[JanineTan]

Hello everyone,
I am Janine originally from the Philippines, but currently liiving and working in Dubai UAE for almost 2years. I have a french boyfriend and we are both 23. So unfortunately, we are in a Long-Distance Relationship which is we found a little difficult for us.
We decided to make a plan about our future and he mentioned to me about the PACS. I searched for it and I got some information, but still need to know more about it and especially the requirements on how to be able to get it.

and here are some of my queries:

1. Can we do PACS if I visit France for a short term?

2. If ever we could do that, am I able to stay there for long time/forever with him?

3. What are all the things we need to provide in this case.?

Please help me.
Thank you in advance for whoever will answer me.

 

[95995]

Hello everyone,
I am Janine originally from the Philippines, but currently liiving and working in Dubai UAE for almost 2years. I have a french boyfriend and we are both 23. So unfortunately, we are in a Long-Distance Relationship which is we found a little difficult for us.
We decided to make a plan about our future and he mentioned to me about the PACS. I searched for it and I got some information, but still need to know more about it and especially the requirements on how to be able to get it.

and here are some of my queries:

1. Can we do PACS if I visit France for a short term?

2. If ever we could do that, am I able to stay there for long time/forever with him?

3. What are all the things we need to provide in this case.?

Please help me.
Thank you in advance for whoever will answer me.

Here's relevant information about PACS in France https://newyork.consulfrance.org/Civil-Union-PACS

In essence, the answers to your first two questions are No.
The documents you need to provide are listed in the link, however it seems that this is not a way forward for you. OTOH getting married most likely would be.

Cheers

 

[Bevdeforges]

Just a small caveat here. If you were to get married while on a short-stay visa, you would still have to return to the country in which you have residence (Dubai, I guess) to apply for the spouse visa so that you could return to France on a long-stay basis.

Getting PACSd is a somewhat risky way to go in your case. It's not necessarily going to work out to get PACSd on a short-stay visa. IIRC, some prefectures require evidence that you have lived together for six months or so before they'll issue a PACS. Going through a notaire may work out - but there are a number of documents you'll have to submit and then again, being PACSd doesn't guarantee you a long-stay visa the way being married would do. (OK, there are no "guarantees" - but getting a spouse visa is pretty much the most "automatic" visa there is for France. As long as you don't pose a threat to the security of the Republic or refuse to learn French.)
Cheers,
Bev

 

[95995]

Just a small caveat here. If you were to get married while on a short-stay visa, you would still have to return to the country in which you have residence (Dubai, I guess) to apply for the spouse visa so that you could return to France on a long-stay basis.

Getting PACSd is a somewhat risky way to go in your case. It's not necessarily going to work out to get PACSd on a short-stay visa. IIRC, some prefectures require evidence that you have lived together for six months or so before they'll issue a PACS. Going through a notaire may work out - but there are a number of documents you'll have to submit and then again, being PACSd doesn't guarantee you a long-stay visa the way being married would do. (OK, there are no "guarantees" - but getting a spouse visa is pretty much the most "automatic" visa there is for France. As long as you don't pose a threat to the security of the Republic or refuse to learn French.)
Cheers,
Bev

I'm pretty sure the couple has to be living together (i.e. have a résidence commune either in France or overseas) in order to get Pacsed - strangely enough hidden under "Où faire la démarche" here https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1618

 

[Bevdeforges]

I'm pretty sure the couple has to be living together (i.e. have a résidence commune either in France or overseas) in order to get Pacsed - strangely enough hidden under "Où faire la démarche" here https://www.service-public.fr/particuliers/vosdroits/F1618

Thanks for finding that. I was pretty sure there was some co-habitation requirement, but couldn't recall the details. (Plus, these things have a tendency to change over time.)
Cheers,
Bev