Dear Expats, I hope you can help me: there have been a few similar questions on this forum to mine but none quite the same (and the relevant laws and policies may have changed in recent times).
I am Irish-UK citizen living in the UK but planning to spend approximately a year in France, so we can improve our understanding of the language and experience French life. During this time I would continue to work at my job in the UK (a combination of working remotely and travelling back for a few days at a time).
My understanding --please correct me if I am wrong -- is that I do not need to apply for a visa or Carte de Séjour. Similarly, I can bring my small children (who are also Irish and UK citizens) without applying for any form of status on their behalf.
The question concerns my non-EU spouse (US citizen). She does not plan to work in France. From previous helpful posts on the forum I learn that she should enter France, get a 90-day stamp on her passport, and apply promptly for a Carte de Séjour at the local préfecture, with lots of supporting documentation.
But will my spouse be entitled to a CdS? The most obvious basis would be that I am an EU citizen exercising my Treaty rights and that hence I can bring my spouse with me. But am I exercising Treaty rights? The relevant portion of the French government website seems to suggest that we will need to provide a reason for me to move to France. I will not be working or studying in France; nor will I be "inactif" (which is also mentioned as a valid reason i.e. retiring to France). Is it enough that we will be self-sufficient (based on my UK salary) and just want to live in France for a while?
Finally, am I right to assume that we'd better do this before Brexit takes effect? I am Irish citizen but we would be moving from the UK.
I am Irish-UK citizen living in the UK but planning to spend approximately a year in France, so we can improve our understanding of the language and experience French life. During this time I would continue to work at my job in the UK (a combination of working remotely and travelling back for a few days at a time).
My understanding --please correct me if I am wrong -- is that I do not need to apply for a visa or Carte de Séjour. Similarly, I can bring my small children (who are also Irish and UK citizens) without applying for any form of status on their behalf.
The question concerns my non-EU spouse (US citizen). She does not plan to work in France. From previous helpful posts on the forum I learn that she should enter France, get a 90-day stamp on her passport, and apply promptly for a Carte de Séjour at the local préfecture, with lots of supporting documentation.
But will my spouse be entitled to a CdS? The most obvious basis would be that I am an EU citizen exercising my Treaty rights and that hence I can bring my spouse with me. But am I exercising Treaty rights? The relevant portion of the French government website seems to suggest that we will need to provide a reason for me to move to France. I will not be working or studying in France; nor will I be "inactif" (which is also mentioned as a valid reason i.e. retiring to France). Is it enough that we will be self-sufficient (based on my UK salary) and just want to live in France for a while?
Finally, am I right to assume that we'd better do this before Brexit takes effect? I am Irish citizen but we would be moving from the UK.