tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post1134217475077472968..comments2024-03-23T00:40:43.258+01:00Comments on Michele's life en franglais: Happy dayMichelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-89908377737169526082014-06-30T11:14:22.389+02:002014-06-30T11:14:22.389+02:00Thanks! I agree with you. and even though it woul...Thanks! I agree with you. and even though it would have been nice to enjoy a few peaceful years before tackling another major administrative procedure, I nonetheless mailed my citizenship request back to the prefecture before leaving for my trip to the States. So I'm continuing with the process and hopefully I get approved the first time around so I never have to deal with this stuff again!<br /><br />And rest assured, you are definitely not the only one who has experienced tear-filled prefecture appointments! I think we've all been there at some point. I know I have.Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-39382384739103255242014-06-30T11:11:26.408+02:002014-06-30T11:11:26.408+02:00And I am so, so happy I was able to get my card be...And I am so, so happy I was able to get my card before I left! In the end, I had no problems getting into France; they didn't even ask to see my residency card. However, on my way to the US, in the Amsterdam airport, for some reason they insisted on seeing it before they would let me on my flight to Detroit. And then in the US they wouldn't let me check-in for my flight to Paris without showing my card. I have a feeling that my recepisse, expired card and copies of French laws in French wouldn't have gotten me very far in Amsterdam or the US and I'm afraid the trip never would have happened if I hadn't been able to pick up my card just in time!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-83946456834037195192014-06-30T11:08:48.420+02:002014-06-30T11:08:48.420+02:00Thanks! Yeah, the prefecture visits are rough, ho...Thanks! Yeah, the prefecture visits are rough, hopefully you'll be able to find some way to get around it. Don't you have the right to a ten-year card based on the amount of time you've been in France, married or not?Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-56542544824942707442014-06-30T11:07:06.209+02:002014-06-30T11:07:06.209+02:00The renewal process can't be that difficult......The renewal process can't be that difficult...I would hope!Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460908569554684989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-58302601208706293162014-06-29T14:32:52.997+02:002014-06-29T14:32:52.997+02:00Congratulations!! But don't drop your citizen...Congratulations!! But don't drop your citizenship request, it is SO worth it to not have to go through this even every 10 years (or every out-of-department move; I had my 10 year one immediately based on the law at that time, but had to renew when we changed departments a year later). Now I can move anywhere in France, no more tear-filled prefecture appointments (was that just me?!). Alisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726813616241170310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-11818418259984569272014-06-13T00:18:07.461+02:002014-06-13T00:18:07.461+02:00Congrats! :)
Traveling with peace of mind is awes...Congrats! :)<br /><br />Traveling with peace of mind is awesome. I know what you mean-- often the majority of people say, "It'll be fine," but you always think about those few horrible anecdotes you hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-31349583250849019732014-06-11T09:50:13.492+02:002014-06-11T09:50:13.492+02:00Exciting! I am hoping for one this year (and my ci...Exciting! I am hoping for one this year (and my citizenship request is still all sorts of complicated) but since they don't count the PACS once you get married, I think I still have another year or two of préfecture visits to look forward to . . . Have fun on your trip!Blondering Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01876231539601461502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2852622575677869620.post-36944992594038176072014-06-10T18:51:32.394+02:002014-06-10T18:51:32.394+02:00I felt the same way when I got my 10-year card bac...I felt the same way when I got my 10-year card back in 2007..I hope renewing it in 2017 will be stress free too!Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18136483568967161966noreply@blogger.com