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Originally Posted by porsche914
Hey Bev,
Thanks for the help! It is for my UK visa, I have been trying to get help from the French school because it is a program over two countries. The problem is I am the first non-EU student to attend this program. They are not used to the visa requirements, and are not able to help much. Quick question, does having a, "Carte de séjour" entitle the necessary residency to apply for the UK visa within France?
Many thanks!
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Quick answer: it should.
Longer answer: Sometimes it just confuses things - and you don't want to confuse a government official. Officially you are supposed to apply for a visa from the consulate in the country in which you are resident. This is (I suppose) to prevent folks just popping across the border into the next door country when they decide that maybe they'll stick around after a particularly pleasant vacation trip.
The problem comes with us Yanks who try to apply for visas while resident in Europe somewhere. The civil servants at the consulate may not want to deal with something that is a bit outside their usual box. Be polite, but insistent.
Cheers,
Bev