EU Begins Entry-Exit System
This weekend saw the start of the European Union’s Entry/Exit System (EES) that will require non-EU citizens to submit biometric details when entering France and the other 28 countries in the Schengen area.
The requirement will also mean that drivers of household goods moving vans coming from the United Kingdom will also be required to register. According to Freight Week, Logistics UK are calling on the European Union to avoid delays and disruption to commercial transport in the crossings between the United Kingdom and France. The new rules mean that any traveler will need to create a digital record by submitting biometric details on their first visit after the start of the EES.
The new EES system will also automatically record the time spent by truck drivers within the Schengen area, meaning that they must comply with the current legal requirement of only spending 90 of the previous 180 days in the Schengen area. It is important to remember that both personal travel and commercial work contribute to the 90 days, meaning personal holidays count towards the total. The new system will automatically detect any drivers that overstay.
More Americans Move to France
American citizens were in third-equal place for the most long-stay visas issued by French authorities in 2024 according to provisional government figures, behind Algeria and Morocco.
The latest figures released by the Interior Ministry’s Direction Generale des Etrangers en France (DGEF), show that 16,782 long-stay visas were issued to Americans and the number is only expected to grow. The United States also appears among the top ten nationalities receiving “talent” visas.
13,062 residency cards were also issued to Americans for the first time last year, up 5.8%. Alongside, British citizens, Americans were also the main recipients of visas issued for “miscellaneous” reasons, such as retirement or second-home owners.
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New York, Here We Come!
Neer Service will be joining the largest gathering of international moving companies in the world at the upcoming IAM Annual meeting in New York.
Cedric Zibi will be representing Neer Service and looks forward to meeting both current and new industry partners. To arrange a meeting please contact Cedric