Well, someone has to start this so it might as well be me.
As I sort of understand it, in this event, stays in EU will be limited to 90 days in any 180 unless you get visa/s and the 180 days starts from the first day over there after the great event. I also gathre that - assuming you have used the 90 days, you cannot take another trip until at least 90 days after the end of it.. Possible exceptions are if you get a visa.
Our typical pattern over the last 16 or 17 years has been France mid September to end October (CC Insurance 42 days) followed by Spain via France each way New Year to April (CC insurance 122 days)
The gap from April to September looks more or less OK but not so October to New Year given how long we wish to stay. With the very high rice of 80+ age insurance the longer the trip the better the value and it's really not worthwhile going all the way to Spain for a few weeks.
One solution would appear to be to get a visa for France permitting longer stays. This would cover outbound and return to UK legs of the Spanish trip, which could be limited to 90 days border to border.
Direct ferry to Spain is not an option for OH driver.
Anyone else - particularly the longer stay sunbirds to Spain, had a look at this yet and have any comments/ suggestions ?
I've looked at all the .gov.uk and club websites but still not clear.
As I sort of understand it, in this event, stays in EU will be limited to 90 days in any 180 unless you get visa/s and the 180 days starts from the first day over there after the great event. I also gathre that - assuming you have used the 90 days, you cannot take another trip until at least 90 days after the end of it.. Possible exceptions are if you get a visa.
Our typical pattern over the last 16 or 17 years has been France mid September to end October (CC Insurance 42 days) followed by Spain via France each way New Year to April (CC insurance 122 days)
The gap from April to September looks more or less OK but not so October to New Year given how long we wish to stay. With the very high rice of 80+ age insurance the longer the trip the better the value and it's really not worthwhile going all the way to Spain for a few weeks.
One solution would appear to be to get a visa for France permitting longer stays. This would cover outbound and return to UK legs of the Spanish trip, which could be limited to 90 days border to border.
Direct ferry to Spain is not an option for OH driver.
Anyone else - particularly the longer stay sunbirds to Spain, had a look at this yet and have any comments/ suggestions ?
I've looked at all the .gov.uk and club websites but still not clear.