I never set out to write a blog just about tips for moving to France and I certainly never thought I’d know enough to give advice about how to live in France. Well, as I was looking over my archives, I found that I had, in fact, gained a lot of insights into both moving to France and living in France. I sometimes get emails from people asking for advice on getting a VISA, carte de sejour, how to begin learning French, etc and I find that now I know pretty confidently the answers. Here is a list of posts that I think can offer significant help to someone who wishes to move to France or live in France.
http://francetales.com/2008/03/17/a-great-tip-for-dealing-with-french-fonctionairres/
http://francetales.com/2008/02/01/using-credit-cards-in-europe/
http://francetales.com/2008/01/09/more-practical-info-about-france/
http://francetales.com/2008/01/08/americans-in-toulouse/
http://francetales.com/2007/12/23/carte-de-sejour/
http://francetales.com/2007/10/09/more-observations-in-france/
http://francetales.com/2007/09/27/visa-received-day-of-pain-over/
Some of these could be re-written now that I have the benefit of hindsight, but many still contain accurate info. What else would be useful to write about?
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Living in France costs less than living in the UK though the euro’s strength against the pound. Buying property in France can cost a fraction of a home in the UK… of course the location; distance from the main cities and popular locations such as Paris, Toulouse, Lyon and Nice matters a lot. In France, beautiful homes can be bought at a very less price.
Cost of living here is low compared to other European nations. The cost of food and drinks in France is significantly lower, but as Paris is the hub of world fashion, clothes are expensive. Education and college grants are given by the government. The telephone and internet services are fabulous here, which facilitate international calling and communication network.
These are the basic things that affect your cost of living in France. Certainly there are many other factors which should be taken into consideration while calculating your cost of living.
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Hi,
If you could give me some advice that would be brilliant,
I am moving to France from the UK to live with my boyfriend,
Could you tell me what I will need in order to do this please?
I dont have a car, i will be taking night classes in French but i dont think that will class me as a student.
Everywhere I look on the internet it just talks about struggles of getting appartments or bringing your cat, however I dont have the problems and i just need to find out if I have to get any new cards or papers to be allowed to live there.
Please help!
Thanks
Daisy
Are you British? If so I don’t think you have to do anything special, you are part of the EU, be more specific about where you come from and what you want to do and I could be more helpful.