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The #1 platform for American citizens looking to relocate, live, and build their life in France
Everything U.S. citizens need to apply for a French long-stay visa in 2026: visa types, required documents, timelines, and what to do after arrival.
Visa & Legal Status
Everything U.S. citizens need to apply for a French long-stay visa in 2026: visa types, required documents, timelines, and what to do after arrival.
Visa & Legal Status
The EES is the EU's new biometric Entry/Exit System. What it means for Americans at the border, who is exempt, and how it differs from ETIAS.
US citizens can stay in France 90 days in any 180-day period. How the rolling Schengen rule works, what counts, and how to avoid an overstay.
French consulate denied your long-stay visa? Understand the refusal, your appeal options, and how to reapply successfully as an American in 2026.
The EES is the EU's new biometric Entry/Exit System. What it means for Americans at the border, who is exempt, and how it differs from ETIAS.
US citizens can stay in France 90 days in any 180-day period. How the rolling Schengen rule works, what counts, and how to avoid an overstay.
French consulate denied your long-stay visa? Understand the refusal, your appeal options, and how to reapply successfully as an American in 2026.
The SMIC (€1,443/month) is the floor, not a safe number. 1.5× (~€2,165) reduces refusal risk; 2× (~€2,886) removes it. Plus 3-6 months of bank statements.
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This part trips up a lot of Americans, and it rarely gets easier on the second try. If you'd rather not handle it alone, we can take it off your plate.
This part trips up a lot of Americans, and it rarely gets easier on the second try. If you'd rather not handle it alone, we can take it off your plate.
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Most French investment products are PFIC tax traps for Americans. How the US-France treaty helps and where US citizens can actually invest in 2026.
Banking & Finance
Most French investment products are PFIC tax traps for Americans. How the US-France treaty helps and where US citizens can actually invest in 2026.
Tipping in France for residents: why service is included, what to give your cleaner, mover, hairdresser, and driver, and how to tip by card.
Daily Life
Tipping in France for residents: why service is included, what to give your cleaner, mover, hairdresser, and driver, and how to tip by card.
How French forced heirship, Brussels IV, and the US-France estate tax treaty affect Americans in France, plus 2026 succession tax rates.
US Taxes Abroad
How French forced heirship, Brussels IV, and the US-France estate tax treaty affect Americans in France, plus 2026 succession tax rates.
US citizens can stay in France 90 days in any 180-day period. How the rolling Schengen rule works, what counts, and how to avoid an overstay.
Visa & Legal Status
US citizens can stay in France 90 days in any 180-day period. How the rolling Schengen rule works, what counts, and how to avoid an overstay.
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First Steps
France vs Portugal vs Spain, moving to Europe from US, expat visas Europe, best country to retire in Europe, Americans abroad
French healthcare is not free for Americans. Real CPAM, mutuelle, and out-of-pocket costs in 2026, plus the new visitor visa contribution.
Healthcare
French healthcare is not free for Americans. Real CPAM, mutuelle, and out-of-pocket costs in 2026, plus the new visitor visa contribution.
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Never filed US taxes from France? The IRS streamlined procedure covers 3 years of returns and 6 FBARs penalty free. Who qualifies, and the clock on it.
US Taxes Abroad
Never filed US taxes from France? The IRS streamlined procedure covers 3 years of returns and 6 FBARs penalty free. Who qualifies, and the clock on it.
Never filed US taxes from France? The IRS streamlined procedure covers 3 years of returns and 6 FBARs penalty free. Who qualifies, and the clock on it.
US Taxes Abroad
The visa is 99 euros. The permit tax rose to 300 euros on 1 May 2026. The full one-time bill for moving to France from the US, line by line.
First Steps
The visa is 99 euros. The permit tax rose to 300 euros on 1 May 2026. The full one-time bill for moving to France from the US, line by line.
The visa is 99 euros. The permit tax rose to 300 euros on 1 May 2026. The full one-time bill for moving to France from the US, line by line.
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Moving $200,000 to France? The 1% remittance tax only hits cash-funded transfers. The exchange rate spread is the real cost. How to compare and cut it.
Banking & Finance
Moving $200,000 to France? The 1% remittance tax only hits cash-funded transfers. The exchange rate spread is the real cost. How to compare and cut it.
Moving $200,000 to France? The 1% remittance tax only hits cash-funded transfers. The exchange rate spread is the real cost. How to compare and cut it.
Banking & Finance
Moving to France on HRT? Why your US prescription cannot be filled, who can restart testosterone, and how ALD 31 covers transition care at 100 percent.
Healthcare
Moving to France on HRT? Why your US prescription cannot be filled, who can restart testosterone, and how ALD 31 covers transition care at 100 percent.
Moving to France on HRT? Why your US prescription cannot be filled, who can restart testosterone, and how ALD 31 covers transition care at 100 percent.
Healthcare
Repeated scouting trips eat the same 90/180 allowance your move-in trip needs. How to calculate the days you have left now that EES counts them.
Visa & Legal Status
Repeated scouting trips eat the same 90/180 allowance your move-in trip needs. How to calculate the days you have left now that EES counts them.
Repeated scouting trips eat the same 90/180 allowance your move-in trip needs. How to calculate the days you have left now that EES counts them.
Visa & Legal Status
ChatGPT is reliable on stable French admin concepts and fails silently on 2026 rule changes. Six answers to verify before they enter your dossier.
First Steps
ChatGPT is reliable on stable French admin concepts and fails silently on 2026 rule changes. Six answers to verify before they enter your dossier.
ChatGPT is reliable on stable French admin concepts and fails silently on 2026 rule changes. Six answers to verify before they enter your dossier.
First Steps