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MigrantIQ
A free guide site and planner for moves abroad, whose France visa hub compares the long-stay routes and ranks them for your situation.

What they cover
- A France visa hub. The routes compared side by side, with their eligibility and their processing times, and a short quiz that ranks them for your situation: a planning tool, not a legal decision.
- A plan for the United States to France. Save the route to My Plan, track the milestones and compare visa scenarios.
- Tools around the visa. A visa timeline, cost and tax calculators, email alerts when visa or scam content changes, and a scam checker.
- Every country. Visas, costs, embassies and scam alerts for 220 countries.
Why we list them
MigrantIQ is a free migration guide and planner for moves abroad, with visas, costs, embassies and scam alerts for 220 countries, no paywall and no account required. Its France visa hub compares the long-stay routes, their eligibility and their processing times, and a short quiz ranks them for your situation; its United States to France plan saves the route, tracks the milestones and compares visa scenarios. It is a knowledge base, not a visa agency: it does not file applications and sends you to France-Visas to apply. It also published a guide by our co-founder Maxime Roseau on the order of the steps of a move from the US.
Our guides on the subject
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How to Get a France Long-Stay Visa as an American: The Complete Guide to Getting Approved (2026)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. -
Apps and Tools to Plan a Move to France From the US (2026): What Each One Does and CostsThe apps and tools that plan a move to France, compared from their own pages: what each covers, before or after arrival, phone or web, and the price. -
How to Move to France from the US: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide for Americans (2026)Moving to France from the US, in order: the visa and its income test, the consulate file, then OFII, housing, a bank, healthcare and taxes. 2026 figures. -
How Long Can Americans Stay in France Without a Visa? The 90/180-Day Schengen Rule Explained (2026)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.
