Originally Posted by
maalloc
The way I see it, you could exit France mainland by showing your US passport, then go back by checking the box stating that you had a "motif imperieux" when leaving after Jan 31st.
I highly doubt that the PAF maintains a database of which reason was checked on the outbound attestation.
It is a loophole, but multiple passports/residency permits have been allowing all kind of travels since March 2020 for lots of people, so it's not that far-fetched.
That is not a legal loophole. It is just that it is less likely to be enforceable.
My view is that the rules are going to stay in place for many months, probably till or beyond the summer. Airlines and border control will learn how to enforce the rules, and we will get more evidence and where there is "flexibility".
My understanding is that these measures are to prevent the import of new variants (not exports). I find it a joke as there is free entry from some 30 other countries where a PCR test is simply needed. But it is good PR.
I do understand that by prevent outbound travel it will reduce inbound travel. But the focus there should be, and probably is, on leisure destinations and those with heavy traffic for other personal reasons, e.g. North African nations with a large number of French residents.
Anyway, I would not like to be he one deciding on all those covid containment measures in France.