Once you have received your visa and you have the green light to go, you’ll need to prepare for what is required once you’ve arrived in France and you’ve validated your visa.
My visa this time round came with numerous obligations. Personal interview and language test. I had to sign an integration contact.. a medical visit and 4 days worth of civics classes. I knew that I would have these appointments within my first year of living in France.
My appointments were set up through OFII. OFII stands for Office Français Immigration Intégration or the French Office for Immigration and Integration. Here I recount an overview of each obligation and I’ve attached the corresponding blog post for in-depth details.
Please note that each visa is different. This is based on my experience as an American married to a French national and I applied for a visa long séjour valant titre de séjour : vie privée et familiale.