The three main ways in which French nationality can be gained are:
Naturalization: The granting of nationality to people who have reached their majority (18 years) and have lived in France for at least five years;
Acquisition: For 18-year-old children of foreigners born in France and resident there for at least five years between the ages of [...]
The prospective employer must request a work permit from the authorities. A long-term visa must be issued before moving to France. If you skip this, you may not be able to obtain a residence permit once in France.
If you have a temporary resident permit that does not give you the right to work (visitors, students), [...]
If you wish to remain in France as a tourist for over a year, you will have to get a one-year permit and renew it each year until you are allowed to stay indefinitely. This can take from three to 10 years. After a year, you will be obliged to start paying French taxes on [...]
Generally, to stay in France involves either finding a French employer who will arrange a visa, marrying a French citizen, joining the Foreign Legion, or becoming a student.
Since there is a no-visa agreement between France and the U.S., U.S. citizens can stay in France up to 3 months without a visa. Some people come over [...]
Foreigners with all papers in order, possess a greater amount of recognized rights. For example, a right to be able to keep their papers, that no authorities may take their papers away from them, except for the same cases as those for Spaniards. Both foreigners and Spaniards have the obligation of showing these documents to [...]
Who can obtain Spanish nationality by means of residence in Spain?
According to Spanish legislation any foreigner legally established as a resident in Spain, can apply for Spanish nationality. The required periods of time are different according to the nationality, or other personal circumstances.
The basic requirement for applying for Spanish nationality is a continuous residence period [...]
TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT
If a foreigner is granted a temporary residence he or she is authorized to stay in Spain for a period of more than ninety days and less than five years.There are several cases in which, to apply for this permit, it is necessary to express, for the first time, an intention of making [...]
General information
The non European community foreigners who wish to work in Spain must obtain a work permit after obtaining also a visa before moving to work to Spain, they shall apply for the visa to the Spanish Consulate in their home country.
Work permits shall be applied to the Foreigners’ Office (Oficinas de Extranjeros) or to [...]
Residence visa: It should not be confused with the Residence permit, which is also necessary in most of the cases. This is initially granted for 1 year, and it may be renewed for [...]
You cannot enter Spain on a tourist visa and then apply to change your visa status without returning to your home country and obtaining the desired visa there. If there exists an agreement between Spain and the foreign home country, by means of which the requirement [...]