Living in France and inviting unmarried partner

OzFreddie Active member

Member since 20 April 2014

OzFreddieActive member06 February 2018 07:34:33

I am a dual British/Australian citizen who has been living in Australia for many years and I receive an聽 Australian pension.

I want to return to live in U.K. and apply for my Filipino unmarried partner to join me in living there. If that is refused I want to live in France. My brother owns a cottage in Brittany that I can rent from him permanently.

If I then invite my partner to holiday there with me with a Schengen visa can we apply for her to stay permanently with me? Not to use as a backdoor to U.K. because that would be too obvious, but to enjoy living economically in a country that I love and where I can at least speak quite a lot of the language. I've been to France a few times and love the country, the culture and the people, so it's an obvious choice for me if I can't live in U.K. with my partner.

Thanks for any advice or assistance.

eyaganda Member

Member since 14 September 2017

eyagandaMember08 March 2018 14:25:23

Hi, Im Filipino as well and looking into these things because I will move to France to be with my boyfriend. Anyway, she has a few options 1. she can get a tourist visa and that will allow her to stay there for 3 months. It cannot be renewed in France. (FYI even you cannot stay in France for longer than 3 months; otherwise you will need to apply for a long stay visa) 2.She could get a long stay visitor visa, there's one for 4-6 months or 1 for 6-12 months. I would think that it will be easier to get the 4-6 months one because you will need proof of economic standing (websites say it's about 35-60 euros per day) and of course, no one is allowed to work while on this visa. I believe these visas can be renewed in France. 3. There's also a long stay visa for students but only if enrolled in universities. Any other questions should be answered by the french embassy website

Fayelo Member

Member since 08 August 2017

FayeloMember13 August 2018 12:36:38

hi eyaganda,im looking for this kind of topics, im in a relationship with a french citizen, she often come here in philippines to visit me, we've been together for 6 years already and now she wants me to come to france next year. u know getting visa is really hard, thats why im asking if u can atleast give me an advice in getting a visa. im too afraid being denied. hope you can hwlp me.thanks in advance.