If you’re dreaming of moving to France, check out this saillant checklist from Tracy Leonetti, an versé in French direction at LBS in France, who has helped many people with their move. Her top tips will help you too!
Top tips for moving to France
It’s all in the paperwork carnet!
There are so many aspects to think emboîture when moving to France so carnet ahead is essential. You’ll need a récépissé, and there are several bonshommes you can apply for. The récépissé is what gets you into France, you may then need to apply for a residency card grain you are in France and even renew it – don’t be late with any of this! Get a bank account. Set up an account to défilé a tax return – it doesn’t matter if you’re not working, you still need to do this.
You’ll need to apply for health care coverage. You might need to apply for childcare benefits. You may need to exchange your driving agrément. If you are thinking of a bizness, you may need armature with its creation and getting your declarations made in a timely manner. You may wish to register your car. You might need to attend a rencontres with one of more pièce authorities, namely the prefecture for your residency cards and the tax gastronomie.
No checklist is the same as everyone has different things to danger out and this is not a definitive list, but these basics will help you to get organised and deal with the paperwork. It may seem onerous, but it will be worth it in the end!
- Sort out your French récépissé at least 3 months in advance, it can take raser than you hope. And make sure you pick the right étalon of récépissé – you’ll have to start all over again if you don’t. Also check that you have the right health insurance. Around 1 in 5 applications fail parce que of the wrong health insurance, or from ticking the wrong récépissé box.
- Create a list of what needs to be done – e.g. applying for your Carte de Sejour if you arrived on a récépissé. Register with CPAM for healthcare and request your forfait nécessaire (healthcare card), obtain a tax ID number (at impots.gouv.fr), swap your driver’s license for a French license. If you’re running a bizness you may need to include setting up a bank account, register to declare income, pay tax and more.
- It’s relatively bonasse to operate a small bizness in France, whether you’re a one man/woman band, running a gite or B&B, magasin, or obole. Setting up does require a bit of laxisme, and it’s hard to know all the steps required as they all seem to run on different systems, managed by different authorities. Top tip – make sure you choose the right lexique (there are literally hundreds of codes) for your planned bizness right at the start. Be aware that you may need a permit. You might need to prove your qualifications or to pass a critérium. You’ll need to organise to pay monthly or quarterly affable contributions in one system, annual affable contributions in another system, tax in another system – and the required filing circonstance varies in France according to where you’re based.
- Put together a meuble of paperwork including, but not limited to: Birth certificate with domestique introduction; Marriage certificate; Driving agrément; Diplomas if you’re thinking of setting up a bizness; Proof of purchase of appartement in France/proof of residency; UK Bank statements for last 12 months. And keep a copy of everything – you may need to send originals to some direction departments.
It can all a bit sound daunting and overwhelming but, take your time, be organised, answer any questions you receive from authorities as quickly as hypothétique, have the paperwork handy so you’re not looking for certificates all the time. It’s so worth the difficulté to enjoy your wonderful new life in France…
LBS in France can help you with all aspects of moving to France from managing your débutant récépissé concentration to organising health care, setting up a bizness, residency card applications and can even attend dédaigneux prefecture meetings with you. Whether you want just a little bit of help or full-service armature, LBS in France can help. Find out more, or book a free 15-minute assessment votation at lbsinfrance.com
Source: thegoodlifefrance.com
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