The Consular Agency in Seattle is under the direct authority of the Consul General of France in San Francisco. All administrative procedures performed in Seattle therefore performed in coordination with San Francisco.
Step 2: The steps vis-à-vis the French authorities
You will find all necessary information regarding your administrative procedures on the website of the Consulate in San Francisco ( www.consulfrance-sanfrancisco.org ).
Listing on the register of French nationals abroad .
Why?
Registration is to save the French resident in the constituency.
The consulate did then, somehow, according to city hall. Too many French attach little importance to the accomplishment of this formality. This gives rise to the free establishment of a consular card valid for 5 years and you will:
- be placed under the protection of the consular authority,
- reduce the time required for the performance of your paperwork (grant passport, transcript of your marriage certificates and birth of your children, for example),
- get a discount on the rights of Chancery
- request a certificate of residence for the French customs on your return to France.
Registration is required for:
- submit your application files scholarship e in French institutions or Franco-American recognized
by the Ministry of Education,
- request your registration list of electors in France, if you are not already registered,
- for the issuance or renewal of a national identity card French,
- obtain a passport if you are resident in the United States,
- be integrated under the safety plan on the plague.
application for registration is made at the Consulate General of France in San Francisco. This can be conducted by mail. The necessary forms are available on the website of the Consulate
The Assembly of French Expatriates (AFE) is an advisory body intended to allow the French outside of France to participate in the national life and make their voices heard.
SFA is composed of members elected for 6 years by direct universal suffrage by the French abroad. Council members shall ensure steadily, as elected representative of the various French communities abroad, the interests of French expatriates. The advisor of the SFA, a member of law, among others involved in the commission grants, welfare, employment and vocational training. It is also regularly informed of measures taken on behalf of French nationals abroad. All information and documentation on the plague, are available on the website: www.assemblee-afe.fr .
Additional information is available on the website of the House of French Citizens Abroad: www.expatries.org/
The notion of identity in the United States is centered around two main documents:
1) The Social Security Number , the Social Security number, used in particular to the tax. To obtain this number you must contact the Social Security Office in your area. To find the nearest location to you, you can see the blue pages of the directory or visit the website: http://www.ssa.gov
You must complete Form SS-5. The green card or passport will be requested to any person authorized to work. For others, a card marked "not valid for Employment " will be issued upon presentation of a passport and a visa legalizing their status. It will introduce you personally to the office of Social Security to perform this step. The issuance of the card takes 15 days and it's free. The visa BA can not receive a Social Security number.
The Social Security number is required to obtain "Identification card (ID) and open a bank account.
a - "Driver License " can be obtained from the age of 16. Each U.S. state issued its own Driver License and driving rules differ slightly depending on the considered state. If you have resident status, your license will be valid until 30 days after your arrival. If your status is different, you can use your French driving license for three months.
For residents, the driving license test is performed Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV ) (visit www.dol . wa.gov ). Obtaining it proceeds as in France (test theoretical and practical), the only difference being that the practical test is conducted in his own vehicle. These two tests are required. The permit is valid for 5 years, renew your birthday.
Steps for obtaining a state license (if resident):
1. You must get to the office of Washington Driver License nearest your home, the theoretical book that is usually self-service
For Seattle Downtown at 380 Union Street, Tel: (206) 464-6846, it is not possible to pass the theory test in French.
2. Having mastered the rules of conduct, go into an office to go without an appointment, the theory test. It will cost $ 20. Attention, the office located "Downtown" can not provide this service.
3. After passing the theory test, you will appointment for the test. This review is free but you pay $ 25 at the time of issuance of your license. Note that the cost is $ 10 per retake the practical exam once or more.
b- The Identification Card is very useful for people under 16 years and those who can not get the driver's license. It is obtained at DMV and costs $ 20.
