Comments on: The guide to moving to France? https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html EuroCheapo editors take on the world of budget travel. Sat, 06 Sep 2025 14:19:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.8.3 By: Mary https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-240282 Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:11:03 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-240282 Interesting article. I also found http://www.nyshipping.com/moving-to-france quite useful.

]]> 23012 240282 2015-12-29 11:11:03 By: Adam Oakley https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-67099 Wed, 20 Jun 2012 13:46:00 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-67099 Always declutter when moving to France. And thing very hard on exactly which items you are going to relocate. A good International removal company should be able to give you a rough cost per item for shipping. This will allow you to compare the price of shipping against the price of purchasing new in France. Think do i really need to transport all the bottle’s of wine? It’s a bit like transporting sand to the desert !!. Better to invite a few freinds over for a farewell and drink it. And always obtain at least 3 quotes. Also look at the service levels as cheaper prices can be found on groupage shipments if you do not mind waiting for your items. If time is an issue and you have to have your effects in a rush go for a dedicated container service although it is more expensive.

“Whenever you need to go to any type of French bureaucratic institution or administrative building always take that file. It will save you so many headaches and run arounds by the French admin.”

The French love to rubber stamp everything so the above comment is sound advice for sure.

Best regards to all

]]> 23012 67099 2012-06-20 13:46:00 By: Bryan Pirolli https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-66420 Tue, 08 May 2012 21:59:39 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-66420 Well you’ll be happy to know that France has several channels featuring Englsih-speaking shows and news (not many, but more than one!).

Regarding permission to stay longer, Americans applying to stay for a long time, unless they are married to a French person, need to justify their stay including providing stable financial resources and a solid reason why they should be allowed to stay longer than 3 months. It’s not easy, but it’s possible…

]]> 23012 66420 2012-05-08 21:59:39 By: Brad https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-66419 Tue, 08 May 2012 21:32:57 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-66419 With the current economy, how are Americans applying for permission to stay longer than 3 months, getting along with local authorities?

Are certain countries, France, Spain, more open to American applications for longer stays? Are some countries not?

I really like the UK. France is on the map for next year. I’m in Berlin now, but sad that the TV only has one channel in English, and that’s the dry BBC.

Thanks in advance,

]]> 23012 66419 2012-05-08 21:32:57 By: Bryan https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-66063 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 22:06:35 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-66063 It’s absolutely true — the “dossier” is one of the most important things to any expat. Paperwork is basically like currency 🙂

]]> 23012 66063 2012-04-15 22:06:35 By: Regina W Bryan https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-66013 Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:59:33 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-66013 I agree with this, but in Spain! I do the same thing. It sounds crazy but it works. Save everything!

]]> 23012 66013 2012-04-12 08:59:33 By: N- https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-66004 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:01:54 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-66004 After having moved to Aix en Provence, the best thing you can do when moving to France is to buy a big loose leave arch file and put all of your official documents into it, just put everything and anything. Whenever you need to go to any type of French bureaucratic institution or administrative building always take that file. It will save you so many headaches and run arounds by the French admin.

]]> 23012 66004 2012-04-11 18:01:54 By: More French book reviews…. « Whatever takes my fancy https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-65994 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:45:02 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-65994 […] is an interesting post on one of the blogs I follow…http://djddz.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html. Not that I am moving there,  but the book Living in  France by Aurelia d’Andrea could be […]

]]> 23012 65994 2012-04-11 00:45:02 By: Moon Over Martinborough https://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/paris-the-guide-to-moving-to-france.html#comment-65988 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 17:34:14 +0000 http://www.eurocheapo.com/blog/?p=23012#comment-65988 The ‘Moon’ guides are great. I’m an American in New Zealand and I’ve just checked out the NZ edition. It’s incredibly useful.

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