Monique Kaltschmidt-Nadel, an American woman residing in France for nearly 50 years, struggles to renew her residency permit due to complications involving her name. Her online application is rejected because it does not match her existing permit, which uses her birth name. At age 79, she faces issues in obtaining necessary direct assistance from authorities, adding to her frustrations. Despite her long legal residency and having two French daughters, she refuses to pursue French citizenship for personal reasons and faces challenges with the strict French naming conventions.
For both professional and personal reasons she continues to use her ex-husband's name - Nadel. This is the name that appears on her US passport.
Kaltschmidt-Nadel expressed frustration that despite her long residency and need for face-to-face discussions, departmental authorities are not accommodating her situation.
They are clearly not trying to understand. They don't take into account the fact that at my age, I need to talk to someone face-to-face.
Strict rules on hyphenating surnames and name changes for married women in France have complicated her application for residency renewal.
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