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:confused2:I am an American who has lived with my Dutch partner on the southcoast of Turkey for the past 4 years and recently arrived in France because my girlfriends parents [who are Dutch] live here and due to the deteriorating health of her mother need living assistance. Her father is in his 70's and cannot cope with all the demands of taking care of his wife who is suffering the early stages of Alzheimers.
So, we came here last summer and I applied for staying permission which was denied because the Prefecture said I needed a different visa than the simple entry visa I got in my passport at the airport in Brussels. Now I am told that the only way to obtain this visa is to apply for it from the USA which have never intended to return to as well as cannot afford the expense of tickets and living expenses there while waiting for a response to my longstay visa application that may or may not even be granted.
Is there any option or different approach to obtain permission to be in France that takes into account the financial burden that having to travel and be in the US while seeking the visa imposes upon us? Or will marraige between my EU national girlfriend and I assure my ability to recieve permission?
To be denied the ability to stay in France after incurring such expenses would be a foolish waste of our money and time and I'd like to feel I had some reasonable chance of succeeding.
Thanks. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated...
So, we came here last summer and I applied for staying permission which was denied because the Prefecture said I needed a different visa than the simple entry visa I got in my passport at the airport in Brussels. Now I am told that the only way to obtain this visa is to apply for it from the USA which have never intended to return to as well as cannot afford the expense of tickets and living expenses there while waiting for a response to my longstay visa application that may or may not even be granted.
Is there any option or different approach to obtain permission to be in France that takes into account the financial burden that having to travel and be in the US while seeking the visa imposes upon us? Or will marraige between my EU national girlfriend and I assure my ability to recieve permission?
To be denied the ability to stay in France after incurring such expenses would be a foolish waste of our money and time and I'd like to feel I had some reasonable chance of succeeding.
Thanks. Any ideas or suggestions would be greatly appreciated...