Mon fiancé est en France depuis 8 ans. Il gagne très bien sa vie vu qu’il a sa propre entreprise. Il a fait ses démarches pour avoir sa nationalité, il a passé 3 entretiens. Le dernier c’était l’entretien police. Donc il n’a plus à attendre que la réponse. Le dernier entretien il l’a passé le 10 Juin, on lui avait affirmé que les entretiens sont terminés et il n’a qu’à attendre la réponse. Si c’est possible, j’aimerais savoir combien de temps attentera-t-il pour avoir la réponse ? Lui il ne veut pas qu’on se mari avant la réponse de sa nationalité, mais d’un autre côté il est pressé. Si tout va bien, on compte se marier entre Décembre et Février, s’il réussi bien sur à avoir une réponse pour sa nationalité. De toute façon, même si c’est défavorable on va se marier, vu que moi je serai étudiante en France. Certains nous disent que du moment qu’il a passé tous ses entretiens ça ne peut que être positive que pensez-vous ?
Juste une question : pour ceux qui ont de l’expérience ils vont tarder pour lui répondre ?
Certains nous disent que du moment qu’il a passé tous ses entretiens ça ne peut que être positive que pensez-vous ?
bonjour,
de toute facon toutes personnes qui fait une demande de naturalisation passe les entretiens MAIS cela n'indique nullement que c'est positif ou negatif.
Le resultat depend de son lieu de demande mais il faudra prevoir 9 mois/1 an pour avoir une reponse et encore 3 mois supplementaires pour obtenir les papiers francais
@nemo1001 je vous remercie infiniment de m’avoir répondu. Vous dites ça peut prendre entre 9 mois et 1 ans, si vous pouvez m’aider SVP, voilà ma question : lorsque vous parler de 9 mois à 1 an le délai d’attente on compte à partir du dernier entretien ? Ou bien à partir du dépôt du dossier ? lui le dernier entretien il l’a passé en Juin, et je ne sais pas si on doit compter à partir de cette date ou la date du commencement de sa procédure, c’est –dire la date du dépôt.
Autre question, lorsqu’il aura sa nationalité, on peut faire l’acte directement où il doit d’abord attendre 3 mois pour avoir ses papiers ; en plus claire : est-ce que le jour de l’acte il doit présenter sa nationalité. Je ne sais pas si d’ici l’attente il pourra avoir un papier prouvant qu’il l’a en attendant de recevoir les papiers.
Juste pour info, il me dis on attendra d’abord la réponse à sa nationalité pour faire l’acte. De toute façon même si c’est négatif on va se marier.
là je suis un peu déçu, parce que certains nous on dis que ça a un peu changer par rappor aux années précédenbtes, mais apparament ça n'a pas vraiment évolué. franchement je ne sais pas quoi faire. on se mari ou on attndera sa nationalité.
si on se mari sans sa nationalité quels seront les désavantages?
Pour ma part, je m’en fou de la nationalité, je ne pense même pas la demander, le plus important pour moi est d’être avec mon mari, c’est tout.
Je sais que j’abuse, mais j’ai juste une question : si je me mari dés maintenant alors qu’il n’a pas sa nationalité, c’est un désavantage ? Je vous informe qu’il est en France depuis 2003, il est parti en tant qu’étudiant, en 2006 il a eu changement de statut après avoir ouvert une entreprise, ce qui fait qu’il a des cartes de séjours d’un an et pas la carte de 10 ans. Toutefois à la préfecture, lorsqu’il a eu sa carte d’un an en Juin (la 3éme fois depuis qu’il a eu changement de statut) on lui a affirmé que la prochaine fois ça sera celle de 10. On lui a expliqué qu’au début ça se passe comme ça : 3 fois la carte d’un an après ça change.
Il gagne très bien sa vie, vu qu’il a sa propre entreprise en France. De toute façon, même s’il n’a pas sa nationalité, il demandera la résidence de 10 ans.
De plus, lors de l’avant dernier entretien, celle avec laquelle il a eu la discussion, lui a affirmé que vu sa situation, si on ne la lui donne pas à lui, elle ne saura pour qui la donner.
Merci beaucoup pour votre aide, je sais que j’abuse un peu en vous posant trop de questions.
Comme je l’avais dis dans l’autre topic, je suis fiancé et mon futur mari vie en France. On compte se marier, mais tout dépend de sa nationalité. Voilà, il a appelé la chambre du commère, on lui a affirmé que son dossier a été transmis à la préfecture le 29 Juin, j’aimerais savoir si ça prendra beaucoup de temps pour avoir la réponse. Il doit compter à partir de la date de transmission du dossier à la préfecture ou le dépôt de son dossier.
Autre chose : si on se mari avant d’avoir la réponse, c’est vrai que ça peut lui jouer un mauvais tours ? Parce que ses amis lui ont dis que vu le changement de statut, ce n’est pas en sa faveur, c’est-à-dire il peut être refusé à cause de ça.
Comme je l’avais dis dans l’autre topic, je suis fiancé et mon futur mari vie en France. On compte se marier, mais tout dépend de sa nationalité. Voilà, il a appelé la chambre du commère, on lui a affirmé que son dossier a été transmis à la préfecture le 29 Juin, j’aimerais savoir si ça prendra beaucoup de temps pour avoir la réponse. Il doit compter à partir de la date de transmission du dossier à la préfecture ou le dépôt de son dossier.
tu as deja eu la reponse, non!
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Autre chose : si on se mari avant d’avoir la réponse, c’est vrai que ça peut lui jouer un mauvais tours ? Parce que ses amis lui ont dis que vu le changement de statut, ce n’est pas en sa faveur, c’est-à-dire il peut être refusé à cause de ça
pourquoi veux tu que ca lui "joue" un mauvais tour?
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Pour ma part, je m’en fou de la nationalité, je ne pense même pas la demander,
alors pourquoi venir dans un pays dont vous vous foutez ?
vous insultez la France....
Tu ne comprends pas les messages ? Où tu vois que j’insulte la France ? Je te défie de me trouver un message d’insulte envers la France. Saches que mon éducation ne me permettra jamais de dire des choses pareil, je ne suis pas raciste. Mon message c’était pour dire que je ne veux pas de la nationalité moi ou autre chose, mais le plus important c’est de vivre avec mon mari, j’ai bien dis je m’en fou de la nationalité, je n’ai pas dis la France, et même si c’est le cas, ce n’est pas une insulte aussi tant que je ne touche pas à la dignité de ce pays. Je ne demande pas la lune à ce que je sache. Sache aussi que mon futur mari je le connais depuis 10 ans, avant même qu’il parte en France 😉
Avant de dire n’importe quoi, lis bien les messages 😉
Et en quoi cette jeune femme insulterait-elle la France ? Parce qu'elle veut venir en France par amour et que la couleur du passeport, elle s'en fiche ?
Ça devrait plutôt vous faire plaisir, non ? Un passeport français sauvé, un !
Danielle
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Pas la peine de faire l’avocat des pauvres, la France a ses enfants pour la défendre 😉. On doit fière de son pays même si on vit ailleurs. A lire tes interventions, on reconnaît ton niveau.
se marier tout en étant en attente de la réponse pour la nationalité peut retarder la réponse de la nationalité sachant qu'on doit ajouter l'act de mariage puisque tout changement doit être déclarer?
Mon mari est français et très malade j aimerai me rendre en France avec mes enfants pour l assister comment faire Quels sont les démarche a suivre merci
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1) The first day she spent in the Schengen Area was January 21st. That day will drop out of the calculation 180 days later, on July 20th.
From July 20th, she’ll get back 1 day of possible stay; on July 22nd, 2 days; and so on. All the days from her previous stay (January 21st–April 16th) need to be outside the 180-day rolling window.
The last day of her stay was April 16th. Looking 180 days ahead, that brings us to October 13th. From that date, she’ll be able to return for a full 90 days.
2) The number of allowed days is calculated for each day of the new stay. In other words: the 180-day window is recalculated every day, not fixed at the entry date.
If she re-enters France on July 18th, she’ll only have a “credit” of 4 days. But with each day of her new stay, one day from the previous stay (January–April) will drop out of the calculation. The rolling window allows her to “replace” days from the previous stay with those of the new stay, without ever exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.
In this case, my partner could stay in France for 90 days starting on July 18th.
The Prefecture doesn’t provide any information, nor does Air France, and in the forums I’ve checked, opinions are divided. Thanks for any insights you can share!
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