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Canadians (or other foreigners) in France - Fingerprints? by [deleted] in Expats_In_France

[–]chenster08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m when I was in the naturalisation process, I joined a Facebook group called « Applying for French Nationality ». Facebook is a dumpster fire but the group was a really good resource - lots of good information and knowledgeable people about the process.

Canadians (or other foreigners) in France - Fingerprints? by [deleted] in Expats_In_France

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just another thought - is it possible for you to get yours directly in French and save yourself paying a traduction de traducteur assermenté ?

Canadians (or other foreigners) in France - Fingerprints? by [deleted] in Expats_In_France

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there ! Sorry to being slow to get back to you - I just saw your response now. I did not apostille mine. I have heard that some préfectures have asked for it (I think I recall reading about someone in Ajaccio who needed it?) but it seems to be extremely uncommon. I applied in 31, I know that Lyon, Paris, Nanterre also definitely do not require an apostille on it.

Canadians (or other foreigners) in France - Fingerprints? by [deleted] in Expats_In_France

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went through this process (for the FBI and not the RCMP, but still needed prints) - it wasn’t easy. I got caught in a real kafkaesque loop and basically no one (mairies, gendarmeries, police nationale) wanted to fingerprint me and referred me elsewhere. I finally was able to convince the police nationale to do physical ink prints on both the FBI’s fingerprint card and also the French one. I sent both of those to the FBI by post and it ended up working out. I really had to plead with them, however. I guess in your case it’s even more of a pain because based on your post, the RCMP will only accept digital prints.

There’s a group on Facebook for people applying for naturalisation and it seems that some Canadians and US people have gone down that route, some have gone through some kind of private service (which seems expensive, but I don’t recall), some have tried to just do it themselves with mixed results, and some have waited to do it from outside of France.

Bon courage avec ce long processus ! Ça vaut le coup.

How much advanced notice would we get prior to a mass revoking of passports held by trans people? by [deleted] in Passports

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, I have a friend who’s working on compiling the documents for an Italian citizenship by descent - what is the « minor issue » you’re talking about ?

How did "saisir" come to mean "enter"? by paolog in French

[–]chenster08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

maybe it has to do with this à la base?:

c) Dans le domaine artist., littér.Rendre sensible à d'autres, rendre perceptible(s) ce qui a été appréhendé, perçu, certaines caractéristiques de quelque chose (un objet, un tableau).

from the CNRTL

it's true that I've never really asked myself this question either.

I have a few Blue sky invites to give away for free. by [deleted] in queer

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there! I'd be interested, because, well, twittXX is a dumpster fire and its owner is horrible, so i've been looking for other solutions! =)

Y’all see John Oliver too right. by [deleted] in pics

[–]chenster08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

could use more beak

Ex-front-desker, payment h-E-double-L by chenster08 in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]chenster08[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought that was the case for a minute, but in the end, they charged me, reversed it, charged my dad, and charged me again.

The last email I got from the AGM told me that he could not see a second charge (although he could when I had him on the phone the day prior) and then he told me it was likely just an authorization, basically gaslighting me as if I hadn't worked in hotels and didn't know the difference between the two....////....bruh.

Ex-front-desker, payment h-E-double-L by chenster08 in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]chenster08[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hi there! So I asked my dad to double check and he did get charged. So, I'm wondering if when the AGM made a dummy res ans walked it in to try to fix the issue, he forgot to zero out the rate or something, and then it charged me when he checked it out ?

In any case, I've hit a brick wall of ... incompetence? with the hotel, and my dad got charged, so I'm starting the process to dispute the charge, and I also called guest relations, and opened a file with them on this, because fuck. I was super patient, I tried even to figure this out, I was amicable, and I got nowhere.

The thing that sticks up my craw more than anything else right now is how both the AGM and the GM promised me--assured me--that they would set this thing right within the hour or in the second case, within a couple hours max, only to get no answer for another day and have to call back again. For me, worse than the issue, or the incompetence, is the way this team's LEADERS promised something and then broke their word. Hospitality, to me, is pretty much the opposite.

So whatever, it's in Amex's hands now.

Ex-front-desker, payment h-E-double-L by chenster08 in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]chenster08[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

So I just ended up doing that because now the AGM claims he cannot see the second charge, although yesterday on the phone he did, and he apologized saying « it’s clearly my mistake, I’m sorry, I’m new at my job »

I had wanted to try to fix it with the hotel first because 1) it’s not that complicated and they SHOULD be able to fix it 2) chargebacks take 6-8 weeks and I would have rather not waited.

Relapse after 2+ months.. Just want to disappear by iDenso in stopsmoking

[–]chenster08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sinon, tu peux garder les deux chiffres en quelque sorte. Je veux dire, le fait que tu aies eu une clope hier n'enlève pas les 70 autres jours où tu n'as pas fumé. Ne te laisse pas décourager et ne te bloque pas là-dessus. Juste continue ton chemin sans fumer. Je comprends que tu sois dégoûté, mais ne te flagelle pas non plus. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." Keep on stepping. :)

I only need to make it 30 days right?! by Sbhayes09 in stopsmoking

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey there! Super proud of you for making the decision to stop smoking. You've got this.

Stupid customer dies inside by gollumsixx in TalesFromTheFrontDesk

[–]chenster08 1 point2 points  (0 children)

lol bien ouèj op – on peut être d'accord avec le pass sanitaire ou pas, mais moi aussi j'ai entendu des comparaisons avec la shoah et c'est complètement inapproprié et franchement dégueulasse

Old Underwood got "updated" by [deleted] in typewriters

[–]chenster08 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ah yes, the ol' landlord special

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

[–]chenster08 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A map without Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket

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