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Originally Posted by Bevdeforges
Ooh, Frenchie, thank you for this link! I only just stumbled onto the fact of this "change in the rules" a couple days ago - and on the Service Public site, they only directed you to the text of the new law and the arreté (both of which are impossible to understand).
As with most changes to the procedures here in France, it is going to take a while to filter this information out to the various branches of government and to the world. When they changed the process so that the prefectures no longer issue a titre de séjour to EU nationals, banks and even some mairies continued to ask people for their cartes de séjour, and acted skeptical when told that the préfecture wasn't issuing them any more.
It's even possible that some of the consulates won't be up to date with the new procedures for a few months (certainly not until after the summer vacations).
Cheers,
Bev |
You are welcome!
Bah, things are changing quickly. Few years ago, only two years of marriage were required before the spouse of a french citizen could made a naturalization demand. Now, it is up to 4 years.
The road of having hubby naturalized as soon as he is eligible is looking more and more like the best option!
(I love all the new smileys by the way!)
You are correct about not all consulates being aware of the changes. The French Consulate in San Francisco makes no mention of the new rules.
I am still confused about that 300 euros fee. So you get this "stamp" in your visa valid for a year and if you need to reside in France for more than a year, you make a "demande de carte de sejour"? Is this going to be an additional 300 euros? And if you are following your french spouse, odds are that are you going to be there for a period longer than a year. Is this to refrain people from getting married, obtaining their cds and then divorcing right away? Speculation...
ETA: Here is another link that provides a bit more detail on the
process.