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Most Britons who are permanently resident in France are now aware that, after Brexit, we will all either have to apply for the new post-Brexit carte de résident de longue durée or swap our current cartes de séjour for one.

I live in France and work in the UK (as a cross-border worker).

Many thanks for the links to translations of the French Interior Ministry’s advice for Britons living in France after Brexit (available online in Connexion’s dedicated Brexit section at connexionfrance.com/French-news/Brexit).

I have seen a number of correspondents ask why we should object to losing the right to vote in the UK.

Is it true that, if you have a French pension and return to the UK to live, with a no-deal Brexit you risk losing all your pensions? And, if so, why?

Elizabeth Melia, Alpes-Maritimes

My wife and I are off to California in March for a few weeks and we want to rent cars, which generally means having a credit card.