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I’ve kept mine for at least 6 months in the fridge!

Hi! It’s hard to remember now, but I think I just used my driving record from my dmv. Good luck!

Hi! I don’t have my exact number scores, but I scored B1 in each category. Hope this helps!

@expatpasexpert IIn the last part of the EO, did you speak the whole 3 and half minutes without a pause or was it an interaction? Thank you so much. Your video gave me a bit of ease.😊

@@lanaLUCAS1926 It was an interaction. The person was so nice. It was like going to a store and trying to interact with a sales person to buy a new phone.

So glad it could help! 😘 Feel free to check out some of my other OFII or general French life videos. I try to make content that I wish I could have found before certain situations! 😂

I’ve seen the time vary from 1 or two months to more than 6. French administration is a beast that no one seems to have figured out. 😂 I’m here under a family visa, but I don’t think that makes a difference in the time it takes for them to contact you. Your first letter is actually just to take the French test. The medical exam is usually later. Hope this helps!

@@expatpasexpert Thank you so much for your response! I feel a little easy now. I will have to wait patiently.

@LaVivien So happy to help! Good luck!!!

So glad to hear it! Good luck!!!

That’s a good idea. I found that the fermentation created that vinegar taste without needing to add any. ☺️

Je vous en prie ☺️

I’m sorry! I guess it’s not current now. Try this site for more info: www.france-education-international.fr/en/test/tcf-tout-public?langue=en

I’ll see if I can find another version of the manual!

@@expatpasexpert Thankyou. Knowing there was a manual out there, I found it with the help of google. Can I ask more about the exam please? For the oral comprehension, are the possible answers visible during the listening part? Or are they hidden until after the listening part is finished? Tcf had them visible and I now worry that this is the wrong way For the written expression, do you need to know the imparfait, conditional, futur proche etc? For the oral expression, the part which totally terrifies me, how hard is it really? My biggest issue is that I don’t leave the house very often due to anxiety and I’m going to have to travel to this exam on my own, to a place I’ve never been and then need to speak to a stranger. Even if this exam was in English, I can see I’d still struggle BTW, how did you do in the exam?

That would be too easy! 😂 Unfortunately, it’s not scheduled till later, and you find out the date through the mail (the same way you’ll find out the date of the initial appointment through the mail).

Nope. You need an appointment for a regular passport, but for an emergency passport, you do not make an appointment. You just walk in during the morning.

You could! My anxiety could never, but if you can, go for it!!! 😂😂😂

Hi Rebecca.. Thanks so much for the quick response I am on the same page. Very anxious. I am going to get there when they open on the same day of my flight. Luckily my flight is at midnight.

@@SantiagoNoguera-tq8eq​​⁠Oh, then you should be fine! We were shocked to get ours an hour after we arrived! They really were so helpful! Best of luck!!!

Glad it was helpful! 1. The computer will show you how much time you have left in each section. I doubt they would allow a stopwatch, but you won’t need one. 2. Yes, you will have a few seconds to start reading the answers before you hear the audio. 3. No. Each audio clip has a separate question. I believe you can use paper if you need to, but I wouldn’t recommend it because you won’t really have time. The one thing I wish I had done more of was practice typing on a French keyboard to be more comfortable with that, but I still had plenty of time to finish the written portion. Hope this helps! Good luck!!!

I haven’t practiced in the DELF book, but the TV5 Monde app was so helpful. I felt very prepared after doing all of the practice tests! 😅

@@expatpasexpert all good advice. Thanks!

No problem! 😊

They’re perfect for sauces! I love making vanilla extract in them as well!

Yes, I’m not sure how that works, but your state would still have your driving record so I’m sure you would just go to your local DMV and get them to pull the driving record and create a new license. ☺️

Hi! The Medical visit is scheduled by OFII. I got the letter with the date for that appointment right after I finished my Formation Civique classes. I think that was just a coincidence, but as long as you’ve registered your visa, you will get a letter telling you when your appointment will be. Hope this helps, and check out my other OFII videos if you haven’t taken the Formation Civique classes! Good luck!

Hi! I did pass! 🥳 I took classes through Greta as well as some through a local nonprofit, but honestly, the app and practice tests were the biggest help. If you can score well on those, the test is actually easier in my opinion! There are 17, so do them all if you can and time yourself to practice answering quickly. Best of luck!!!

Haha, this always drove my French husband nuts! I definitely prefer the French way now 😂

Oooh! I’ll have to try this! Thanks for sharing! 🥰

@@expatpasexpert thank you too i will try the raddish pods sometime :)

Glad to help! It’s why I made these videos because I couldn’t find much online! 😅 Good luck!

Hello! 👋

Hi! Glad you liked it! The compréhension orale has 20 questions to listen to. There are no language structure questions on the TCF IRN, but other TCF exams include a separate section with those. You can only listen to each track one time, so I think it would be hard to remember and come back to a question on a paper exam. The written portion and the compréhension écrite sections allow you to skip around between questions. The only real difficulty I found on the computer based was trying to type on the French keyboard, but I ended up with plenty of time for the writing portion in the end. The word count for the questions is pretty short (40-60 words). Hope this helps! ☺️

Hah, I’m from South Carolina. I think a Cortado is slightly milkier. This is really just a drop of milk in the noisette, but it would be interesting to try them side by side! Also depends where you’re drinking it because no café is the same 😂

@@expatpasexpert I'm usually the one making them, and I'm probably doing them all "wrong"! hehe. But I like my way better than most "barristas". For one, I pull my espresso *directly into the cup*, so no crema is lost (that's my favorite part of espresso!). Then for Ckeilah's Cortado I just plop a plop of half&half in there--just enough to cut the bitterness, but nowhere near as milky as a cappuccino. <3

Yum! Sounds like a noisette! 😊

@@expatpasexpert We'll have to meet up when I sail past South Carolina and compare coffee cocktails! Happy May Day! ;-)

I’m in France now, but always down to talk coffee! 😂 It’s Labor Day here, so happy Labor Day! 😊

Haha now you know! I had a student who was thinking of taking her driving test in the US, and I highly encouraged her to do it to save so much time and money!!! 😅 Which state are you in because some won’t translate unfortunately!

Thank you! There weren’t any questions directly related to anything learned in Formation Civique. It really just feels like a conversation so one will be an interaction at a store and the other will just be your opinion on a topic of the interviewer’s choice. Hope this helps and good luck!!! 😊

@@expatpasexpert Yes, confirm = my TCF IRN was all about the 4 skills (listening exercises, reading / comprehension, writing followed by 3 speaking exercises 1-1 with one of the officials. No mention of or testing how much info from the 4 courses had been absorbed. No mention of les poilus etc! Seemed to go very well. Results due in approx 3 weeks. Bring it on!

Nice! Hope you get it! 🎉😊

Thank you for your kind comment, and thanks for watching! 🥰

You have to apply for that within the first year of having your visa at least 3 months before it expires. You must do this at your nearest prefecture, and once you submit everything, it takes a month or two to get your carte de séjour. They will give you a temporary one to show that you have applied and are waiting on the permanent card. Hope this helps!

Yes! I got my French driver’s license in the mail a few weeks later. Maybe 2? It seemed quicker than I expected. Hope this helps! 😊

Thanks! 😂 I tried another time and got the purple color. This was just so funny to me. 😅

Yikes! Sorry you’re having so much trouble! You can use your EDF bill as proof of residence, but the justicatif de residence normal will be harder if you’re not currently living here. Do you have your French passport? Have you taken OFII courses and signed your CIR? That could be used. As far as ANTS, it’s an app on your phone you can use to take a photo. I didn’t use the website. You only need it here for the photo numérique, but I’m sure there are other ways to get a photo numérique. Hope this helps!!!

@@expatpasexpert I do have the French Passport and the national identity card. I haven't taken the OFII course - i don't think it would apply since I already have the French citizenship so I don't think i would be considered a foreign national. When i started the application there was actually no requirement for knowledge of the French language, but during the 4-5 years after marriage that you have to wait to apply for the nationality they introduced that applicants needed I think a B1 level in French. Again I don't think I need the CIR either since i should be considered a French National. I guess i can try to contact them on the phone - my experience with general 1st level help desk and out-of-the-ordinary situations usually leads to incorrect information. Thanks for your info and help!

Interesting! How long ago did you get your citizenship? Yes, you need a B1 and none of the OFII courses or CIR should apply. I know what you mean about getting incorrect information. I think that comes from all levels here! 😂🙃 Good luck!

I think I got the nationality at the end of 2015 - its interesting that on the nationality acceptance you are 'born' in France at the same time you are born in your native country. If your mother says she had an out of body experience when giving birth it might explain it. I think i will shelve this idea for now since I am more based in Canada at the moment, i guess when there is a time I am based in France i'll re-visit the experience - maybe by that time i will have had an answer from FranceConnect about their error. Thanks for your help.@@expatpasexpert

Hi! Good question! At your initial meeting with OFII, they will offer you dates for Formation Civique. If the dates don’t work for you, you can ask for different dates. Mine happened to be during the summer. We were busy getting settled after the move, so we weren’t traveling at the time. It was every Friday for about three weeks (with a week or two break in there) and then the last date was scheduled for the following week on a Friday. Hope this helps!

Additionally, if you’re working, this is an excusable absence and your work is required to let you go. You would just show them the letter with your Formation Civique dates.

Your father’s name is incorrect on your license? As in your nom famille or last name? If it’s just his name that is incorrect and not yours, I don’t think it would be a problem to get it exchanged for a French license. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Thanks for watching! ☺️

Hi! Sorry I’m just seeing this! I hope your meeting and test went well. Honestly, I wouldn’t have recommended you do anything to really practice because if your level is low, you want them to note that so that you are offered more help without having to pay for it! 😊

Hi! My husband is French, so I came over under a family visa. I have some videos on my immigration experience if you’re interested! 😊

@@expatpasexpert Oh I see!! Are the immigration videos on your channel?

@@Milkedsplooge Yes, they're the OFII videos. They explain the initial language test and medical visit. Are you moving to France?

@@expatpasexpert Hello, I am somewhat interested. Perhaps I’m jumping the gun but I did meet a girl living in France during my travels and we hit it off quite well and one thing led to another so I’m just exploring😁😁.

If I remember correctly, it was just the letter they mailed to me. I just had to show them the letter with my appointment information. Hope this helps!

Thank you for your reply; I appreciate your help and kindness. Is the CIR necessary for the two years? I thought it's only for the 10-year one based on the site; interesting. Also, is the 2-year application online or offline? Thanks!

I’m not sure if the CIR is required, but any proof that you have that you have taken or are taking the OFII classes is important to show when reapplying which unfortunately has to be done in person at your local prefecture. Mine was scheduled and it went very quickly. Good luck!

You're welcome 😊

Hi! You’re welcome! The language test wasn’t difficult, but I wouldn’t really prepare for it. If you need a higher level, they will offer you courses free or charge through Greta. If your level is very low, you will be required to take the classes. A2 is the level you need in order to not be required and the class you would take is B1. Just try to relax and do your best because free help is better than paid help! 😊