At the Prefecture, Paris

dehovitch

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Member since 07 February 2007

dehovitch

07 February 2007 17:42:55

dehovitch

07 February 2007 17:42:55

I have received an entry visa to France and will report shortly to the Paris Prefecture to obtain a long term residence card. The instructions accompanying the entry visa tell me to bring an update to the original set of application documents for the entry visa.

Questions:
Will the Prefecture KEEP these documents and not return them to me?
Will the Prefecture demand a new set of documents when I attempt to renew the residency card after one year? Should I now make multiple copies of these documents in anticipation of these events?

Sorry about the apparent naivety of these questions, but I suffer the anxiety of the new expatriate. Please help and thanks.

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Jo Ann

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Member since 04 April 2006

Caen

Jo Ann

13 February 2007 01:51:04

1548

Jo Ann

13 February 2007 01:51:04

1548

Caen

Yep!
As a foreigner myself,every single year you will go through the same paperwork. Do copies and send them, you won't get them back.
And don't do the copies for every year as every year they'll ask for the update and the ar before documents are useless...

Where do you come from?

kelle62819

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Member since 14 February 2007

Saint Jean de Boiseau, France

-Jeff

Blog: Motor City to Montmartre

kelle62819

14 February 2007 23:29:50

kelle62819

14 February 2007 23:29:50

Saint Jean de Boiseau, France

I would definitely recommend that you get there early. I did my application in Versailles, not in Paris. But the first day I went, I was there 45 minutes before the doors opened at 9:30 am and by 10 am I still hadn't approached the door and they announced they weren't taking anyone else that day. The next day I got their at 6:45 am and I was about 10th in line.

-Jeff