Hello,
I am sorry it's me again...
So once I come back to California after having married him in France, and I apply for the visa, lets hope they issue it in some days, afterwords, can I purchase a one way ticket to France? Or do I have to buy a round trip ticket because they will ask me to return again..And of course I will to see my family, but I just wanted to know if after the visa, I still need to buy a round trip ticket, or if I will legally then have the right to live in Franc indefinitely?
We've just been living in 2 different continents for years now and I am starting to get tired. Would be nice to finally finalize things.
So then the best case scenario is that I apply for a long term visa and get it before going to France to marry him, that way I do not have to come back and wait, because something tells me I will wait a long time, already both their visa phone lines and their emails go unanswered.
Thank you once again!
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Originally Posted by Bevdeforges
Oddly enough, I thought of you when I found this page: France.Diplomatie-Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes There is also this page from the same site: France-Diplomatie - Entrer en France
It don't get more official than this. I don't know who has put out the page you cited. For marriage rules, I'd start with the info from the US Consulate in Paris: http://france.usembassy.gov/root/pdf...s-marriage.pdf
From all of this, it's clear that they now expect you to leave France, return to your home country (in your case, the US) to get a visa after your marriage unless you are already in France on an appropriate visa. If you've got the 19K saved up, I'd just budget part of that for a honeymoon back in California with your husband and get the visa while you're there. With your livret de famille (the document they give you in France when you're married), your visa should take at most a couple of days to process.
BTW, in France you will need to have your documents translated by a "certified" translator - that is, one who can also attest to the validity of the documents. Most of these sorts of translations cost at least 60€ a page, so pick and choose your documents carefully. If you have the documents translated in the US, ask the Consulate for approved translators.
Cheers,
Bev |