tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post2591788679920496196..comments2024-03-13T10:25:11.566+01:00Comments on Chez Loulou: Hiccup Number OneJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-59621656760579875342008-06-08T09:51:00.000+02:002008-06-08T09:51:00.000+02:00BettyYes, they've become apostille crazy in Bézier...Betty<BR/>Yes, they've become apostille crazy in Béziers. <BR/>I have to go talk to them this week and find out why they're asking for apostilles for all of the birth and marriage certificates, in addition to mine. I've never heard of this before.<BR/>ArrrrrggghhhhJenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-86757300860757741802008-06-07T22:31:00.000+02:002008-06-07T22:31:00.000+02:00I'm so sorry. I thought I was pretty up on these i...I'm so sorry. I thought I was pretty up on these issues, but I've never even heard of the term "apostilles!"<BR/><BR/>Bon courage, mon amie...Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-14361091860306901692008-06-06T10:41:00.000+02:002008-06-06T10:41:00.000+02:00nolaThose crazy French are going to make me crazy ...nola<BR/>Those crazy French are going to make me crazy along with them if this continues!<BR/><BR/>veronica<BR/>that is depressing and I can envision the Béziers sous-préfecture doing the same thing.<BR/>merde<BR/><BR/>samantha<BR/>We aren't allowed to bring it directly to the sous-préfecture. We have to turn it in at the mayor's office and they send it along.<BR/>I'm sure you're ok. Especially if you've already had an interview with them.<BR/><BR/>la belette rouge<BR/>I read your apostille post. We have to deal with Washington state, Louisiana, New York City and Idaho to get all of the paperwork apostilled.<BR/>Pain in the ass!<BR/><BR/>lucy<BR/>Thank you for your sympathy. We expected about a year and a half wait, but didn't expect this hiccup.<BR/>:(<BR/><BR/>colleen<BR/>you'll have to send me some good ones, they might come in handy when I'm in their office, trying to get something done.<BR/><BR/>b<BR/>and drink more wine!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-4480823613736577322008-06-05T04:48:00.000+02:002008-06-05T04:48:00.000+02:00I'm so with F.O.T. on this... when I read this, I ...I'm so with F.O.T. on this... when I read this, I was f*ing all over the place on your behalf. Er... wait, that sounds horrible!! You know what I mean!<BR/><BR/>I'm so sorry that you have to go through this ridiculous b.s.!! You are absolutely entitled to curse, kick, scream, and eat lots of cheese!Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01482104257045322117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-24430071024222524872008-06-04T18:32:00.000+02:002008-06-04T18:32:00.000+02:00Can I say it for you? *f here!* Well shit balls!...Can I say it for you? *f here!* Well shit balls! Maybe you should make a zen area in your house devoted to these times when you want to curse at them. <BR/><BR/>Recently, I bought european cuss cards... I shall use them in your honor. I'll be able to cuss in English, Dutch, French.....<BR/><BR/>AAAhhhhh....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-5794042622273737772008-06-04T18:03:00.000+02:002008-06-04T18:03:00.000+02:00I am so sorry dear. They are terrible, aren't the...I am so sorry dear. They are terrible, aren't they? After my application for citizenship, the whole process took nearly a year and a half. Hang in there.L Vanelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02464993766760176087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-55976058587709646602008-06-04T17:51:00.000+02:002008-06-04T17:51:00.000+02:00Loulou: I am so sorry. Perhaps if you bake brownie...Loulou: I am so sorry. Perhaps if you bake brownies for the citizenship committee? Ugh, I was really hoping everything was going to go easy peasy lemon squeezey for you.<BR/><BR/>We just had some documents apostillated and we were hoping to use the apostillation for both the Greek and the French. However, the apostillated document says "for Greece only." Oh joy, another $100 to get the same document apostillated for France.<BR/><BR/>It seems the realm of the citizenship coin is hiccups and delays. My favorite cure for hiccups is a teaspoon of sugar--it always stops them for me. But, I fear sugar will do nothing to stop these kind of hiccups.<BR/><BR/>Good luck!!La Belette Rougehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05686717070120116918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-70749983032642335432008-06-04T17:06:00.000+02:002008-06-04T17:06:00.000+02:00oh man, this does not bode well for me then! and ...oh man, this does not bode well for me then! and the only thing on the list i got that needed an apostille was my birth certificate. <BR/><BR/>did you mail your stuff in, or drop it off in person? cuz i had an appointment, and they verified that everything was there at point, so i'm just crossing my fingers that it's really true!Ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05991667611234163617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-37424259788732224832008-06-04T16:46:00.000+02:002008-06-04T16:46:00.000+02:00In the Aude. But it shouldn't make any difference ...In the Aude. But it shouldn't make any difference to the process. And yes, we were told that it normally takes 18 months to 2 years to process an application, and it was actually only a few months between submitting it and getting an interview at the sous-préfecture. I think after that ours got stuffed in a drawer in the Préfecture somewhere and forgotten about.<BR/><BR/>But after the first 3 years we just stopped making any efforts to chase it up, on the "Life's Too Short" principle, though we do respond when they send us letters. So YMMV :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-29212400958866797882008-06-04T15:40:00.000+02:002008-06-04T15:40:00.000+02:00That does suck. So sorry! Hang in and know that ...That does suck. So sorry! Hang in and know that it WILL happen. And chalk the crazy date to those silly French!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-36715329300156582982008-06-04T15:18:00.000+02:002008-06-04T15:18:00.000+02:00alisonYou would think it would be easier in the St...alison<BR/>You would think it would be easier in the States, but I hear terrible stories there, too.<BR/>Good luck and I hope it all gets worked out.<BR/><BR/>Veronica<BR/>Are you in the Aude or the Hérault?<BR/>We were under the assumption that France only had 18 months to process these papers and give you a decision.<BR/>Now I'm really worried!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245742506531002363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-21475414197615593542008-06-04T15:01:00.000+02:002008-06-04T15:01:00.000+02:00I feel for you too. This will definitely be no con...I feel for you too. This will definitely be no consolation, but we applied for citizenship over 5 years ago, submitted all the paperwork, had all the interviews, and are still waiting for a decision. Every couple of years the sous-préfecture asks us to send them some of the papers we've already sent "pour compléter le dossier".<BR/><BR/>We've actually reached the point where we don't really care whether we get it or not, but we are EU citizens, so we have the right to be here anyway.<BR/><BR/>So take a deep breath, there will be many more hiccups!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20775625.post-84558734007413662892008-06-04T14:20:00.000+02:002008-06-04T14:20:00.000+02:00I feel for you. I didn't have to do all that crap ...I feel for you. I didn't have to do all that crap (the apostilles and stuff) when I applied for citizenship.<BR/><BR/>If it's any consolation, I'm in a similar pickle with the US State Department and the renewal of my kids' passports. Being divorced makes it that much harder, even though I have their father's consent for the passports. I won't go into it here. It makes my blood boil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com