[Jenna4444]

Thank you so much! You’re more helpful than the embassy, consulate, Google… etc combined!

I got that visa for 8 months, and yes I did tick 6 months to 1 year indeed. So I’ll just re-apply again in my hometown for 1 year +

So meaning it’s okay to apply that same kind of visa back to back? And do you know the earliest I can apply for the new visa, before the old one expires?

 

[Bevdeforges]

And do you know the earliest I can apply for the new visa, before the old one expires?

I think the same rules apply as for anyone applying for a visa - usually around 2 or 3 months before your date of travel. (It may vary a bit by the country you're applying from.)

 

[Jenna4444]

I think the same rules apply as for anyone applying for a visa - usually around 2 or 3 months before your date of travel. (It may vary a bit by the country you're applying from.)

So if like my current visa is expiring on the 12th Dec, I can already apply for a new one on the 12th Sept/Oct yeah?

 

[Bevdeforges]

So if like my current visa is expiring on the 12th Dec, I can already apply for a new one on the 12th Sept/Oct yeah?

Check with the French consulate in your home country, but generally speaking, yes.

 

[Jenna4444]

Check with the French consulate in your home country, but generally speaking, yes.

Thanks again for all your help!

One thing I’m confused though is based on my understanding :

VLST-TS = Student, Worker, or married to a
French
= 1 year plus

VLST = Visitor
= Less than 1 year

I’m not a Student, Worker or married to French. I do have a French partner though of 3 years, but I think doesn’t recognise de facto relationship. I have more than enough funds on my own though.

So I believe I’ve only gotten VLST not because I just ticked the 6 months to 1 year, but because I’m not eligible for the VLST-TS based on the above?

So not really sure now if I should still go and tick the 1 year plus, knowing it’s VLS-TS.

Or play it safe and go for 6 months to 1 year again, just for my visa to get extended?

Ofcourse the VLS-TS is more ideal, but I just don’t want to have a rejection record because I’ve applied the wrong visa.

What do you think?

 

[Bevdeforges]

So not really sure now if I should still go and tick the 1 year plus, knowing it’s VLS-TS.

Or play it safe and go for 6 months to 1 year again, just for my visa to get extended?

You have a point, in that you may not have an appropriate reason for wanting to move to for the long term. It's your "reason" that determines the type of visa - and thus of residence permit - you will receive. (And honestly, not all "students" get the VLS-TS visa, either. If you go to strictly for a 6 month language and culture course, you are likely to get a non-renewable one.)

If you go for another VLST visa, you will not be getting your current visa "extended." You'll be starting over from step one with a new visa. (And perhaps giving them reason to question your original "reason" for going to .)

If you are going to to be with your French partner, you would need to get married or PACS'd during the term of your visa if you wanted to change status to a renewable visa. Haven't heard much about it lately, but if you go for a "visitor" visa that is renewable (i.e. a VLS-TS ) and where you promise not to work in , you may be turned down if they know or suspect that you're there primarily to be with your partner.

 

[mohsel]

you can get VLS-TS as visitor.

 

[Jenna4444]

you can get VLS-TS as visitor.

Hopefully!!🤞

 

[Jenna4444]

You have a point, in that you may not have an appropriate reason for wanting to move to for the long term. It's your "reason" that determines the type of visa - and thus of residence permit - you will receive. (And honestly, not all "students" get the VLS-TS visa, either. If you go to strictly for a 6 month language and culture course, you are likely to get a non-renewable one.)

If you go for another VLST visa, you will not be getting your current visa "extended." You'll be starting over from step one with a new visa. (And perhaps giving them reason to question your original "reason" for going to .)

If you are going to to be with your French partner, you would need to get married or PACS'd during the term of your visa if you wanted to change status to a renewable visa. Haven't heard much about it lately, but if you go for a "visitor" visa that is renewable (i.e. a VLS-TS ) and where you promise not to work in , you may be turned down if they know or suspect that you're there primarily to be with your partner.

Hmm I was given 8 months - and from that I’ll be in Spain and Philippines for like 2+ months each, then 1 month in Peru. With proof. So I’m just not staying in to be with my partner, who has to stay there as he is working.

But I guess I’ll just have to try one way or another for me to find out (as I have to take chances anyway). I hope it all ends well🤞

 

[Bevdeforges]

Pay very close attention to what you indicate as your "reason" for going to this time - certainly if you go for the "visitor" visa (i.e. where you have to promise not to work).

 

[peterdbarder]

I'm trying to validate my visiteur VLS-TS at the istration-etrangers website and have hit a roadblock.

The first step after entering the visa number requires my visa start date, expiration, and issuance date; type; and a "regulatory reference," which is supposed to be in the Remarks section.

The page's drop-down choices are CESEDA R311-3 5* and CESEDA R431-16 16*. However, neither number is anywhere to be found on my visa.

The ? button next to that field brings up a visa with the answer highlighted - and the visa shown looks nothing like mine.

The page won't let me advance without filling out this field, but I have nothing to put in it.

Is there a safe choice for this question, or will I have to go have a chat with the folks over at the prefecture?

Did you get an answer from the prefecture ? My visitor visa is like yours with no "regulatory reference" to be seen so I also cannot do the on line validation. Any ideas ?

 

[Bevdeforges]

Did you get an answer from the prefecture ? My visitor visa is like yours with no "regulatory reference" to be seen so I also cannot do the on line validation. Any ideas ?

Take a look at response #7 in this thread. If what you have is a VLS-TS (i.e. a renewable visiteur visa) the regulatory reference is given in that post.

 

[peterdbarder]

Take a look at response #7 in this thread. If what you have is a VLS-TS (i.e. a renewable visiteur visa) the regulatory reference is given in that post.

Thanks. That link is quite a few years old now so things might have moved on since then. I have ed the gov website as suggested by one of the other posts and they have responded to say they will confirm the correct regulatory reference once they have reviewed our visas. It'll probably still be the same but don't want to run any risk this early in our new life in !

 

[ibanker]

My visa duration is only 3 months and I am struggling as I have a visa which have the below remarks :

.TALENT
CBE
PT2 VLS

I sent an email also to know my regulatory reference and the reply was as below:
"We understand that you want to validate your visa online.
After verification, it turns out that the title in your possession is not a Long Stay Visa equivalent to a Residence Permit (VLS TS).
Therefore it should not be validated by the teleservice.
More information about your visa is available on the site: Les visas de long séjour
We hope that these recommendations will be useful to you and that we have met your expectations."

Hi
I also have same visa and recived a response not to validate AND its not a long stay visa???? wat??? I am confused- do I then directly apply for residency? does it happen online in anef website or I have to go to local perfeture? Please help

 

[mohsel]

this is a long stay visa, only valid for 3 months as you have to apply for port talent residency within these 3 months... usually everything is through ANEF these days, but it could slightly differ from one prefecture to the other .... you should be able to see, create your ANEF and check whether you can apply for residency there or you are asked to the prefecture.

 

[ibanker]

this is a long stay visa, only valid for 3 months as you have to apply for port talent residency within these 3 months... usually everything is through ANEF these days, but it could slightly differ from one prefecture to the other .... you should be able to see, create your ANEF and check whether you can apply for residency there or you are asked to the prefecture.

Thanks a lot.. so the learning until now is that VLS-TS means long stay- residence permit"...so already a residence permit...you validate this once in and wait for near-to expiration and then "renew" resident permit. VLS is only Long stay visa and not a residence permit yet- so once in apply for Resident permit through AnEF- I am yet to do it as arranging some docs- go to anef website and choose " I only have lo g stay visa" and proceed from there- I will update this thread as I proceed further

 

[mohsel]

exactly this is the explanation of VLS and VLS-TS (and there is a VLST but you don't need to get confused !)