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If you married your Chinese girlfriend and lived in France then you can take advantage of the European Union rules covering an EU national living in another EU country. The visa would also be FREE.

I did this using my Irish citizenship to get my wife to be allowed to live in the UK with me.The fact that she is from outside the EU can not stop her from joining you in France.

Here is the EU link:-
Family members - Employment, Social Affairs & Inclusion - European Commission

Family members

When an EU national is working abroad in another EU country, family members also have the right to reside and work in that country, regardless of their nationality. Children have the right to be educated there.
The right to reside

Administrative formalities:

Family members who are EU nationals
Family members who are not EU nationals

The right to work

Family members:

do not need a work permit to work, even if they are non-EU nationals.
have the right to equal treatment, including access to all social and tax advantages.

The right to education

Children of EU nationals working abroad in another EU country:

have the right to education in the host country, whatever their nationality, on the same terms as nationals of that country
must also be given the same access to study grants.

 

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MV: My wife is from China and she was a student in the UK on a student visa. Then she got a spouse visa to come to Britain as I am also a British citizen and we got married in Britain. She is a fluent English speaker but she was not asked any questions about her level of English.

It maybe better if you got married in Holland So u would need to check the Spouse Visa rules there. Then go and live in France under the EU rules. In France you would need to apply for a residence permit.

My wife said she does not know if a Chinese marriage is acceptable in the west or not? You need to check that yourself.

PS: We will soon also move to France!

Also, my wife said there are more Chinese in France than any other European country. Which surprised me as there are quite a few Chinese in the UK especially from Hong Kong.