French Immigration vs. U.S. Immigration

[Frenchwife 1]

There were WIKI links

but also the French state links, more official you can't!

long stay visa to get married in France

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_15...ance_10899.html

and

http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particu...20&l=N16144

and also

http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particu...tml#titreN1004A

Are you sure about what you say?

some good links hereafter

wiki about immigration

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_e...e_fran.C3.A7ais

wiki about PACS

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/PACS

long stay visa to get married in France

http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/france_15...ance_10899.html

I'd be curious about bringing my husband here.

always thought it would be very easy.

Would imagine that he can come any time and then request to stay and and be authorised to work

but have not looked at it really.

Though it's a cool tool, Wiki is always the last thing I reference for anything. The site relies on volunteers to charge articles in there. I'm not against that site by the way but in terms of immigration laws and regulations, I'd prefer to go for the most reliable source...which I presumed will be a French immigration website.

p.s. Thanks for your info too!

[Chamonix-Dallas 0]

Hello !

Immigrate to France is easy, once you are married to a french citizen ! My advice is to get married in the US though, its easier and faster. Then, you make an appointment at the french consulate, bring your marriage certificate, birth certificates, passports (doesnt need to be translated) and they give you the "livret de famille". Once you get it, you can ask for a short stay visa "famille de français" (if you make another appointment for the visa, you can get both, livret de famille and visa, the same day).

When you arrive in France, you apply for a "carte de séjour vie privée et familiale". It may take a few months to get it (french bureaucracy is slow !), so they give you a "récépissé" that prooves you are not illegal and allows you to work.

Its that simple !!! My husband and I did this 2 years ago .....

the 7th : got married

the 10th : got the "livret de famille" and the visa at the french consulate

the 12th : arrived in France

I dont know about the PACS, it may not be that easy, but i know for sure the marriage is the best way !!

Good luck, and feel free to ask if you have any question !

[Jonara 0]

Hello !

Immigrate to France is easy, once you are married to a french citizen ! My advice is to get married in the US though, its easier and faster. Then, you make an appointment at the french consulate, bring your marriage certificate, birth certificates, passports (doesnt need to be translated) and they give you the "livret de famille". Once you get it, you can ask for a short stay visa "famille de français" (if you make another appointment for the visa, you can get both, livret de famille and visa, the same day).

When you arrive in France, you apply for a "carte de séjour vie privée et familiale". It may take a few months to get it (french bureaucracy is slow !), so they give you a "récépissé" that prooves you are not illegal and allows you to work.

Its that simple !!! My husband and I did this 2 years ago .....

the 7th : got married

the 10th : got the "livret de famille" and the visa at the french consulate

the 12th : arrived in France

I dont know about the PACS, it may not be that easy, but i know for sure the marriage is the best way !!

Good luck, and feel free to ask if you have any question !

Hi there, thank you so much. Does the French embassy accept only birth certificate? Can a passport suffice?

[Chamonix-Dallas 0]

you need both, birth certificate AND passport !! And don't forget to bring 2 or 3 birth certificates when you come to France. You'll need a translated one to get your carte de séjour.