That 90 day rule.

 

It now looks as if the 90 day rule has been relaxed by the French authorities, and that we British home owners will soon have the right to stay in our own homes for up to 180 days without a visa. The new 180 day rule should be rubber-stamped some time this Spring.

This will make a huge difference to our stays in the village that we've called 'home' for the past 50 years.

Three months was already relaxing, but up to six months will give us the opportunity to grow crops, gather autumnal mushrooms, and preserve the results for winter. We should in future be able to preserve plenty of Tomatoes, etc, all of which will return with us to Blighty in the Autumn. We also need to carry out some building work this Summer, so the extra time will help with that too.

Frankly I think it was a bloody cheek restricting our residency to just three months. We have to pay all our bills for the whole twelve months, but weren't allowed to live there. It almost amounts to legalised theft. We even have to pay for rubbish clearance, even though we don't produce any.

No firm details have yet been given as to exactly when the 180 day rule will begin, but I understand that IT WILL. I'm presuming that 2024 will find Cro in France for between 4 and 5 months at least; maybe even 6. We can now but wait!

Macron will let me know..... Yippee!