Playing your cartes right

My husband and I have lived in France for almost 16 years and in 2001, the Pré­fec­ture du Tarn in Albi granted us five-year cartes de séjour; but when we applied to renew them in 2006, our application was refused as we were Euro­pean and didn’t need them.

In October 2016, we followed Connexion’s advice, and applied once more to the prefecture... and our application was accepted immediately with an invite in mid-December to have our fingerprints taken.

Just before Christmas we received a text inviting us to collect our cards. I hope this letter will encourage everyone to do likewise.

Trish MILLER, Tarn