Hi, I am Australian with my 4 y.o boy, we moved to Toulouse from algeria (resident for 5 years) 6 months ago. My US husband still works in algiers, and visits us every month. My son is so happy here, i now need to do things for me, first is to integrate and work. i am still waiting for my carte de sejour(1 year visitor visa), its been 3 months, but they say its normal with delays. my questions: 1. visa to work for non eu is difficult to come by? or carte de sejour with work permit? 2. resident card after residing in france for 5 years, is this easy to get for a non eu? will this entitle you to have the same rights as the french, i.e. to work? thanks for the replies, its a wonderful site.