To British expats living in France, your wisdom is required!! My parents live in France, and my girlfriend and I (both British with limited french) have just arranged our "marriage" at the local Mairie, for June 2. We have read that a non-religious marriage is not recognised in the UK (on the...

I'd just like to post my experience here because I lurked quite a bit on this forum beforehand and it's time to finally give back. This is long account and will probably only be of use to those citizens from the United States who were born abroad. I know each Mairie is quite different for its...

Hi there, My Frenchy and I got married on Saturday (civil ceremony). I'm on a visa class D (visiteur) valid til May 2012, and have my first carte de séjour already from the OFII. As the only foreigner in the village, my Mairie is a little lost. They've called Annecy Prefecture, yet the...