Aurelio Maurici
Aurelio Maurici is a French entrepreneur and co-founder of EasyFranceNow, based in Aix-en-Provence. He holds a Master's degree in Business Law and has spent years working directly inside the French legal and administrative system, navigating visa procedures, prefecture requirements, OFII processes, and the financial compliance frameworks that make France unusually complex for US citizens. At EasyFranceNow, Aurelio covers visa and immigration topics, legal status, tax orientation, banking, and the administrative sequences that determine how fast a relocation actually moves. His background in business law gives him the ability to read official French sources accurately and translate them into plain English without losing the details that matter. Before founding EasyFranceNow, he worked in tech and spent time in education, which shaped his approach to breaking down dense regulatory topics into language that is actionable rather than overwhelming. He speaks English fluently, has spent significant time with the American expat community in France, and built EasyFranceNow specifically because the gap between what official sources say and what actually happens in practice is where most relocations go wrong.
Aurelio Maurici
Aurelio Maurici is a French entrepreneur and co-founder of EasyFranceNow, based in Aix-en-Provence. He holds a Master's degree in Business Law and has spent years working directly inside the French legal and administrative system, navigating visa procedures, prefecture requirements, OFII processes, and the financial compliance frameworks that make France unusually complex for US citizens. At EasyFranceNow, Aurelio covers visa and immigration topics, legal status, tax orientation, banking, and the administrative sequences that determine how fast a relocation actually moves. His background in business law gives him the ability to read official French sources accurately and translate them into plain English without losing the details that matter. Before founding EasyFranceNow, he worked in tech and spent time in education, which shaped his approach to breaking down dense regulatory topics into language that is actionable rather than overwhelming. He speaks English fluently, has spent significant time with the American expat community in France, and built EasyFranceNow specifically because the gap between what official sources say and what actually happens in practice is where most relocations go wrong.
Aurelio Maurici
Aurelio Maurici is a French entrepreneur and co-founder of EasyFranceNow, based in Aix-en-Provence. He holds a Master's degree in Business Law and has spent years working directly inside the French legal and administrative system, navigating visa procedures, prefecture requirements, OFII processes, and the financial compliance frameworks that make France unusually complex for US citizens. At EasyFranceNow, Aurelio covers visa and immigration topics, legal status, tax orientation, banking, and the administrative sequences that determine how fast a relocation actually moves. His background in business law gives him the ability to read official French sources accurately and translate them into plain English without losing the details that matter. Before founding EasyFranceNow, he worked in tech and spent time in education, which shaped his approach to breaking down dense regulatory topics into language that is actionable rather than overwhelming. He speaks English fluently, has spent significant time with the American expat community in France, and built EasyFranceNow specifically because the gap between what official sources say and what actually happens in practice is where most relocations go wrong.
What health insurance do Americans need before CPAM activates? The 3-month bridge, which policies qualify for the visa, and when to cancel explained.
What health insurance do Americans need before CPAM activates? The 3-month bridge, which policies qualify for the visa, and when to cancel explained.
Renewing your carte de séjour as an American in France: ANEF process, documents by permit type, récépissé travel rules, and processing timelines explained.
Renewing your carte de séjour as an American in France: ANEF process, documents by permit type, récépissé travel rules, and processing timelines explained.
CPAM covers roughly 70% of most healthcare costs. Here's what a mutuelle covers, what it costs in 2026, and whether Americans in France actually need one.
CPAM covers roughly 70% of most healthcare costs. Here's what a mutuelle covers, what it costs in 2026, and whether Americans in France actually need one.
First-time filing French income taxes as an American? Numéro fiscal, Form 2042, Form 2047, deadlines by department, and declaring US income explained.
First-time filing French income taxes as an American? Numéro fiscal, Form 2042, Form 2047, deadlines by department, and declaring US income explained.
How much money do Americans need for a France long-stay visa? Income thresholds, accepted proof, bank statements, and savings rules explained.
How much money do Americans need for a France long-stay visa? Income thresholds, accepted proof, bank statements, and savings rules explained.
How to enroll your children in French public school as an American expat: documents needed, the mairie process, what to expect, and how the French school system works.
How to enroll your children in French public school as an American expat: documents needed, the mairie process, what to expect, and how the French school system works.
ETIAS is not yet active for Americans as of mid-2026. Here's what it is, when it launches, who needs it, and the one thing expats living in France need to know.
ETIAS is not yet active for Americans as of mid-2026. Here's what it is, when it launches, who needs it, and the one thing expats living in France need to know.
Americans living in France still file US taxes. Here's what FBAR, FATCA, Form 2555, and the US-France tax treaty mean for you in plain English — with no jargon.
Americans living in France still file US taxes. Here's what FBAR, FATCA, Form 2555, and the US-France tax treaty mean for you in plain English — with no jargon.
Register with CPAM as an American expat in France: who qualifies, what documents to gather, how to submit, and what timeline to expect in 2026.
Register with CPAM as an American expat in France: who qualifies, what documents to gather, how to submit, and what timeline to expect in 2026.
Validate your French long-stay visa within 3 months of arrival. A plain-English walkthrough of the OFII online validation process for Americans in France.
Validate your French long-stay visa within 3 months of arrival. A plain-English walkthrough of the OFII online validation process for Americans in France.
Moving to France? Fidelity and Schwab may restrict your US brokerage account. Here's what happens and which alternatives actually work for American expats.
Moving to France? Fidelity and Schwab may restrict your US brokerage account. Here's what happens and which alternatives actually work for American expats.
Looking for a French bank account as an American? Here are the FATCA-friendly options that actually work in 2026, with what to expect and how to apply.
Looking for a French bank account as an American? Here are the FATCA-friendly options that actually work in 2026, with what to expect and how to apply.
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.
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.
Planning to retire in France? This guide covers the right visa, how French healthcare works for US retirees, US-France tax rules, and your first admin steps after arrival.
Planning to retire in France? This guide covers the right visa, how French healthcare works for US retirees, US-France tax rules, and your first admin steps after arrival.
What Americans need to know before signing a French lease: how charges work, what the deposit covers, notice periods, and furnished vs unfurnished.
What Americans need to know before signing a French lease: how charges work, what the deposit covers, notice periods, and furnished vs unfurnished.
Your deposit starts at the move-in inspection. Here is how to document the apartment correctly, what to watch for, and how to get your money back at move-out.
Your deposit starts at the move-in inspection. Here is how to document the apartment correctly, what to watch for, and how to get your money back at move-out.
Renter’s insurance is mandatory in France. Here is what it covers, how to get an attestation before key handover, and the fastest options for Americans.
Renter’s insurance is mandatory in France. Here is what it covers, how to get an attestation before key handover, and the fastest options for Americans.
What French banks actually ask for, how to handle the proof of address problem, and the fastest way to get a working account when you first arrive in France.
What French banks actually ask for, how to handle the proof of address problem, and the fastest way to get a working account when you first arrive in France.
Why proof of address blocks so many admin steps in France, what documents institutions actually accept, and how to build a realistic path out of Airbnb.
Why proof of address blocks so many admin steps in France, what documents institutions actually accept, and how to build a realistic path out of Airbnb.
How the French health insurance system works for Americans: how to register with CPAM, what the Carte Vitale is, and why timelines are slower than expected.
How the French health insurance system works for Americans: how to register with CPAM, what the Carte Vitale is, and why timelines are slower than expected.
Everything Americans need to know about moving out in France: how to give notice, what the exit inspection affects, and how to cancel utilities and subscriptions.
Everything Americans need to know about moving out in France: how to give notice, what the exit inspection affects, and how to cancel utilities and subscriptions.
Your first month in France explained as a system: housing, proof of address, banking, utilities, phone and healthcare in the right order so nothing blocks anything else.
Your first month in France explained as a system: housing, proof of address, banking, utilities, phone and healthcare in the right order so nothing blocks anything else.
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