I read that once to get our VLS-TS from the USA and then within three months register in-person in France you cannot return to the USA. Is this true?
I was going to move permanently to France with a VLS-TS and have my primary residence, address, in France, but I will have business affairs and, of course, some family still in the USA. I read that during the first year after you register your VLS-TS you cannot leave France except for a family emergency.
I can think of hundreds of reasons why I might need to leave France during the first year, i.e., family funerals, sell other property, manage banking, return for final medical appointments, arrangements for a final move, etc.
So what is the truth and the rule?
BTW: I was told that it was illegal to carry a pocket knife in France. I was surprised when a construction worker on a bus bench pulled on his pocket knife to peel an orange. When I asked him about the knife, he said he had never heard of such a thing. He then asked me "Don't Americans carry pocket knives or just guns?" and then laughed. I guess you cannot always believe what you read on the web.
