In the article “French Residence Permit Application Process” by Laura K. Lawless she explains how to obtain a carte de séjour. It seemed very simple, once they had their long stay visa and were in France they went to the Police station to submit their paperwork: Birth certificates (translated), bank statements, passports, and medical insurance proof and 5 passport pictures. In two months they got a letter telling them when and where to take their medical exams, once they did they picked up their receipts and paid the taxe and bought 5 55-euro stamps each. Before the receipt expired they had to go to the police station and turn in the exam and tax forms and received their carte de séjours, she simply said “We turned in our medical exam results and our stamped tax forms, signed the book, and received our cartes, officially making us legal visitors in France for one year!”.
This article was fairly helpful, but parts of it were a tad vague, but she made the process seem simple and not to stressful, which is encouraging. After reading her two articles about emigrating I feel that I have a much deeper understanding of what it actually entails to complete the process of emigrating to France.
Lawless, Laura K. "Applying for a carte de séjour ." www.French.about.com. about.com, June 2006. Web. 8 Apr 2010.
Sounds annoying. Good luck. 50/50
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