligation de disposer d’un motif impérieux pour se rendre ou venir du Royaume-Uni, pour les personnes non vaccinées comme les personnes vaccinées."

Thanks Mamie. I doubt very much if seeing family for Christmas counts as a "motif impérieux", so maybe they've had their minds made up for them.

I'm confused. It seems that French residents don't need a motif impérieux, although they do still need a negative PCR test.

In late August, we got our house clean and sorted after a 14 month absence. We visited again in October, but even then I was being cautious - doing all the Christmas shopping, especially food that could be frozen or didnt need it.

We planned a short visit early this month, but had to cancel as it we should have travelled over the period when BJ was changing travel regulations every 5 minutes and we couldn't get all the test results in time.

Now I think our long January visit seems unlkely.

Heigh-Ho, thats life. better safe than sorry. Just my heart sinks at all we will need to do to the house after another winter with no occupation.

Have friends who live in France . Can their daughter who lives in Canada visit them in France ?

It seems that hauliers will be exempt.

Thank goodness!!

I could load up my car with goodies and haul it over to UK. Any orders?

growstuff I think the French residents who can travel are those of us who are UK citizens, but French residents with our official residency cards.
I have just been watching the French news and the quarantine on return to France is 48 hours, following a PCR test before travelling.

Thanks Mamie. They're all official French residents and are prepared to take as many PCR tests as needed. However, I think there might be a problem on arrival in the UK, because they have to self-isolate for two days or until they have a negative PCR test.

growstuff I thought your post said that his wife and children are French. As I understand it, he would be allowed in, but not them unless they have dual nationality.

DDIL hoping to go to France to see her mum, everything planned and Covid has intervened, oh best laid plans....

I’m unsure why France have decided to do this, their cases yesterday were 65,713 and deaths 151.