Thanks so much, I will look into getting a carte de sejour. Is it necessary that one have already bought a return ticket? Couldn't it be, as is the case for me here in Northern Ireland, that I don't intend to stay more than three months, but I'm also not sure just when exactly I'll be leaving, so I'...

Just as a visitor--

Thank you, I tried, but had to leave the States for Northern Ireland before the French Consulate could schedule an appointment--and, in addition to lacking sufficient funds to fly back to the States for an appointment, I don't think I would be able to obtain a long stay visa, as I am without a proof...

Hi, I am a 22-year-old United States citizen, will be living in Paris for a year, beginning in September, and will not have a long stay visa. I will not be working in Paris and will not (I hope) be renting an apartment (I hope to be apartment-sitting for a friend). I know this is illegal. Is it also...