Refused entry to UK on Eurostar from Paris: how long can I stay in Paris?

My partner was refused entry from Paris to London via Eurostar. After being interviewed and refused we were taken back to the French police immigration.

We asked how long does she have until she needs to leave Paris, the police officer said she has 3 months.

We were confused as she has been in Paris nearly 3 months, but I guess it kind of makes sense as she left France and got stamped out, got refused at the UK part, then entered back in.

She has a new stamp with the date but it has the cross/2 lines on the stamp.

She was planning to stay another 2 months then go home, but now we are unsure and do not want to stay here illegally.

The officer said 3 months, bu8t maybe he wasn't aware she had been here nearly 3 months previously? Or because she reentered and got stamped, she now has a new 3 months, even though it has the cross?

Best Answer

No matter what kind of Schengen visa (or visa-free 'allowance') your partner has, a trip to London will not reset any counter, only interrupt it for the time you spend outside the Schengen area. Since you exited the Schengen area and were readmitted on the same day, your partner will still have to obey to the same time limits, as if you hadn't left the Schengen area at all.

Since you are several times mentioning three months (although you probably mean 90 days) and was 'stamped in', I assume that your partner is from a visa-excempt non-EEA country or has a type C visa with default restrictions. In both cases, your partner can stay in the Schengen area for 90 days within any 180 days period and not 90 days after each entry. If your partner spent at least 90 days outside the Schengen area prior to the last entry, he/she must leave the Schengen area before 90 days after the last entry (the entry 'nearly three months ago').