The French Senator for Savoie Martine Berthet, who the Bulletin has been in regular contact with, contacted the Bulletin last month to share a copy of the letter she sent to the Minister of the Interior Bruno Retailleau regarding the conditions for authorising British nationals who own second homes to reside in France.
Dear Sir,
Further to my letter of 25 September regarding British nationals who own second homes in France and the conditions for their residence permits in our country, I have been approached by Mr Alan Jones, who has been collecting survey data since December 2023 on the experience of applicants, with a particular focus on the VLS-T visa (Where appropriate, a temporary long-stay visa VLS-T can be issued to people who are certain that they will not extend their stay beyond the duration of their visa).
And she has received a very encouraging response.
“MINISTRY
OF THE INTERIOR
Liberty
Equality
Fraternity.
Mrs Martine BERTHET
Minister of State Senator of Savoy
Ref.: 25-005219-A/ BDC-CE/ ES
Madam Senator,
You have drawn my attention to the difficulties encountered by British nationals who own second homes in France in obtaining a long-stay visa, and you have forwarded to me your proposals for improving the procedure in this regard. Attentive to your concerns, I have forwarded your correspondence to the Director General of Foreigners in France for a new and appropriate examination of the situation.
I will be sure to keep you informed of the follow-up to your request.
In the meantime, I remain, Senator, yours faithfully.
Bruno Retailleau
Clearly, the matter is not going away in France and one wonders, or rather hopes, that the Spanish may follow France’s example.
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Very encouraging. Thank you for your tireless efforts to give this important issue coverage.
Not this nonsense again Humphrey. Have you nothing of interest to write about. There must be some news that is not based on pure guesswork by you.
...dream on Humphrey Carter, any such change will take decades. They could even reach any agreement for interchanges of young people so why do you think old, rich, non EU people with second homes will somehow get special treatment?