Moving to France with American spouse

Pourquoi ne pas aller poser la question au consulat de France de ta circonscription?

Hello,

> Sarahmimosa: Please note that your topic has been moved to the anglophone version of the France forum since the subject of your topic concerns France more than the USA.
If you wish to post on the francophone version of the France forum, kindly do so only in French.

- Forum France (francophone version)
- France forum (anglophone version)

Thank you,

Diksha
Team Expat.com

Hi Saramimosa,
I am American, and my husband is French - we moved to France two years ago. The visa process has changed a little since then, so applying for it will be different, but the requirements are essentially the same.
Your husband needs to apply for a visa through the French consulate that is responsible for the region where you live.
Everyone has the same issue with the housing requirement, but all you really need is a temporary address where you will stay when you first arrive in France. Many people use Airbnb or VRBO. You have to have a longer-term place fairly quickly, as your husband will have only 3 months to provide this new address to OFII, meet with them, and get his titre de séjour completed. (The first half is his visa in his passport, the second half is the OFII vignette, also in his passport).
Here's my story: http://slowtravelin.blogspot.com/2016/1 … -visa.html
You can see all my posts on moving to France by using the "France move" label.
Good luck,
Julie

Thank you, Julie! Those informations are really helpful! 

Hi,
Same thing happened to me 14 years ago so things might have changed since then. At that time, my American husband got a one year visa and a "contrat d'integration" including 400 hours of French classes. At the end of the one year, he had an interview at the local "Prefecture" to decide whether he would be eligible for a 10 year stay.
Check with the French consulate on the current requirements.