They were granted a period “to take into account the health context”. British citizens have until September 30, instead of July 1, to submit an application to the prefecture.
A period of three months, “to take account of the health context”, according to the Ministry of the Interior. British nationals residing in France must, in order to remain in the country following Brexit, hold a residence permit from 1 January 2022, and no longer from 1 October.
They have until September 30, instead of July 1, to submit an application to the prefecture. This deadline was materialized by a decree published in the official journal, Monday, September 27.
Some Britons living in France before January 1, the date of entry into force of Brexit, were not able to apply for a residence permit before July 1. “for various reasons (state of health, age, health crisis)”, specified the Ministry of the Interior. Since then, “the prefectural services were instructed to take into account the requests that would be presented until September 30, 2021”.
According to figures provided by the Home Office, as of September 20, 163,157 Britons have applied between October 2020 and September 20, including 4,581 after July 1, 2021.
The prefectures have dealt with 150,353 since October 2020. In its last census, in 2016, INSEE counted 148,300 British nationals living in France.
