Hello to all,
I'm writing here because I've reached a stalemate in knowing what can be done in my situation, and am also weary of being criticized/blamed for decisions along my path, arriving to no answers.. So, if anyone could kindly offer any advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
Deep / triggering* info, so I apologize in advance:
I was married to my partner of 2+ years, a French national, in Paris in 2012.
Two months after our marriage, he attempted suicide, and I had not even known of his medical condition prior to our marriage, his psychiatrist advising him against any major changes in his life. Yet, he went ahead and things were good for us for years before this.
Needless to say, we separated with meetings between this time while I lived/commuted in Reims until 2013, to complete OFII requirements and obtain my then-required French language diploma.
As a result of this experience, I was then diagnosed with PTSD and MDD, underwent treatment in Paris after Reims and further treatment in the U.S., when it was suggested that I return to seek the support of my family. (nationalists who did not approve of my husband, and who only left me alone in Alaska, as a pedestrian.)
Unable to work enough to support returning to my husband in Paris, I was only able to achieve funds for my return in 2016.
Maintaining email/phone contact with my husband during this time, concerned for his well-being, we agreed to meet again through emails... Which is what we had done up until now, our divorce, since he refused to meet again once I was re-established in Europe. I sought help from friends in Greece and Italy during this time, the only places I could live once here, while continuing to ask my husband to meet with me again, to no avail.
Needless to say, though my intention was to reunite and "see" if our marriage could proceed, this never occurred. I arrived in France again this past February, again with the assistance of a friend.
I have now found myself in a very small village in the south of France, processed the divorce in Paris remotely, but am without any means to work, relocate, or survive at present.
So, although the divorce decree says nothing about my ex husband's medical condition and all that occurred, and was finalized "amicably", I am now trying to navigate the system and understand my rights, or what could happen to me while in possession of a now expired Carte de Sejour and no official residence in France.
Is there any way to legally WORK under these circumstances, and now many years out of practice with the language?
I have sent requests (along with their standard forms & photocopies of all of my documents, some now expired) to the regional prefecture, but have not even received a response from them.
For the time being, I am either trying to re-establish myself in north France or, since my Italian is now far better than my French, to relocate to Italy. Regarding any of this (and I follow a suggestion from the village police chief here), would I be eligible to become a French citizen, an EU "citizen"?
I thank anyone, in advance, for helping me out with this situation, as I feel I've really reached a roadblock at this point in time, and truly ned to resolve things as soon as possible.
Kind Regards,
HM
