Just when I thought I had it all covered
I re-read the requirements for the VISA. I guess since most people go on a student VISA as a regular university student through and exchange program the info is geared toward them. Ok, I get it, I’m used to being an outsider. But try to get a definitive answer out of someone. Anyone care to comment on what this means?
If your parents are going to pay for your expenses in France : a financial guarantee such as a notarized statement certifying that the applicant will be provided with a monthly allowance of $ 600 for the duration of his/her stay in France, or a proof of personal income along with a letter from school stating that room, board, and tuition are fully prepaid . If the host provides the student with a letter certifying that lodging will be free of charge, and provide a copy of his/her pictured I.D., an allowance of $ 300 will be accepted.
I can prove an income of $2000 per month and no my parents aren’t paying a thing as I’m grown. I simply need to know if I need a letter from our friend Copper, whom we are staying with, saying that his address is my address. Seems like a simple yes or know would do it, mais non! Mon Dieux! Ca c’est envraisenblable(I have no idea how to spell it but I know it when I hear it) Do I need proof of my address, yes or no?
Seems pretty clear to me - if you send a letter from your friend saying he won’t charge you for rent and a copy of his ID card, you’ll only need to show you have $300 per month in order to get the visa.
I don’t need a letter from him to lower my required income per month because I make in excess of that. In fact I make well in excess of the $600 limit. But what do I have to show. According to the Embassy, who did email me this afternoon, since I can show an income of more than $600 I do not need a letter attesting to where I will be living. They gear this toward college students so if you are not really a college student you have to interpret liberally. Which I can do but I am now officially scared of the civil servants. Well, tomorrow is the day, I’ll be glad when my VISA appt is over and I have it in my hand. Then I can start worrying about the title to our car. [/worry]
Well, good luck! Will you still have an income of more than $600 per month while you are over here?
Because I first came over on a student visa too (even though like you I was no longer a student), and I had to show I had $600 in my savings account for every month I’d be here since I wouldn’t have a job once in France.
We have 2 apts that we rent and a small loan we cary when we sold our store. I will have that income in France as well, without engaging in a wage earning activity or however they put it. I asked about if I had to put $in an account but since I will continue having an income I didn’t have to. In theory, that is, I am on my way to my VISA appointment now so Hopefully all will be as they have assured me.
Relax everything will be fine.
Stay tuned for some nasty remarkis about today’s appoitnment.