@sharoncook2004
English expat in France
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Registration: 23 July 2021
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French Driver's License by jayinoregon
Hi All,I am considering retiring in Normandy and was wondering about driver's licenses. I have heard that the driving test (both written and practical) are difficult. Does anyone have any experience in taking the practical test in a rural area, such ...
Where was your licence issued, in which country?? Read More
L'Assurance Maladie Denial by mrice30
I am an American citizen living in France with a long-stay French visa. My application for a Carte Vitale has been refused several times (after carefully filing all required documents). I now have a deadline to supply a document from the US embassy ...
Ok, so I had a similar problem as my birth certificate was a "short one" as in it didn't show my parents names. I supplied them with the "long version" clearly stating both parents names. This was accepted immediately. Read More
L'Assurance Maladie Denial by mrice30
I am an American citizen living in France with a long-stay French visa. My application for a Carte Vitale has been refused several times (after carefully filing all required documents). I now have a deadline to supply a document from the US embassy ...
Hi, what exactly have you supplied? Birth certificate, marriage certificate etc?? Read More
international health insurance in france by inkatshands
Need to purchase our one year of private health insurance for our french VLS-TS but every review I read they are all over the map with good and bad comments??Has anyone found an affordable full coverage plan with a company that doesn't get terrible ...
We went with ACS and they were fantastic. Needed to change the policy start date a few times and they were great. No charge and fantastic customer service. I would highly recommend and thier prices were excellent compared to other policies we looked ... Read More
Long term visa health insurance by hapyml2004
Does anyone have a recommendation for health insurance companies that offer a one year policy and in compliance with the French visa regulations ($100,000.)
The above should have said used... Read More
Long term visa health insurance by hapyml2004
Does anyone have a recommendation for health insurance companies that offer a one year policy and in compliance with the French visa regulations ($100,000.)
I use acs, acs-ami I found them very reasonable and very easy to deal with. | Read More
What bank is best for expats? by ab7996
Hello, my client just bought an apartment and he wants to open a bank account in the South of France. He doesn’t speak French so the bank must have an English speaking service desk. HSBC used to be the go to bank, but they are closing down. ...
@ab7996 try Britline they are part of CA. I have found them fantastic. Read More
Services for registration of the car in Toulouse by albertomadrazo
Dear friends,I would appreciate some advice/recommendation on private services for helping in registering my car in Toulouse. Did you have good experiences on this ?Thank you in advance,Alberto
Hi Alberto.It is very straightforward to do it yourself, I have, and it is cheaper and you are in control.Set yourself up with an account on the ANTS website. https://immatriculation.ants.gouv.fr/Good luck Read More
Visa application process by Matt Emery
Hi, has anybody recently gone through the visa application process from the UK.Your help would be appreciated.kind regardsMatt
I won't lie, the process was very frustrating with little info available. But as I said above, once all the paperwork was gathered and submitted, the visa was ready very quickly. Hope this helps. Read More
Visa application process by Matt Emery
Hi, has anybody recently gone through the visa application process from the UK.Your help would be appreciated.kind regardsMatt
@lisam2. Hi Lisa, I believe it was about 2 months in total BUT that was still in COVID and the London office had a huge backlog of people waiting for appointments. It also took us 3 visits , so three appointments and one of them was cancelled as the ... Read More
Visa application process by Matt Emery
Hi, has anybody recently gone through the visa application process from the UK.Your help would be appreciated.kind regardsMatt
Hi Matt I certainly did. We came over last September. What would you like to know? Read More
Visa application process by Matt Emery
Hi, has anybody recently gone through the visa application process from the UK.Your help would be appreciated.kind regardsMatt
@Matt Emery I did last year or are you looking for more recent. Read More