Comments on: Carte de Sejour

By: Owen

Owen — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:42:22 +0000

Well I know Sam is now a full fledged French citizen so she never had to find out. From what my friends tell me, the 10 year is serious, one friend had someone visit them at their house unexpectedly, I guess to make sure they really lived together etc. I think the paperwork is the same, but you can be checked in upon at any time, and apparently they are doing it, so if it is legit you are fine.

By: cecile

cecile — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 00:27:06 +0000

Samantha:

Do you have a 10 year card? We will have to renew ours soon and we don’t know how complicated the process is. We are Americans. Thanks.

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By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:39:16 +0000

it is called a certificat de non engagement dans le liens du PACS, I think that is the name. It just says that you are not in a marriage or PACS with anyone else at the current time. That means you are free to be in a social arrangement like that. We got one at the Embassy in DC before we moved to France but I imagine you can even download one.

By: Steve

Steve — Mon, 10 May 2010 15:03:05 +0000

I need a declaration sur l’honneur attestant ne pas vivre en France en etat de polygamie as I’m changing my CDS to vie privee familiale. I’ve been pacsd for almost two years now. Do I just write something or is there an actual form I need to find? Thank you in advance.

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By: Owen

Owen — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:43:17 +0000

I have the right to work now on my student VISA. What would happen if I still had a job and then when I applied for my CDS vie privé et familiale there was a gap in when I could work? Would I have to quit my job? If as you say I would get my recipissé without the right to work immediately but then one would come later, what do I do in the meantime?

On a lighter note, yes the paper trail is amazing. Not just the accordian files but the pre-printed forms with carbon copies. I didn’t realize companies that made those types of forms still existed since you can make them all on a computer.

With your papers it is also amazing that some things that you think will go easily are difficult and the things you expect to be more difficult can turn out to be easy. It’s like it depends on their mood. I’m going to give the take 10 numbers at a time trick the next time I have to step foot into an admin building.

By: Christina

Christina — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 14:25:28 +0000

Hi- Just read the comments on the cds and the pacs. My boyfriend and I pasc’d last february and I’m now waiting for the final approval for the recipisse with the right to work. Don’t know if my experience will help you or not (especially since you already received your cds) but hope this helps:
- you won’t need a visa once you apply for a cds vie prive et familiale
- once you apply for the “cds vp et f” you’ll receive a recipisse without the right to work then they’ll verify the papers and then you’ll receive another recipisse with the right to work and then finally the cds
- when you apply for the cds vp et f you’ll need to write to paris to ask for an attestation de pacs (don’t forget a copy of your ID and your pacs from toulouse)
Sounds like things are going well overall. Have been here for a while, since Sept 06 with a 7 month break in Niger, and am still waiting for the right to work. But overall the Vie Prive et Familiale is the easiest way to go after your student visa runs out.

On a lighter note, all this paperwork is so funny to me- especially the accordian-type file folders everyone has when going to the prefecture, the Secu, or any administrative place. Hope you’re enjoying Toulouse!

By: samantha

samantha — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 21:54:24 +0000

You used to be able to get a 10 yr cds after five continuous years in France, but I believe that just changed a few months ago. As I wrote on Walt’s blog, I know two different people that just tried to apply for the ten yr cds and they were both told that the new rule is that you had to have made at least 11,000€ per year for the past four years in France before you will be eligible (as proved by French tax returns). I don’t know if the 11,000 is net or gross though – guess I’ll find out in March when I go in to renew for the fifth time!!