Brits in France: Escaping Brexit chaos | DW Documentary

More and more Brits are leaving the Brexit chaos behind — and seeking their fortunes in France. But their home nation’s exit from the European Union means they now face a plethora of bureaucratic hurdles.

Nicola and Graham Parker live in southwestern France: Irritated by the economic crisis and Brexit chaos, they sold their house in England and bought an old country estate in Montignac-de-Lauzun. They’re among some 9,000 Brits who’ve relocated to the Dordogne.

But Britain’s exit from the bloc is complicating the transition. The couple must now navigate a whole host of bureaucratic hurdles, all of which require time, money and strong nerves. They have to apply for a residence permit, demonstrate language skills and pass citizenship tests. As for the locals, some resent the presence of the Brits in their villages.

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19 comments

  2. Almost everything in UK is behind compared to other European countries, housing, airports, healthcare, roads, Law Enforcement, right down to the water pressure in the house.
    Germany's law enforcement took down a coup, Belgium's healthcare ranks 3rd in the world, France has arguably the best water supply in the world, Italy has on average some of the longest living people in the world with a blue zone in their country. Norway's prison system is great too, meanwhile England still hires surgeons and GP's from Europe even though they left the EU. Their own government doesn't play by its own rules, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock during the pandemic are prime examples. Their healthcare service is collapsing, their teachers and ambulance workers are striking too.

    How far has the "5th richest country on Earth" fallen.

  4. What chaos? I'm French and I live in London for over a decade. Globally the situation in the UK is better than France.

  6. Never understood Brits and their inability or more accurately unwillingness to learn a foreign language. 8 years in France and not being able to speak at least a communicational level of French is beyond comprehension.

  13. British refugees going to other countries and complaining about their culture and not speaking their language. Meanwhile their own country is turning into little India and Pakistan lol

  14. The British tax system is easier, less burocracy for sure. I lived in the UK and now in Provence, the health system here is good but in rural areas there are not enough doctors drug crime, and violence is just as bad as in England. But at least there is more sunshine.

  17. Klaus will look after them, in cooperation with the European Parliament. All they need to do is give up their rights and freedom to the EU, small price to pay for free broadband.

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