The problem was the visa renewal. To get a titre de séjour as a parent of a French child (her daughter, Marième, was born here), the préfecture demanded proof of "sufficient resources." Or, failing that, proof of insufficient resources to justify social aid.
It was the most boring, and yet the most terrifying, document of her life. attestation de non imposition modele n-- 4169 pdf
"Maman, why are you crying?"