I always tell readers of the blog that getting a visa is usually much more challenging than renewing one, for the simple reason that for the former you are trying to prove to the French that something is at least … Continue reading
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Getting Pickpocketed
So I’ve been pickpocketed three times in the seven years that I’ve been in Paris. Once in 2015 and twice in the last quarter of 2019, when pickpocketing was at an all-time high in the city. Nothing irreplaceable was taken; it … Continue reading
Troubleshooting: Récépissé for Visa Renewal
***Please note that practices have changed since Covid-19. You may be able to get an electronic récépissé. Check with your local prefectures.*** One of the things that keeps me really up-to-date in my immigration journey is the monthly newsletter of … Continue reading