Going through the French paperwork to get a VISA for my Filipino gf

Hello everyone,

I'm a French male and I'm currently trying to figure out what my Filipino girlfriend is supposed to do in order to come to France live with me.

Our goals are:
- To live together, in France, around May/June 2018 and stay there for an extended period of time. (sharing an appartment most likely)
- For her to work in France, basically apply for something once she's here, she doesn't have any contract or anything yet

We aren't married or anything alike, and we are really struggling at understanding under what "plan" and "purpose of stay" she's supposed to apply. The following screenshots come from https://france-visas.gouv.fr/group/fran … wFlow=true where you can apply for a French VISA online.



Her "plan" isn't familial, nor study, nor official function. So I'd say it's either Business or Other.



When selecting "Business", we get those choices. But all kind of assume you already have an employer, which isn't our case. She isn't entrepreneer nor independant.

The "Other" only provides with "Return Visa" and "Veteran".

So, here we are. We don't fit in those boxes and we're a bit lost.
We digged deeper and we're pretty sure we need to apply for a long stay visa (>90 days), and it also seems easier for students to get around so I'm wondering if going in as a student, then changing the visa to be able to work is a good idea.

Thank you for your help.
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