Every day, Le Parisien mobilizes to answer your questions around the coronavirus. We are looking at a questioning from Daniel today. Usually living in Switzerland, he wonders if he can cross the border to reach his second home in Burgundy, where his partner is currently located.
The rules have not changed radically since May 11 and the start of deconfinement, said the French consulate in Geneva. "Authorization to pass remains the exception whether you are French or foreign," he summarizes on his site. The reduction in sanitary measures in France […] does not affect border controls and restrictions on access to French territory will continue to apply at least until June 15. "
There is however no entry ban for all French nationals. In the case of Daniel, whose main residence is in Switzerland, it is however recommended to avoid returning to national territory "unless there are compelling reasons to do so".
To join your partner, it all depends on where your second home is. "If your residence is located within a radius of less than 100 kilometers from the French border and you are of French nationality, you can go to your secondary residence subject to presenting the certificate (of derogatory displacement towards metropolitan France) and your ID ”. If it is beyond a radius of 100 kilometers, it will not be able to join it because it is not one of the valid reasons for travel.
In the event of an offense, Daniel is liable to a fine of 135 euros on French territory. On his possible return to Swiss soil, he could also be punished with a fine of 100 to 350 Swiss francs (94 to 329 euros).
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