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France holidays: Passport validity, Channel crossing, driving requirements and Covid and face mask rules explained

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After two years of travel restrictions, many of us can't way to jet off abroad for a week or two in the sunshine. Among the countries most popular with Brits looking for a summer holiday in the sun is, of course, France and the country is ready to welcome millions of holidaymakers and tourists this summer.

But going on holiday to France isn't as easy as it was pre-pandemic. There is a long list of passport validity, Covid vaccination and "pass sanitaire" rules in place that all tourists and visitors have to follow.

Not only does the French Government require visitors to have a vaccination certificate that shows at least seven days have passed since a visitor's third (booster) dose of the Oxford/AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna or Novovax vaccinations (or 28 days have passed since a second dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccination) in order to enter the country, holidaymakers also have to meet strict passport validity rules - and must follow all face-mask rules in France. Read more:Fuming holidaymaker forced to fly 2,000 miles back to Manchester after 'vital' luggage left off plane The official EuroTunnel website details the vaccination requirement for holidaymakers travelling from the UK to France via the EuroTunnel (also known as Le Shuttle or the Channel Crossing).

The information, last updated on May 18 2022, explains that fully-vaccinated passengers "must provide proof of vaccine status".

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