[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

Thank you for helping put my mind more at ease, and for ensuring that I move my "apply for carte de sejour" to the top of my to-do list! [geek]  I hope my Mairie will be as helpful as yours.

[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

Appreciate all the help and advice. Will check up on the European Residence permit.

 

[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

Here's what happened at the French embassy - I was first told I needed to apply for a long stay visa in order to get a Carte de Sejour at the prefecture when I arrive in France. When I arrive with my paperwork, they indicated I could possibly get a visa for 6 months, which would allow me to stay without applying for the C d S. I left them my application and necessary documents, and then received a call the next day to say that they can't provide me with a visa of any kind, and that I just needed to show up at the prefecture to apply for the carte. Unfortunately, they can't give me any additional information because the embassies have no contact at all with le gouvernment interieur. I'm sure you are right, and that somebody must know what's going on, but right now, I'm not convinced....

[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

Many thanks. Will scour through this site to see if I can find more clarity. Appreciate the assist.

[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

French embassy people are the ones who sent me on this mad quest for info - all I know is that I will simply have to bite the bullet, arrive in France, and apply for the carte de sejour. What I am now trying to establish is with regards to the medical certificate that apparently is a pre-req for application for the carte de sejour... Ah well, c'est la belle vie...[:)]

[Getting a Carte/Titre de Sejour - Tips needed]

I'm planning a 6-month sabbatical to SW France (Gironde) with hubby and young son, who both are British citizens. I, unfortunately, hold a Singapore passport, which means that I have to go through the dreaded sticky red tape of obtaining a carte de Sejour. I have done some research, but would appreciate any tips from anyone who has gone through this process, as well as help on these specific questions:

1) Is a medical certificate from the L'Anaem mandatory? If so, does anyone know which doctors are approved in my area?

2)If a medical is needed, do I get it before or after I apply at the prefecture?

3) My embassy is telling me that I don't need a long stay visa - I normally don't need a visa for stays below 3 months - Is this right???

Thanks for any insights. I think by the time I get this dreaded carte, I will be on my way back to Singapore![blink]