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Enclave · Joined: 14 Oct 2005 Posts: 4

Hello all: New to the forum, looks great! I married an EU citizen last month. We have recorded our marriage with the French consulate in San Francisco, California, where we live now. I am told it will take about 10 months Evil or Very Mad

to get the "livret de famille" which basically confirms I am married to a French national. We want to go to Europe - Italy, France or Spain, we don't know yet. I'm pretty sure I can work legaly in Italy, (and for that matter any other EU country) but I'm sure there are hurdles. Does anyone know what is in store for me in order to work legally? Specifically, if anyone can answer the following, I would be mighty grateful and will treat them to a coffee if we meet:

what are the lag times? If we don't arrive at the same time, can I still register or whatever is needed? Is there anything one can do in advance in the US before arriving? Thank you.

John ELS · Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 61 Location: Genoa, Italy

I suggest you go to the Italian consolate.
It's a real pain in the neck to do everything you need but eventually you'll be able to work legally. You should go to the consulate to find out what you should do before leaving and what you can do in Italy or France.

ewitch · Joined: 06 Dec 2005 Posts: 6 Location: Italy

The info you need is here:

http://www.italyemb.org/