Since the growing love of Americans for pleasant French attempts to attract US researchers and the rules for remote work in France, here is our Lester letter for Americans who live in France, visit frequently or plan to move here someday.
Welcome to the Bulletin “Americans in France” of the premises for members, with all the news and practical information you need as an American resident, visitor or owner of the second house in France. You can register to receive it directly on your entrance tray before publishing it online through the following link.
Dear Americans in France,
Spring has emerged, and we are only a few days after the best month of the year in France: less crowds, warm climate (but not yet hot), long days (more than 15 hours of sunlight) and multiple holidays: what do you not like about OBS?
I also spent a large part of last week talking with Americans in France about a part of the country that seems to have unanimous support: pleasant.
It was barely unknown before, but it seems that the city is having an American rebirth: the Americans with whom I spoke were not only attracted to the Mediterranean, but also the capacity of transmission and the public transport services of the city, star of the great airport.
If it is intrigued, we have also compiled a list of direct flights from the United States to Rivera.
And if you work as a researcher in the United States, there may be a new way for you to come to the south of France.
The Chief of the Aix-Marsella University of France has recently requested the creation of a state of “refugees” for US researchers who have seen their financing or work threatened by budget cuts from the Trump administration.
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Until now, multiple French universities have joined the creation of programs to welcome researchers based in the United States, and although the application period of the Brown University Aix is now closed, I do not believe that Wed has heard the end of this story yet.
On the other side of the Libra, the House of Representatives approved Save’s Law, a bill that could a significant impact on Americans in France, since their objective is to demand from people to show citizenship evidence in the person Wibroad need to take Aicans in the Oricans to register or make changes.
Be attentive to the premises for updates, but as things are, the bill faces a struggle up in the Senate.
And finally, we would love to know about you. You can give your best tips for other Americans in France or ask us questions through our survey.
A reader, Mark in Paris, has a very useful advice: “He only has an opportunity to move the things of his home, assuming that he enters the resale business.”
This is a fair warning. When you move to France, assuming that you want to bring your furniture and other household items with you, you get an exemption from the duty to pay (if you have had those Houshold products for more than six months, and you lived).
Technically, you can bring things on more than one trip, but they must appear in your initial inventory and must be within a year of your movement.
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Another reader asked about the renewal process of a Letter from Séjour.
The required documents defend their status, but you can find the list for each State on the ‘Public Service’ government website. As for the application itself, your ProfTule must list your steps on your website, she thought that an increasing number of applications is now handled on the ANEF website (for good or for good). Here is a broad overview.
And finally, we also have an answer to another question that we hear very often, and one that I have seen more and more in Facebook groups and forums, with respect to the rules to work remotely (for customers or colleagues) of France.
This is an issue in which you can obtain a conflicting advice based on the interpretation of the law expert, so we ask USSAF, the body’s response for social security contributions, for some clarifications.
Thank you for reading, and as always, you can contact me at Genevieve.mansfield@thelocal.com.
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