Canard Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 LAST EDITED ON 02-Mar-04 AT 08:33 PM (GMT)My friend plucked up the courage to go by herself today and use her best French to ask for a carte de sejour.The lady behind the counter insisted that if you are English these are no longer required. This was at the Prefecture in St Lo.She informed her that she wanted to register her Chambres d'hotes and thought she needed the carte de sejour to do this.No, she insisted, just your passport!No doubt when she goes to register her business, someone will insist she have a carte de sejour anyway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted March 2, 2004 Share Posted March 2, 2004 No, the lady behind the counter was right and, she would have been so, for many years previously as well.To open up (register)your own business, the Ch de Com, if you do not possess a CDS, have simply asked to see your passport.The new laws do not affect that, especially as it was never the case that a CDS was required to start a business anyway. The logic being that to be able to support yourself, you either had to have X amount of regular income (pension etc) or a salary. To gain a salary, you needed a CDS, to gain a CDS you needed an income! So by starting a "company" you could gain a CDS. (normally !)C'est la belle France !Miki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted March 3, 2004 Share Posted March 3, 2004 ...that is so bizarre - we went last week to the Prefecture in St Lo and our TDS's are underway, will be sent to our Mairie this week. We were told by the chap there that they were still 'obligatoire' even tho' the rules were changing very soon!!Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 We must be seen as a little strange then ! We used to drive to Bordeaux from Perigueux to buy lots of Hovis cut loaves and some cut white ones as well from M&S ! This might be shared amongst friends who would do the same another time!I do think it comes down to having to much of good thing when you arrive here, the boulangerie offers you bread that you would die for back in the UK, then time moves on and you get a little blas over it all(well I'm sure we did to an extent!)and hunger for certain basic things, as simple as sliced bread and as TU said, not that awful Pain Anglais or Harry's stuff (though we do buy similar for our morning toast) So it would culminate in a trip to BDX !!Miki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceni Posted May 8, 2004 Share Posted May 8, 2004 TU - when you move back to the frozen NE, aka the land of the Hovis ads your wishes will be granted.Johnhttp://www.iceni-it.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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