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From Reporter Issue 103
Valda Lynen writes:
I would suggest vigorously that newcomers get the infamous carte de
sejour. Having been here 30 years, I now have a card marked "titre
permanent", and I find that very comforting.
If Mr Blair, Tony, insists on the referendum (constitution is
the excuse) asking the Brits to finally make a decision on the EU we
could be in for a shock. In my visits back home recently I have been
astounded by the lack of knowledge, lack of interest and lack of
understanding about the Community.
The new "class" of educated and travelled Brits is just too
small compared with the great unwashed and brainless crisp and burger
eaters. There is no education in schools concerning Europe, and even
teachers and otherwise sophisticated types have an amazing "who cares"
attitude. For the majority of Brits, Europe is still some distant vague
interfering influence out to rob the country of it’s splendid
isolation.
Even at the airport shops they won’t give or take euro change.
When I asked one assistant why not, she just said. "Sorry luv, we don’t
do euros" flashing her midriff, and a contented smile as she said it.
If the referendum is negative, the possibility of Britain
leaving the EU is a very real one. Then, my dears, either you become
French or it’ll be your carte de sejour that will save you from the
threat of deportation. Now is not the time to become complacent. It’s
like a diploma.... when you’ve got one it doesn’t mean much, but when
you haven’t, it could change a lot of things ! Valda Lynen, Vallauris
H.B. Cannes writes:
So we no longer need residents cards? Some administrations are still
insisting on them. I was asked for mine by the allocations familiales
the other day. But at the centre administratif in Nice they refuse to
grant me a new one on the basis that it’s no longer obligatory. Catch
22? Zahri Nelson, Carros.
In Reporter n° 102 P.K.H. tells us that EU citizens "can apply
voluntarily for a carte de séjour even if not legally obligated to do
so". As your contributor suggests, it could be a useful ID. When I
tried to get my expiring carte renewed I was told I didn’t need it —
and nobody was available to deal with my request. H.B. Cannes
Our response
We’ve heard of other cases like these, both here and in the west of
France. I suppose the only solution is to insist — with a copy of law
number 2003-1119 in hand.
© Phil Heinlein
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