Does anyone living in France know…

[Howmanysleepsnow]

When the travel restrictions are being reviewed next? Do they give dates for review?

Bump?

Oo would like to know this also

It's revised every fortnight. Last time was 24 June I think.

Is the situation currently that you have to self isolate if you are over 11 and not vaccinated?

@cannotchange yes, plus a pcr within 72 hours before arrival if over 11. Children are treated as fully vaccinated if their accompanying adults are.

I thought even if you’re fully vaccinated you now have to self-isolate. It changed recently I think.

@KeflavikAirport do you have a link to the 2 week review bit please? I thought it was 3 weeks (but couldn’t find last date!)

www.tourmag.com/Pays-verts-orange-et-rouges-USA-et-Canada-en-vert-Turquie-en-orange_a109255.html

Howmanysleepsnow

So we currently can't go with our 13 year old - bugger !!!!

@cannotchange If you’re both double vaccinated the 13yo assumes your vaccination status so you can go. You’d just need PCR tests for the 3 of you.
Unless it changes…. When are you going?

@AlGorithim i just saw your post! I hadn’t heard that… do you have a link?

This is what I read… have I misunderstood?
www.gouvernement.fr/sites/default/files/2806_infog_deplacement_orange.pdf

Howmanysleepsnow

Really ????!!!!!!! We are due to go 1st August

[quote Howmanysleepsnow]@AlGorithim i just saw your post! I hadn’t heard that… do you have a link?[/quote]
My bad - it looks like they haven’t actually enforced that yet but Macron said last week that he planned to impose quarantine on fully vaccinated UK travellers.

I think this is correct
uk.ambafrance.org/COVID-19-rules-for-travel-to-France-and-the-UK
But not sure......🤔

This is from The Connexion
[Article updated June 23, 2021, to clarify rules on sworn statements]

Rules for travel into France from another country

UK to France

What France says:

Fully vaccinated people: You are free to travel to France. You do not have to have an essential reason and do not have to quarantine on arrival.

You must present proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure or a negative rapid antigen test taken within 48 hours of departure. This does not apply for children below the age of 11.

You must also present proof of your vaccination status and a completed ‘sworn statement’ (déclaration sur l’honneur, on the French government website here) form self-certifying that you are not suffering from symptoms associated with coronavirus and have not been in contact with confirmed cases in the preceding fortnight.

Non-fully vaccinated people: You can only enter France if you have an essential reason. Most of the essential reasons involve you having the right to live or work in France.

You must present proof of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours of departure or a negative rapid antigen test taken within 48 hours of departure. This does not apply for children below the age of 11.

You must also present a completed ‘sworn statement’. This is as above, but also includes a promise to self-isolate for one week.

You are asked to voluntarily self-isolate for seven days upon arrival at a place of your choice (and do a voluntary antigen test) and then later take a PCR test and have a negative result to leave isolation.

Children: The rules for minors are the same as those that apply to adults who have been vaccinated, whether the minor has been vaccinated or not.

What the UK says: Travel from the UK to France is not recommended by the UK government but is not illegal.

@Howmanysleepsnow

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/covid-travel-macron-merkel-delta-variant-b1872053.html

OK, so France is looking to add restrictions but they are not in place yet. Sorry, my mistake - I thought they'd been introduced already.

my main worry is that UK will get bumped to red list soon - and I would not blame them to do so, considering our numbers.

A rapid antigen is a lateral flow test isn’t it? Significantly cheaper and quicker than PCR tests.

It's interesting as when you look at what Macron actually said he hasn't supported the idea that double vaccinated people should have to quarantine:

Mr Macron echoed her comments, telling reporters: “We must all be vigilant because the much-talked-about Delta variant is coming, which spreads much more rapidly than the other variants and affects people who are not vaccinated or who only have had one dose.”

He said the EU needs to “be really taking coordinated decisions in terms of opening of borders to third countries”.

Whilst the UK media have taken it to be Macron supporting Merkel in quarantining double vaccinated people he could just be supporting the idea that any decisions should be consistent across the EU.

@Pineappleunder

It's interesting as when you look at what Macron actually said he hasn't supported the idea that double vaccinated people should have to quarantine:

Mr Macron echoed her comments, telling reporters: “We must all be vigilant because the much-talked-about Delta variant is coming, which spreads much more rapidly than the other variants and affects people who are not vaccinated or who only have had one dose.”

He said the EU needs to “be really taking coordinated decisions in terms of opening of borders to third countries”.

Whilst the UK media have taken it to be Macron supporting Merkel in quarantining double vaccinated people he could just be supporting the idea that any decisions should be consistent across the EU.

Interesting, and now you've said that I've read it again and thought the same.

We have friends in France and their belief was also that Macron wanted to introduce quarantine for fully vaccinated travellers from the UK. I'd also read somewhere else (will try and find a link) that he had suggested that France might ban travellers from other countries that did NOT demand quarantine from UK travellers but again perhaps it's a less-than-nuanced reporting at fault.

"Children are treated as fully vaccinated if their accompanying adults are"

Where did you see this?

And by "children", do you mean -18s?

I saw the children count as vaccinated thing too, I think it was on the gouv travel website.

I can't see it on the government website.

If true, I would love to know if teenagers are considered children.

@CoteDAzur here, bottom of first section
mobile.interieur.gouv.fr/Actualites/L-actu-du-Ministere/Attestation-de-deplacement-et-de-voyage