Roz
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Registration: 11 November 2008
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How long can we live in France with using EHIC? by jilly
Hello, We are hoping to buy a small house in Brittany and only live there up to 5-6 months at a time, question being, can we (if needed) just rely on the EHIC in France or do we legally have to pay for private health care, we are both a few years ...
Shop around, if you have a French bank account ask there as well if you have other insurances, My cover is with Macif, there are different levels of cover, not being French residents you may find the cheapest cover will be enough, My cover gives me ... Read More
How long can we live in France with using EHIC? by jilly
Hello, We are hoping to buy a small house in Brittany and only live there up to 5-6 months at a time, question being, can we (if needed) just rely on the EHIC in France or do we legally have to pay for private health care, we are both a few years ...
If your living in France for less than half a year, then you use your EHIC, I would however take out top up insurance, a 4 day hospital visit with an operation would have cost including consultations before hand, visits by nurse after, and ... Read More
Moving to Paris without a job by wandering_soul
Hi everyone, I want to live in Paris and have been applying for jobs, mostly teaching. Unfortunately most seem to want you to already be located in Paris. I have two years teaching experience, a TEFL qualification and a UK passport. I am just ...
Not sure so much about Paris, but for the rest of France I would advise treading carefully, how long could you live without an income? Have you seen the price of renting in Paris? You need to check whether your qualifications are acceptable in ... Read More
Moving to France in January... Need advice. by neaideabh
Hi, I have decided to move to France after christmas for a year with the intention of working (anywhere) and become hopefully fluent at the language! I have not decided anything yet... Am looking into the following ...
If moving to Rennes area, or anywhere in Brittany most work is food or farm related, although unemployment is high in France there is plenty of work in abattoirs, dont let that word put you off, were not talking killing animals here were talking ... Read More
Any ex-pats quitting France to return to the UK? by BillColes
Hi - My name's Bill Coles and I'm a freelance journalist in the UK. I'm just doing up a story for the Express on the ex-pat situation in France - and I understand from speaking to a number of people that things are much more tricky for ex-pats in ...
I've noticed some press making a big deal about this, hordes of English returning to the UK, mass exodus, the bubble has burst, the dream is over, I could go on, but really its not like that, those that arrived with Rose coloured specs, how a new ... Read More
Any ex-pats quitting France to return to the UK? by BillColes
Hi - My name's Bill Coles and I'm a freelance journalist in the UK. I'm just doing up a story for the Express on the ex-pat situation in France - and I understand from speaking to a number of people that things are much more tricky for ex-pats in ...
The few English that are returning to the UK are doing so because of the exchange rates, some Expats have there pensions in the UK and with the pound and Euro approaching parity, they are watching there pensions dwindle. When I moved here a Pound ... Read More