Official French figures for people moving to France

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Exchange rates

US dollars per euro (ECB reference rate) 1.113 USD per EUR 28 October 2026
Euros per US dollar (inverse of the ECB reference rate) 0.8982 EUR per USD 28 October 2026
British pounds per euro (ECB reference rate) 0.849 GBP per EUR 20 July 2026
Euros per British pound (inverse of the ECB reference rate) 1.1780 EUR per GBP 20 July 2026
Canadian dollars per euro (ECB reference rate) 1.564 CAD per EUR 28 October 2026
Euros per Canadian dollar (inverse of the ECB reference rate) 0.6395 EUR per CAD 28 October 2026
Australian dollars per euro (ECB reference rate) 1.583 AUD per EUR 28 October 2026
Euros per Australian dollar (inverse of the ECB reference rate) 0.6317 EUR per AUD 28 October 2026

Minimum wage

French net monthly minimum wage for full time 1,477.93 EUR per month 1 June 2026
French gross hourly minimum wage 12.31 EUR per hour 1 June 2026
French gross monthly minimum wage for full time 1,867.02 EUR per month 1 June 2026

Visa and residence fees

Foreign student visa: minimum monthly means 877.50 EUR per month 1 August 2026
Student long-stay visa (VLS-TS) validation charge 100 EUR read 26 August 2026
VLS-TS validation tax at the standard rate 300 EUR since 1 May 2026
VLS-TS validation tax at the reduced rate 100 EUR since 1 May 2026
Visitor residence card (carte de séjour visiteur) tax on a first issue 350 EUR since 1 May 2026
Visitor residence card (carte de séjour visiteur) tax on a renewal 250 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence permit regularisation fee on a first title (droit de visa de régularisation under CESEDA L436-4) 300 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence card (any carte de séjour) tax stamps on a first issue at the standard rate 350 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence card (any carte de séjour) tax stamps on a first issue at the reduced rate 150 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence card (any carte de séjour) tax stamps on a renewal at the standard rate 250 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence card (any carte de séjour) tax stamps on a renewal at the reduced rate 100 EUR since 1 May 2026
Residence permit renewal filed late: droit de visa de régularisation (CESEDA L436-5) 180 EUR since 1 May 2021
Foreign student visa: minimum means over twelve months 10,529.993 EUR per year from 1 August 2026

US and UK tax rules for people leaving

UK temporary non-residence period 5 years 6 April 2013
US foreign earned income exclusion 132,900 USD tax year 2026
US standard deduction for single filers 16,100 USD tax year 2026
US standard deduction for married filing jointly 32,200 USD tax year 2026
US federal estate tax basic exclusion amount 15,000,000 USD deaths in 2026
US annual gift exclusion to a spouse who is not a US citizen 194,000 USD tax year 2026
US net investment income tax (NIIT) rate 3.8 percent statutory
US FBAR filing threshold (foreign bank accounts) 10,000 USD statutory
US home sale gain exclusion (Section 121) for single filers 250,000 USD statutory, never indexed
US home sale gain exclusion (Section 121) for married filing jointly 500,000 USD statutory, never indexed

French income tax and investment income

French income tax brackets (barème de l'impôt sur le revenu) 11,600 / 29,579 / 84,577 / 181,917 EUR and rate by bracket revenus 2025, impôt 2026
Cap on the family quotient benefit per additional half-share (plafonnement du quotient familial) 1,807 EUR per half-share revenus 2025
Income tax décote: rate applied 45.25 percent revenus 2025
Income tax décote: ceiling for taxpayers taxed alone (single or divorced or widowed) 897 EUR revenus 2025
Income tax décote: ceiling for couples taxed jointly 1,483 EUR revenus 2025
French flat tax on investment income (PFU) total rate 31.4 percent 2026

Self-employment (micro-entrepreneur and ACRE)

Micro-entrepreneur social contribution rates by activity 12.3 / 21.2 / 25.6 / 23.2 percent percent by activity 2026
ACRE contribution exemption for micro-entrepreneurs with businesses created from the mid-2026 change 25 percent created from 1 July 2026
ACRE contribution exemption for businesses created before the mid-2026 change 50 percent created before 1 July 2026
ACRE request deadline after the start of the business 60 days 1 July 2026

Doctor visits and medical costs

Doctor consultation at the conventional tariff for a general practitioner (médecin traitant) 30 EUR 22 December 2024
Flat participation charge per consultation (participation forfaitaire) 2 EUR 15 May 2024
Annual cap on the flat participation charges 70 EUR per year not stated by the source, fiche marker 1 October 2026
Medical deductible per box of medicine (franchise médicale) 1 EUR 31 March 2024
Medical deductible per paramedical act (franchise médicale) 1 EUR 31 March 2024
Medical deductible per medical transport (franchise médicale) 4 EUR 31 March 2024
Annual cap on the medical deductibles (franchise médicale) 70 EUR per year not stated by the source, fiche marker 1 October 2026
Assurance Maladie reimbursement rate for a consultation inside the care pathway 70 percent statutory
Assurance Maladie reimbursement rate for a consultation outside the care pathway 30 percent statutory

Family benefits and work bonus (CAF)

Prime d'activité work bonus: monthly earnings where the bonus starts 726.29 EUR per month 1 June 2026
Prime d'activité work bonus: monthly earnings where the bonus is at its maximum 1698.78 EUR per month 1 June 2026
Prime d'activité work bonus maximum monthly amount 240.63 EUR per month 1 April 2026
SMIC-linked revaluation factor applied to the CMG reference amounts 1.0118 ratio 1 January 2026
CMG reference hourly cost for a childminder (assistant maternel) 4.91 EUR per hour 1 April 2026
CMG hourly ceiling for direct employment of a childminder 8.09 EUR per hour 1 April 2026
Family allowances (allocations familiales) base amount for two children 152.25 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Family allowances: step for each additional child 195.07 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Paje basic allowance at the full rate (allocation de base) 198.16 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Paje basic allowance at the partial rate (allocation de base) 99.08 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Birth grant (prime à la naissance) net amount 1,093.11 EUR 1 April 2026
Prime d'activité base amount (montant forfaitaire) 638.28 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Prime d'activité housing allowance deduction for one person 76.59 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Prime d'activité housing allowance deduction for two people 153.19 EUR per month 1 April 2026
Prime d'activité housing allowance deduction for three or more people 189.57 EUR per month 1 April 2026

Housing aid (APL and Visale)

Visale guarantee rent ceiling for zone I 1,940 EUR per month 6 January 2026
Visale guarantee rent ceiling for zone II 1,575 EUR per month 6 January 2026
Visale guarantee rent ceiling for zone III 1,365 EUR per month 6 January 2026
Visale guarantee: maximum net monthly salary for one eligibility route 1,710 EUR per month 6 January 2026
APL housing aid rent ceilings by zone and household (loyers plafonds) 293,68 EUR per month by zone and household 1 October 2026
APL housing aid flat charges allowance for a single person or a couple without dependants 61.29 EUR per month 1 October 2026
APL housing aid flat charges allowance per extra dependant 13.9 EUR per month 1 October 2026
APL housing aid income allowance R0 by household 5 235 EUR per year by household 1 January 2025, frozen for 2026
APL housing aid family rate TF by household 2,83 ratio by household 1 October 2025
APL housing aid rent-share bands TL 0,45 ratio by band 1 October 2025
APL housing aid reference rent LR by household 293,68 EUR per month by household 1 October 2026
APL housing aid minimum personal contribution P0 rate 8,5 percent 1 October 2025
APL housing aid minimum personal contribution P0 floor 40,01 EUR 1 October 2026
APL housing aid degressivity coefficients by zone 3,4 coefficients by zone 2 October 2019
APL housing aid flat charges allowance for a lone flatmate (colocation) 30,64 EUR per month 1 October 2026

Property tax and home loans

IFI (real estate wealth tax) threshold on net taxable property 1,300,000 EUR statutory
Maximum debt-service ratio for a home loan (HCSF) 35 percent D-HCSF-2021-7
Maximum home loan term (HCSF) 25 years D-HCSF-2021-7
IFI (real estate wealth tax) rate bands 0.5 to 1.5 percent percent by bracket statutory
Property transfer tax (taxe de publicité foncière) on new builds with collection costs included 0.715 percent 2026

Energy prices

Regulated electricity price per kWh (tarif réglementé on the Base option) 0.2001 euro a kWh up to 6 kVA, and 0.1985 above EUR per kWh 1 August 2026
Regulated electricity standing charge per year (tarif réglementé on the Base option) 190.35 euro a year at 6 kVA EUR per year 1 August 2026
Gas reference price per kWh (prix repère for heating) 0.14557 EUR per kWh October 2026 grille
Gas reference standing charge per year (prix repère for heating) 360.79 EUR per year September 2026 grille

French language level

French language level required for naturalisation B2 CEFR level 1 January 2026
French language level required for the resident card (carte de résident) B1 CEFR level 1 January 2026

Right to a bank account

Right to a bank account: working days for the Banque de France to designate a bank 1 working days statutory
Right to a bank account: working days for the designated bank to list the documents it needs 3 working days statutory
Right to a bank account: working days for the designated bank to open the account 3 working days statutory
Right to a bank account: validity of the designation letter 6 months statutory

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