I'm a fench citizen, i have beebn dating an american girl for more than a year... I moved to us recently to see if we can handle living together. I have just a tourist visa, so i'm going back to france in a few. She is planning on moving to france to 9 month in june, in order to learn french, be used to our "weird" habits. Do you know if it's hard to get a visa for her? Some websites just show a big amount of paper to give, the official website of the french ministery of foreign affairs says "no visa required ", even for more than 3 month... i'm kinda lost here... After this 9 month, we might get married and things should end up fine.. For the moment i'm still technically married in france, and my divorce should be pronounced shortly.. Did someone faced up the same situation? Thank you for your information and reactions..

I don't know where you will be living, but you might not have any problems. One thing I do suggest is that you get health insurance for her.

If you want to do it legally, I suggest she apply for a long term visa at the France Consulate. It will take approximately 3 months. You will have to submit financial papers, house contract, and proof that you can take care of her. She will also have to show that she has health insurance coverage in France. I found a couple of places on the net, and it is much cheaper to buy it on the net, or you to buy it for her in France, than it is for her to buy it in the states.

It's true that i don't really see why she might be controlled in France the grenoble region..

But if she wants to tutor, or work (she is a teacher) that might be a problem...

Anyway she is not looking like a terrorist, so we might do that... The other thing she could do is beeing a student, in grenoble, she might have to take classes for her degree. That could be a way of beeing legal there.

I visited the French consulate before I moved to France. One representative told me I needed a visa before I left, the other told me I didn't need a visa and I could get it in France.

The Perfecture told me I had to have the visa issued in the US.

Bottom line, you should check the Embassy/consulate or the perfecture where you live.

I am in the same boat that you are. The only difference is, we got married in the states. Here is what we have to do:

My husband went to the Perfecture and was told he could bring me over on 'family reunification'. They requested 4 copies each of the following:

his French resident card our marriage certificate the death certificate of his first wife both our birth certificates the deed to his house copy of his tax records or his yearly income

and there were some other papers they requested. There was a total of 4 sets of 40 papers that he had to submit. He was told it could take up to 8 months for me to get the visa. In the meantime, immigration there will question his neighbors, make sure his house is fit to live in, etc. etc. etc. Once this is all done, the ok will be given to the consulate where I am living to issue me the long term visa.

I have lived in France with my boyfriend before we were married with no problems. I returned to the states to work because we were having some financial problems. Luckily, I work in a field where I can work when I want and make money. My job will be over the end of April. I was told I could live with my husband in France until all the paperwork is done, but I would have to return to the states to get the actual visa. Right now I haven't decided what to do. I really don't want to be flying back and forth. And there is the possiblity that once I am back in the states, it could take 3 months to get the visa.

It seems that there are too many hands in the cookie jar, and so many different answers for the same question.

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