No stamp when entering France from UK [closed]
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We moved to France last August. We come by car and the officers (both British and French) didn't stamp any of the passports.
Now we are applying for my wife's residence permit - because she's not European - and was wondering if they will complain about the missing stamp. My wife doesn't have a proof for the entry date.
Will this be a problem? She already have a UK permanent residence permit.
I am Italian and my wife is from Mauritius. We both have indefinite leave to remain in the UK.
Best Answer
You mention that your wife isn't European, so I will assume that you are.
In this case, you should be applying for a residence card issued pursuant to the free movement directive, and in that case the absence of an entry stamp is of little consequence. The one related factor is that the application costs €25 if she has been in the country for less than three months, and €340 if she has been there for longer. So you will want to be able to prove that she was outside of France at some point, but you can use any evidence for that (and I suppose your statement of her date of arrival is probably going to be sufficient).
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