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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The UK without any doubt would be better off rejoining the EU. A legitimate debate is how to reach that point. One way is build a relationship that demonstrates the benefits . A better mobility arrangement serves this goal well.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Negotiating a longer or more flexible Schengen visa waiver than the current 90/180 will take time . Some may it will be impossible. Whatever the situation what we do know is that in France there is the scope and pathway to a better mobility arrangement.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The Député for the Haute-Loire has recognised the difficulty wild fires bring for everyone but, in particular, for home owners who have had a house for a long time in France. He has written Minister of the Interior in support of the call for more favourable visa rules.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Great to see support from French parliamentarians to change current mobility rules to enable property owners greater freedom to travel. Current rules are impractical when France places obligations on home owners to maintain their property & take defensive measures against wild fires.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Senatrice Josende has argued that a change in French visa rules is necessary as current short-stay limits ( ie 90 days in a rolling 180 ) prevent British and other third country nationals with a home in France owners from traveling freely to respond to unexpected emergencies like wild fires .

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Following the recent wild fires Senatrice Lauriane Josende has called on the French government to introduce more flexible visa rules for British second home owners. She called for a targeted system to ease the strict limits imposed by the 90/180-day rule of the Schengen area.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Support for addressing mobility rules and in particular French visa rules comes from Senatrice Jossende who argues the 90/180 rule and the VLS-T process are impractical for property owners legally bound to maintain their properties and fulfill legal obligations.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sénatrice Josende soutient que le changement des règles de visa est nécessaire parce que les limites actuelles de court séjour (90 /180) empêchent les propriétaires britanniques de voyager librement pour s'acquitter de ces responsabilités ou de réagir à des urgences inattendues

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

La sénatrice Lauriane Josende a appelé le gouvernement français à introduire des règles de visa plus flexibles pour les propriétaires de résidences secondaires britanniques.Elle a demandé un système ciblé pour alléger les limites strictes imposées par la règle des 90/180 jours de l'espace Schengen.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The 90 /180 rule is impractical not my words but those of Sénatrice Josende .

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Contrary to what our critics say there is support for addressing the 90 /180 rule and there is recognition in France that the rule is impractical . Sénatrice Josende has called for change and equally said change needs to be for all third country nationals .

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sénatrice Josende has shown support for better mobility between France and the UK. She cited the recent wildfires pointing out that addressing the 90 /180 days issue is not about tourism but about legal responsibilities .

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Sénatrice Josende told French Interior Minister that existing visa procedures & 90 day visa waiver appear “ill-suited” to property owners who may need to return “regularly or sometimes unpredictably” to manage and secure property and land.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

The 90-in-180-day problem is one of the biggest untold Brexit stories. Millions of British people lost practical freedoms they had already built their lives around. Not theory. Not ideology. Real lives. Real homes. Real families. youtu.be/JYA3gVGxlnw #SaveFOM #RejoinEU

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

The visitor arrangements won’t meet his needs as someone who lives part-year in Spain and as someone who travels frequently to other Schengen countries. If he were not living part-year in Spain, he’d have a full Schengen travel allowance. This is the 90-in-180-day problem he is facing.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Go to a wedding in Italy. You’ve just lost time in your home in Spain. That’s how the system works now. Ordinary life events come with a countdown timer attached.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

The system assumes you’re a tourist. A quick trip. A short stay. But millions of Brits don’t live like that anymore. And now their lives don’t fit the rules.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Brexit didn’t just redraw borders—it quietly rationed people’s lives. 90 days here, 90 days there. Homes left empty. Families split by a calendar. Freedom of Movement wasn’t a luxury. It was how life actually worked. #Brexit #FreedomOfMovement

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Before Brexit: You could build a life across countries. After Brexit: You have to ration your days between them. That’s not control. That’s restriction.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

With global events strong EU–UK ties matter more than ever. EU Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič and UK Europe Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds have said both sides are committed to building a forward-looking and reliable partnership that delivers for citizens.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

1. Thread 🧵 Freedom of Movement wasn’t just a policy. It was a simple freedom: the ability to say yes. • Yes to a job. • Yes to love. • Yes to a new life in another country. When that freedom disappeared, something subtle but important changed.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Our critics say there is no 90 in 180 days problem . The EU Visa Strategy would however suggest otherwise. There is a recognition that the rule is disadvantageous to the EU as it impedes growth . ec.europa.eu/commission/p...?

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Commission adopts a first-ever EU Visa Strategy

Today, the European Commission is adopting its first-ever EU Visa Strategy. It sets out a framework for a visa policy that is more strategic and that advances the EU\'s long-term interests, allowing i...

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

While Lord Frost blames the EU for the 90/180 problem it’s worth reminding folk that many of us who seek change regard his attitude not only as disingenuous but offensive.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Politics Live discussing impact of 90/180 on touring musicians. Sadly Lord Frost defending the Brexit Agreement and blaming the EU. Alex Sobel Labour MPfor Headingley challenged Frost.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

I’m not surprised some EU27 citizens were traumatised by Brexit especially if they lost rights in the UK. Same for EEA/Swiss. But it’s wrong to assume UK citizens (also EU citizens at the time) were not equally traumatised by losing rights in 31 EU countries too.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

If you can own a home, pay taxes, and contribute locally, being locked out of it for 90 days isn’t “border control”. It’s administrative cruelty.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Part-year residents aren’t asking for special treatment. They’re asking for the right to access their own homes without running a spreadsheet.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Millions of people didn’t “move abroad”. They built lives across borders — and Brexit criminalised the normality of that overnight.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

The real scandal isn’t that people want more than 90 days. It’s that there is still no legal route for people who already belong in two places.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Calling part-year residents “holidaymakers” is the laziest way to avoid admitting the system doesn’t fit modern lives.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Owning a home you’re not allowed to go to whenever you need it is a very specific kind of absurd.

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180 Days in Spain @180daysinspain.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Our campaign asks for 1. Protection under withdrawal agreement (or similar) for everyone living lawfully in Spain part-year before Brexit. 2. UK passport holders to be admitted visa free for up to six months every time they visit Spain irrespective of time in other countries.

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Save Freedom of Movement @savefom.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Why mutual Freedom of Movement is needed….

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Regrettably there’s no sign yet of recognising or grandfathering the residency rights that were lost by many Brits when Brexit happened.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

The U.K. government under Johnson & Sunak claimed the U.K. did not negotiate visa waivers . Clearly this was untrue as the U.K.-China trade talks include provision for visa free travel .

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Save Freedom of Movement @savefom.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It certainly does. It’s why the terms “resident”, “lawfully resident”, “ordinarily resident”, and “fiscally” or “tax resident” might all mean different things in different countries and at different times.

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Save Freedom of Movement @savefom.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

A part year resident might have permanence over a long enough time period. This might be a life they’ve built over many years or decades.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

That’s the whole problem isn’t it? Some people are only just discovering after 5 years that the withdrawal agreement didn’t protect them despite doing everything asked of them. That’s one of the the problems @francevisafree.bsky.social is trying to fix. It matters. Politicians failed them.

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Save Freedom of Movement @savefom.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

It’s incredibly awkward. People who resided lawfully before Brexit (some working) had all their rights taken away overnight and were told to make do with arrangements designed for holidaymakers. This is what @francevisafree.bsky.social and @180daysinspain.bsky.social are trying to fix.

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Andrew Hesselden @andrewhesselden.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Not upset by it. I think dual citizenship is great and enables a great many people to avoid ill effects of Brexit. Sad that some people can’t also have it.

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John Gunns @gunnsy.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It is sad, but it’s also reality You don’t even need to have dual citizenship being married or in a legally recognised relationship with a citizen of the union gives 3rd country people very similar mobility privileges Your campaign to make those privileges available to all of us needs to succeed

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

It is self evident that any British citizen who also holds an Irish passport is better off and able to bypass Schengen border rules like 90/180. Brexit therefore undeniably hurt some Britons more than others.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

You have totally missed the point . There is no objection to the British citizens securing an Irish passport it is lawful. The central point is that there are some British citizens who are more disadvantaged than others through Brexit.

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FranceVisaFree @francevisafree.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Indeed but as is widely known since Brexit there are folk who have trawled their ancestry in search of a Irish link ( or other EU Country ) in order to secure an Irish passport ( or other) in order to secure Eu citizenship & therefore by pass 90/180. All lawful.

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