Exactly! Jane’s table refers to UK passport holders not Americans, Canadians, S Africans etc
I’m sure somewhere among the Brits were some dual nationality anglos using British passport for this.
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I’m married to one, though her first language is Afrikans. Her surname’s Britz, but I’m not sure she’d want to be classed as an ‘anglo’.
As I do not know anyone else near me with a CdS, my only references are the posts here mentioning legislation that says 5 years for a CdS and the fact that my wife was issued with a 5 year card. The prefecture informed me that 5 years is normal.
I hadn’t seen these statistics before - I wonder how they decided who to give a 10 year card on first application. Not that I’m complaining!!
My wife is naturally a bit miffed that she was only given a 5 year card - by the same prefecture that issued mine.
Both of us are GB citizens so it’s a bit of a mystery. Still, it should all sort itself out when the renewal dates come up.
It was simply on the basis of one’s duration o f residency prior to the Brexit cut-off date and whether it was less or more than five years.
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Almost all the Brits I personally know have 10 year CDS they’ve lived in France for well over 15 years. I know one that must be on the naughty list has lived in France for 40 years, mother was French applied for citizenship, refused so applied for a Cds and has to go to the prefecture every 3 months to renew the récépissé.
I know of one that moved so tried to declare the change of address and wasn’t in the system and when the prefecture finally found the error also had them down as being born in Jersey though born in the S of England.
There are a remarkable number of people down for Guernsey and Jersey - including OH. We did make an attempt to get it corrected but gave up. A computer glitch apparently.
It’s actually scarier than that. You need those amounts for the first year with a NLV but when you renew at the end of years 1 and 3 you need to have proof of twice that. That’s fine for people with good pension incomes but means that people who are relying on savings must take dare not to drop below that amount before the end of year three.
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My OH was born in Rangoon - absolute nightmare trying to get a copy of her birth certificate as all records prior to 2000 have been destroyed (or at least that’s what their embassy told me). Fortunately we did manage to get an official document with her parents’ names on it which satisfied the prefecture.
Just think, if it wasn’t for the stupid Brexit vote none of this would be necessary.
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Well we both lived here together for more than 5 years - my wife had a delay with her application as they asked for proof of her parent’s names which I didn’t have to provide.
When my daughter was getting married I had a big (polite but gritted teeth) row with the prefecture over the documents they were demanding, Then, after several run ins, their manager noticed they had her down as an Icelandic, not a British/Irish citizen. No apologies, no nothing. They are useless (as was their old car registration office before they transferred the incompetency online to ANTS) but one’s only option is to jolly them along. I know my way around the bureaucracy and it’s all sort of quaint and part of the experience, but sometimes it can really screw you up.
Probably a typo, don’t you think, islandaise for irlandaise. But really pffff 
Sadly no Vero. The country requirements were in a big book, which the manager took from her and perused, not online. There are some good administrators in that office that we’d dealt with, but this time we got the short straw. We’d already processed our PACS and then marriage with them so we knew what was required. The one dealing with us was insular and indifferent and she messed us around. If I hadn’t fought my corner a very expensive wedding could have been ruined. She should have had her arse kicked but the manager looked more afraid of her that she did of him.
Oh dear you got the twit didn’t you 
Yes, but you just have to grin and bear. When we got it sorted I dropped them all in a “bucket” of Leonidas chocolates. One never knows when we might need them again
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UPDATE FOR THOSE INTERESTED LOL ( a little long /.
So up to last week still no renewal of CDS , carte expired 26/3 and no prolongation received.
Nightmare as Husbands brother passed and wanted to attend funeral.
Messaged on Anef twice account to be told 1) they do not issue prolongation
2) only to be issued when carte expired and case reviewed.
Both of which applied , when i messaged again to confirm this , same reply.
Luckily Sous prefecture here so went in and lady agreed they should have issued Prolongation…
Success arrived next day by email.
Anyway for those who have followed i was disputing receiving a carte for one year only. Prefecture had emailed confirming it was judged on EU partners finances only.
I had emailed EU re the directive who advised they know France issuing one year cards against the directive. If i received it i should send LRAR to prefecture…( not sure i would have as i do no think France likes being directed)
In the meantime we had applied for Steve’ cds as EU citizen and i had transferred all our savings into one account in his name .
Success he received a 5 year CDS.
Now 2 days after receiving my Prolongation i received a favourable decision FOR 5 YEAR cds. Yeaaaaa
Is it due i wonder to the fact that Steve received a 5 year. Or changing funds into his name only.
Alls well that ends well and many thanks for the replies , links and information especially to George for all his advice and Jane, others who responded.
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Delighted for you both…an excellent outcome.
We will probably never know what prompted ANEF/Prefecture to belatedly follow the rules (that France has already signed up to - in agreeing the directive!). Sometimes it can simply be the luck of having a person who knows the rules, happening to deal with your file. Either way, you can now relax, safe in the knowledge that you are both proud owners of 5 year French CdS.
Hooray! 
Make sure you get the money back off Steve…
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