Hello,
I am having some problems with getting my Carte de Sejour and would be very grateful for any help and advice.
I have a US passport and I am married to a British citizen. Before moving to France in July 2012 we were living in England (I have a Permanent Resident Permit for the UK). I checked with the French consulate to see if I would need an entry Visa for France if I intended to relocate here and was told that since I was married to an EU passport holder that I would not need to obtain a visa before coming to France. I was also told that I would only need to apply for a Carte de Sejour if I intended to work in France.
I would like to now work here so I applied for my Carte de Sejour the end of July 2013 at the Police station where I lived and they forwarded my application to the main Prefecture. At the police station I was given an Attestation de Depot de Dossier for my application and was told that I would be contacted in one to two months. As I had not heard anything I recently emailed the Prefecture for an update. I have now had a message back from them asking what type of Entry Visa I have and also asking for the date that I entered France.
After having done some more research online I realise that I should have received a Reciprisse and also I am worried now that I should have applied for my Carte de Sejour much earlier. I don't think that I needed an entry Visa so I am not sure why they are asking me for one. Also, we have now just moved to a new Departement from the one where I originally lodged the application.
My husband is working here and I want to as well once I get this sorted out. I do now have a Cart Vital on my husband's account. I would be grateful for any advice on what to do. Should I request to have my Dossier transfered to the Prefecture for the Department where I am now living? And then what should I do to fix this situation.
Thank you very much for your help and advice.
I am having some problems with getting my Carte de Sejour and would be very grateful for any help and advice.
I have a US passport and I am married to a British citizen. Before moving to France in July 2012 we were living in England (I have a Permanent Resident Permit for the UK). I checked with the French consulate to see if I would need an entry Visa for France if I intended to relocate here and was told that since I was married to an EU passport holder that I would not need to obtain a visa before coming to France. I was also told that I would only need to apply for a Carte de Sejour if I intended to work in France.
I would like to now work here so I applied for my Carte de Sejour the end of July 2013 at the Police station where I lived and they forwarded my application to the main Prefecture. At the police station I was given an Attestation de Depot de Dossier for my application and was told that I would be contacted in one to two months. As I had not heard anything I recently emailed the Prefecture for an update. I have now had a message back from them asking what type of Entry Visa I have and also asking for the date that I entered France.
After having done some more research online I realise that I should have received a Reciprisse and also I am worried now that I should have applied for my Carte de Sejour much earlier. I don't think that I needed an entry Visa so I am not sure why they are asking me for one. Also, we have now just moved to a new Departement from the one where I originally lodged the application.
My husband is working here and I want to as well once I get this sorted out. I do now have a Cart Vital on my husband's account. I would be grateful for any advice on what to do. Should I request to have my Dossier transfered to the Prefecture for the Department where I am now living? And then what should I do to fix this situation.
Thank you very much for your help and advice.