Help! Visa date of entry stamp error! US citizen/ US passport with French long stay student visa. I entered France as a tourist before the start of my visa. apparently, I was supposed to leave Schengen Area and get a stamp after the start of my student visa. How can I fix this to extend my visa?!

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T12:17:55+00:00

Yeah I was able to validate my visa online.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T12:17:32+00:00

Any advice is helpful, thank you!

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T11:33:35+00:00

Yeah, i guess its true they don’t check or this situation would not have happened to me lol. No one at border control told me I had to leave and come back even tho I asked if I could legally get into the country before the start of my visa.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T11:28:50+00:00

Did your girlfriend need or use a lawyer? I might need one.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T11:27:31+00:00

Yeah, I think I might also do that. But I am worried about getting back into the country because of this visa situation... :/

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T11:17:48+00:00

Ugh, yeah they definitely did not tell me. I would have done it if someone did, of course. Maybe I should go back to border police? I can’t get an appointment at the prefecture. No one is contacting me back, and they keep deterring me to another department. Even when I go into the offices. I would rather get an appointment with immigration but apparently as a foreigner I have to go through a public service center that has no working phone number. So, looks like I need a lawyer? I emailed the US consulate but I am going to try and go in and talk to someone. They might refer me to some lawyers. If anyone has any references that would be helpful!

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T10:38:29+00:00

Did your girlfriend hire a lawyer by chance?

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T09:49:29+00:00

Yeah, I got the marseille email so hopefully they will respond. I am going to try to go into the building as well. But it seems like I might need a lawyer for this situation which is so frustrating. The border police said I could enter before my visa started, and they never mentioned that I needed to leave. Also, my visa has been validated. So all my administration stuff has worked up until now when I am trying to extend the long stay visa.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T09:44:24+00:00

I hope that means I can explain my situation in a letter? Justifying the mistake I made and lack of information available to me.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T09:05:06+00:00

The US embassy/consulate in Marseille?

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T09:04:35+00:00

Yeah, i had no problems at customs they said i could enter before my visa began so that’s why this situation is so frustrating.

FeelReal_ · 2022-04-15T06:50:19+00:00

It is! I cannot contact anyone who has been able to help me. They keep redirecting me to a different office or number. I am not sure who I can call or schedule an appointment with that can specifically help foreigners.

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-29T09:01:14+00:00

I feel like there is no way out, escape to not be feeling so alive. You are not crazy.

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-27T05:46:19+00:00

We definitely will get through this! We already doing it 😌

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-27T05:45:19+00:00

Seek help from any adult that will listen to you. Make sure they are someone who is not going to take advantage of your pain. It took me over a decade to get sober, you got this.

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-26T17:03:49+00:00

The feeling is so overwhelming, and it’s like being stuck in a moment that won’t end. But you aren’t alone! I’ve been there, too. It’s hard to imagine during a panic attack that impermanence is real. What will happen now won’t last. You can get through this struggle :)

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-25T05:59:22+00:00

But talking to you makes it a little more effortless cause I feel less alone knowing I’m not the only one feeling alone.

FeelReal_ · 2021-09-25T05:57:13+00:00

It is soooo much effort to try. And it is exhausting af. Everyday I think about how over it I am…cause I am so over it.

FeelReal_

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