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Please mind you language, I am part French.Wanderer wrote:Yeah, the French are complete arseholes about their language, I dunno why cos it's not a particularly difficult or interesting one from a linguistic POV.
Your partner is Australian, I suppose, or has a nationality which requires an entry visa into France even for stays less than three months.ozkelbel79 wrote:I'm in the process of applying for a Long Stay Visa Without Work for myself and two sons in France, at the French consulate in Sydney Australia. I'm becoming quite impatient with the whole process, I've been told it will take at least 3 more mths to process for stays longer than 6 mths.
My defacto partner is already in France, he went over on a tourist visa and is in the process of applying for a employment visa, apparently his employer said he can apply once he's there.
Since his visa will take another month or so, it's delaying mine and the kids applications, as he is our "financial guarantor"in France.
His employer has suggested that we do the same, just go over on a tourist visa and apply for a long stay once we are there, but everything i've read says you must apply before you enter France, so I am not 100% comfortable with that idea. Does anyone know how that works or done it this way themselves? And because I've already applied and paid here, would it jeopardise my chances if I went on a tourist visa and applied in France? Also, would my child be able to enrol in school on a tourist visa? Everything i've read on enrolling foreign children in schools, there is no mention on showing proof of passport or visa, only birth certificate and some other papers which i have.
If I wait for my partner to get his visa, then go back into the consulate with the rest of my documents, I was told that they would process it in 3 weeks if i stay less than 6 mths. But isnt a residency card valid for one year in all cases, once you apply at the local mairie?
Any help, suggestions or advice is much appreciated!
Thanks
Your partner is Australian, I suppose, or has a nationality which requires an entry visa into France even for stays less than three months.ozkelbel79 wrote:I'm in the process of applying for a Long Stay Visa Without Work for myself and two sons in France, at the French consulate in Sydney Australia. I'm becoming quite impatient with the whole process, I've been told it will take at least 3 more mths to process for stays longer than 6 mths.
My defacto partner is already in France, he went over on a tourist visa and is in the process of applying for a employment visa, apparently his employer said he can apply once he's there.
Since his visa will take another month or so, it's delaying mine and the kids applications, as he is our "financial guarantor"in France.
His employer has suggested that we do the same, just go over on a tourist visa and apply for a long stay once we are there, but everything i've read says you must apply before you enter France, so I am not 100% comfortable with that idea. Does anyone know how that works or done it this way themselves? And because I've already applied and paid here, would it jeopardise my chances if I went on a tourist visa and applied in France? Also, would my child be able to enrol in school on a tourist visa? Everything i've read on enrolling foreign children in schools, there is no mention on showing proof of passport or visa, only birth certificate and some other papers which i have.
If I wait for my partner to get his visa, then go back into the consulate with the rest of my documents, I was told that they would process it in 3 weeks if i stay less than 6 mths. But isnt a residency card valid for one year in all cases, once you apply at the local mairie?
Any help, suggestions or advice is much appreciated!
Thanks
Your partner is Australian, I suppose, or has a nationality which requires an entry visa into France even for stays less than three months.ozkelbel79 wrote:I'm in the process of applying for a Long Stay Visa Without Work for myself and two sons in France, at the French consulate in Sydney Australia. I'm becoming quite impatient with the whole process, I've been told it will take at least 3 more mths to process for stays longer than 6 mths.
My defacto partner is already in France, he went over on a tourist visa and is in the process of applying for a employment visa, apparently his employer said he can apply once he's there.
Since his visa will take another month or so, it's delaying mine and the kids applications, as he is our "financial guarantor"in France.
His employer has suggested that we do the same, just go over on a tourist visa and apply for a long stay once we are there, but everything i've read says you must apply before you enter France, so I am not 100% comfortable with that idea. Does anyone know how that works or done it this way themselves? And because I've already applied and paid here, would it jeopardise my chances if I went on a tourist visa and applied in France? Also, would my child be able to enrol in school on a tourist visa? Everything i've read on enrolling foreign children in schools, there is no mention on showing proof of passport or visa, only birth certificate and some other papers which i have.
If I wait for my partner to get his visa, then go back into the consulate with the rest of my documents, I was told that they would process it in 3 weeks if i stay less than 6 mths. But isnt a residency card valid for one year in all cases, once you apply at the local mairie?
Any help, suggestions or advice is much appreciated!
Thanks