Helen1964

I can’t quite work out the answer to this one.
If you obtain a 10-year carte de séjour under the Withdrawal Agreement and then decide to give up your home in France and move to the UK, how long does the cds remain valid for?
Bearing in mind that a new system is due to come into operation in 2022 whereby all entries into and departures from Schengen will be recorded in a centralized database. So less scope for jiggery pokery.

EuroTrash

With a permanent CdS you can spend up to 5 consecutive years outside of France without losing your residence rights.
I have no idea whether or how this is monitored. It may just be that you can't renew it when it expires but you can continue using it until then..

Helen1964

Thanks EuroTrash.
Where did you find that information? I looked everywhere but could find nothing official.

EuroTrash

Withdrawal Agreement Article 15
"3. Once acquired, the right of permanent residence shall be lost only through absence from the host State for a period exceeding 5 consecutive years."
https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-cont...9W/TXT%2802%29

Helen1964

Excellent. Many thanks.