Hi All,
I am about to begin my Masters studies in Paris this September and we are working on my wife's work visa situation right now. It has become clear that we are late getting on this long process. She probably won't have a job/work visa lined up before we leave and will use the 3 month Schengen visa at first. Having a hard time getting answers to two questions though and wondering if anyone has had experience with either part.
Questions:
1)Has anyone tried to switch their visa from student visa to work visa with while in France and how did that go? I am told it is possible but entirely up to the prefecture.
2)Also, the consulate states very clearly that you must get any extended visas from your country of residence. That would potentially require my wife leaving and flying back to the US and waiting a long time while it processes. Has anyone tried to get a long stay or student/work visa from a French consulate in a country outside France that they did not have residence in? I know each country is different with specific rules but in Switzerland for example you just need to leave Switzerland i.e. Germany, Spain. I know they say you can't but it seems like you may be able to sneak through that requirement.
