French Visas, anyone winged it and overstayed?

[barryd]

What are the criteria for getting a visa in France?
My son did make some enquiries in Italy and , I think , the fact he was working (IT stuff) helped .
You still work , I think ?

You need to fill out an application and attend an interview at one of three centres I believe. Manchester, London and Im not sure of the other one. You need to have proof of funds which is quite a lot I think and confirm that you wont be working, show evidence of where you intend to go, that kind of stuff.

I think you make the application through the second link although Ive not done it yet.

https://www.welcometofrance.com/en/fiche/long-stay-visa

https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/?lang=en-us

 

[alcam]

You need to fill out an application and attend an interview at one of three centres I believe. Manchester, London and Im not sure of the other one. You need to have proof of funds which is quite a lot I think and confirm that you wont be working, show evidence of where you intend to go, that kind of stuff.

I think you make the application through the second link although Ive not done it yet.

https://www.welcometofrance.com/en/fiche/long-stay-visa

https://visas-fr.tlscontact.com/?lang=en-us

Ah . So you won't be allowed to work .
Must have misheard my son . Mind you he doesn't listen to me either !

 

[barryd]

Ah . So you won't be allowed to work .
Must have misheard my son . Mind you he doesn't listen to me either !

Thats how I understood it but someone on one of the FB groups has just said a family member has been rejected who was going to work.

 

[marchie]

I think that though a fine may be insignificant the flagging of a passport and a ban on entry would make future entry very difficult. I read that it is important to get a passport stamp on exit to avoid the chance of appearing to have overstayed.

If the Border Guard fails to stamp your passport on leaving the Schengen Zone, you can get a retrospective Exit Stamp, even as late as your next visit, as long as you can produce proof of leaving [Ferry Ticket best, but suitable evidence would be accepted, presumably a fuel receipt from a UK Fuel Station within 24-48 hours of the departure date? The key criterion is the instruction in the Border Guard Technical Manual to treat all passengers as innocent, unless/until there is evidence of intentional law breaking]. EU acknowledges that checking arrival/departure dates is difficult with the manual system, but the Entry/Exit System will overcome this issue

Steve

 

[Greengrass]

You not been to Stowford's yet Barry lol

 

[barryd]

You not been to Stowford's yet Barry lol

Nah. I'm gonna fix it at home