Comments on: I received my new carte de sejour! http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/ Connecting expats, wit, and advice direct from Toulouse, France, we play well with others. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 06:47:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Amy http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-12015 Amy Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:39:42 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-12015 That was my situation. I'm from Trinidad and my hubby is a British national living in France. She can apply for a CDS, but you have to prove that you plan on making France your home for a while (job, apartment, etc) And if you can't, it shouldn't be a problem, threaten to retain a lawyer! denying your wife a CDS is illegal! That was my situation. I’m from Trinidad and my hubby is a British national living in France. She can apply for a CDS, but you have to prove that you plan on making France your home for a while (job, apartment, etc) And if you can’t, it shouldn’t be a problem, threaten to retain a lawyer! denying your wife a CDS is illegal!

]]> By: Owen http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11966 Owen Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:08:07 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11966 Are you in France already/still? I have never been able to make an appointment except by going to the Préfecture, but then it has to be within the last two months that your carte de séjour is valid, and then they will make an appointment, I wonder if you would get in legal trouble if you went to your local prefecture to do this, but when they saw your expired carte de séjour would make you leave the country. I have heard of this happening actually. Is your VISA expired or your carte de séjour, they are different. Did you get a VISA to come to France but you never went to get your carte de séjour, there are too many unknowns for me to be of much help, send me a mail from my contact form if you want to have this chat privately Are you in France already/still? I have never been able to make an appointment except by going to the Préfecture, but then it has to be within the last two months that your carte de séjour is valid, and then they will make an appointment, I wonder if you would get in legal trouble if you went to your local prefecture to do this, but when they saw your expired carte de séjour would make you leave the country. I have heard of this happening actually. Is your VISA expired or your carte de séjour, they are different. Did you get a VISA to come to France but you never went to get your carte de séjour, there are too many unknowns for me to be of much help, send me a mail from my contact form if you want to have this chat privately

]]> By: Nora http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11965 Nora Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:54:43 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11965 Hi Owen, i have a very different problem here. My titre de sejour expired (a little over 4 mos. ago due to dealing with some health and emotional issues) and i can't get through to make an appointment on line or by telephone. I called another no. but they insisted i could only make an appt. by phone or on the website. It's impossible to do either because the website recognizes my visa no. as expired and no one answers the tel. (i've been trying at different times for five days and am put on hold.) I even called the American Embassy to see if someone there could help me but i was directed to an extension, got an answering machine, and left a message. No one called back. I wonder if anyone can help. Best, Nora Hi Owen, i have a very different problem here. My titre de sejour expired (a little over 4 mos. ago due to dealing with some health and emotional issues) and i can’t get through to make an appointment on line or by telephone. I called another no. but they insisted i could only make an appt. by phone or on the website. It’s impossible to do either because the website recognizes my visa no. as expired and no one answers the tel. (i’ve been trying at different times for five days and am put on hold.) I even called the American Embassy to see if someone there could help me but i was directed to an extension, got an answering machine, and left a message. No one called back. I wonder if anyone can help.
Best, Nora

]]> By: john http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11950 john Fri, 16 Jul 2010 12:11:35 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11950 Can a cds be granted to someone in her case on a visa type c but also married to a EU citizen ? And don't they care what visa you arrive on? Can a cds be granted to someone in her case on a visa type c but also married to a EU citizen ? And don’t they care what visa you arrive on?

]]> By: john http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11949 john Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:56:10 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11949 No she isn't British yet. The consulates aren't clear on my question because of rule changes and the fact that we fall under EU rules. Can she stay after arrival with a type c visa and apply for the cds even if its just that she remains there legally. No she isn’t British yet. The consulates aren’t clear on my question because of rule changes and the fact that we fall under EU rules. Can she stay after arrival with a type c visa and apply for the cds even if its just that she remains there legally.

]]> By: Owen http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11947 Owen Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:54:53 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11947 If you are British I am pretty sure you do not have to get a carte de sejour to be in France, you have the right to live here without constraint. As for your wife, it's complicated, is she a British citizen? If yes, there will be no problems, if not, possibly. You can't just apply for a carte de sejour, there has to be a reason, she can get a long stay visa and carte de sejour that does not give her the right to work, that is not that hard to get. She could go as a student, even enrolled in French language classes, and be on a student VISA, this would give her the right to work 20 hours a week, but she would have to stay enrolled in school and actually go to class. A carte de sejour vie privée et familiale is only possible if you are married or PACSed to a French person. Lots of rules change each year, I cannot guarantee things haven't changed this year, but your best bets are either that she is a British citizen already or the long stay carte de sejour without being able to work. Good luck and let me know if there is anything else I could help with. Bienvenue en France! If you are British I am pretty sure you do not have to get a carte de sejour to be in France, you have the right to live here without constraint. As for your wife, it’s complicated, is she a British citizen? If yes, there will be no problems, if not, possibly.

You can’t just apply for a carte de sejour, there has to be a reason, she can get a long stay visa and carte de sejour that does not give her the right to work, that is not that hard to get. She could go as a student, even enrolled in French language classes, and be on a student VISA, this would give her the right to work 20 hours a week, but she would have to stay enrolled in school and actually go to class. A carte de sejour vie privée et familiale is only possible if you are married or PACSed to a French person.

Lots of rules change each year, I cannot guarantee things haven’t changed this year, but your best bets are either that she is a British citizen already or the long stay carte de sejour without being able to work.

Good luck and let me know if there is anything else I could help with. Bienvenue en France!

]]> By: john http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11946 john Wed, 14 Jul 2010 15:26:18 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11946 I am british and my wife is from Angola. We are travelling to France this summer for 4 weeks. She got a type c tourist visa. If we decide to stay can she apply for a cds with a type c visa? Or is she entitled to stay and apply for one as I am? I am british and my wife is from Angola. We are travelling to France this summer for 4 weeks. She got a type c tourist visa. If we decide to stay can she apply for a cds with a type c visa? Or is she entitled to stay and apply for one as I am?

]]> By: Amy http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11840 Amy Fri, 07 May 2010 12:40:30 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11840 The lawyer's name is Latif Boulkertous 12 rue Henri Debraye - 38000 Grenoble 04 76 85 39 39 The lawyer’s name is Latif Boulkertous
12 rue Henri Debraye – 38000 Grenoble
04 76 85 39 39

]]> By: Owen http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11835 Owen Mon, 03 May 2010 06:02:43 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11835 Why don't you give me the name of the practice so I can add it to my arsenal of tricks. Next year if I cannot get a 10 year then I might just contact them. Also other readers might want to know about it too. I certainly could do a little publicity for them, I get 10 emails a month with questions like that. Why don’t you give me the name of the practice so I can add it to my arsenal of tricks. Next year if I cannot get a 10 year then I might just contact them. Also other readers might want to know about it too. I certainly could do a little publicity for them, I get 10 emails a month with questions like that.

]]> By: Amy http://francetales.com/2008/11/23/i-received-my-new-carte-de-sejour/comment-page-1/#comment-11834 Amy Mon, 03 May 2010 05:57:29 +0000 http://francetales.com/?p=658#comment-11834 Have you ever thought of retaining a lawyer? It's an American practice that works great with these fonctionnaires! As soon as they start messing me about, I just say "but my lawyer said...." Have you ever thought of retaining a lawyer? It’s an American practice that works great with these fonctionnaires! As soon as they start messing me about, I just say “but my lawyer said….”

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