How to prove my residence ?

Posted 14 years ago

Hi, I am an American studying in France for the past year. Technically I qualify to use the Interrail pass with France as my country of residence, but the problem is that my residence card (titre de sejour) is about to expire and though I've sent in the necessary forms to renew the card, I know that I won't get it anytime soon.

I do have the post office receipt to prove that I sent the forms in to renew my card. Will this receipt and/or the newly expired residency card be enough to prove my residence, or will I have trouble with this? Would it be better to have a letter from my school saying that I've been living in France for the past year?

for further information: The visa in my passport is just a visa that allowed me to enter the country and start the residency card process - it was only good for 3 months in spring of '09, as far as I understand.

thanks for any advice that anyone has to offer!

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Peter
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replied 14 years ago

Hi.

The post office receipt won't be enough.
The best thing is to have a residency permit with you - showing your stay in France.

So you will have to wait for your new residency card.
But you can use the old one if it is still valid on the first day of your InterRail tour.
The letter of your school ... mmmh... I am not sure if every conductor checking your ticket and your passport (won't happen very often during your tour) will accept this.

Sorry, I can't help you with more information.

Only one thing: when purchasing your InterRail pass, you have to fill in as country of residence: France
And as passport number the one of your US-passport.

Peter :)

americaninfrance
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replied 14 years ago

Thanks Peter. I actually got the letter idea from another post, in which you seemed to be in favor of it. In any case, it seems I should not go with Interrail unless someone else knows another way for me to prove my residence. This is a shame because if you know the French system, it can take 6 months just to get the récépissé (receipt to show you are waiting for the residency card), let alone another 6 months+ to actually get the card. I will have left France by then.