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@Julien

Welcome, where are you planning to move in France?

Hello partoutati,

There is a slight misunderstanding....

It is not Julien who is planning to move to France.

You have replied to the wrong message.

In case you have any information, do not hesitate to share it on the forum itself.

Yoginee

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Hii.. I am Manoj from India. M looking for job related to Customer service, administration, hotels, restaurant. I am eager to be in Paris and make rest of my life a successfull one, learning french, working hard in whatever opportunity I am offered and make life a joyful to live ahead. Kindly help....

Hello everyone and welcome on board !

Thank you for your introduction. It gives us the opportunity to know a little bit about you.

@ Manoj, finding work in France is not easy especially when you are not European.

I suggest that you read the articles of the Living in France guide for expats and drop an advert in the Jobs in France section of the website.

All the best,

Bhavna

I am thinking of moving/retiring to Lille, France but not until next year ... which will arrive sooner than I would like ... all time seems to be accelerating. I am not really needing employment and can support myself but I think it is important to have better French speaking skills. Any advice anyone has would be most appreciated .... also stories of how much you love it there ... to help encourage me to proceed with plans to move.

Dear All

I am a new Master's Student of the University of Toulouse 1 Capitole

I am 3 days old in Toulouse and happy to find this platform

Best Regards

Fidelis

Welcome on board Fidelis ^^

@zerinaserulle Bonjour!  What a coincidence - I used to work for KW, too - in Stamford, CT.  Wishing you all the best on getting settled, and starting your business in France with English-speaking clients!  Peace....Di

@Julien Hi Julien, I´m new to the forum and wrote an introduction of myself.  Prior to clicking on "submit," I deleted "@Julien" thinking that the post would go to the whole group.  Unfortunately, it disappeared.  Any idea where it might have gone?  I will repost later, if you cannot find it.  Many thanks....Di

Hello everyone,

Welcome Smokeyrose54,

I can't tell where your post disappeared. If it's not published, it must not have been saved, sorry!

Thank you so much for your introduction . I hope you will find plenty of useful information on the forum and the chance to converse with our members.

All the very best,

Bhavna

@Julien I found my introduction!

Bonjour! So happy to have found this website and forum. Looking forward to meeting new friends, and offering help whenever I can.

My husband (French citizen) and I (US citizen) are both retired from jobs in the US. We thought it would be great to move to France to be closer to his family, for the weather, culture, arts, etc. I Googled "best place to live in France" and the city of Montpellier came out at the top of the list. So, we flew there to look for an apartment to rent until we could find which area in which we want to settle.

However, we ran into some major roadblocks. 1) There is a shortage of available rentals, 2) there is a "convention" that real estate agencies follow, which make it practically impossible to rent an apartment, unless it is from a private owner. If anyone is interested, I am happy to explain more about the convention.

So, the saga continues. We have one more week in an Airbnb to get this figured out.  If anyone has suggestions or can help, that would be very much appreciated.  Merci!

Peace....Di

@Bhavna Thanks!  I have already received some good advice.  I´m so happy I joined this group.

@Flookie We are same as you, already packing ready to move at the end of the month, ecxited and scared,  grown up children are sad to see us go ..   

Hi I am looking for English speakers in the Ariege area that I can connect with.

Thanks

Janique

Hi I am new at IAE Montpellier. Happy to be here

Hello everyone,

Welcome on board !

Hope you will find all the information you are looking for on ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ !

All the very best,

Bhavna

@Julien am Otim Geoffrey from Uganda, I arrived in Paris in early September 2022. Am enrolled for an MSc in life science course at Universite Paris Cité.

Am still struggling to settle in Paris then I can enroll for a short French course, any recommendations ?

Don't hesitate to reach out to me on WhatsApp for any advice or a coffee meet up

Hello otimegeoffrey25,

Welcome to ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ

In the Living in France guide for expats, you will find all sorts of information that will be useful to you.

What if for a start you tried language exchange so that you can learn french?

You can post an advert in the Paris classifieds. There is a category for language exchange.

Cheers,

Cheryl

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Hi everyone

My name is Anoushka Pestana and i moved with my parents and sibling to France. We are 7 but my father comes from Portugal and the rest of us comes from South Africa. We moved here for a better future for our family and we also moved to be closer to our family. We are currently living in Crouy-sur-Ourcq and after a lot of obstacles we are now happy only the paperwork is a nightmare cause South Africa is really slow) So far it has been a great experience .

welcome to all the new members here aswell

Regards!!

The Pestana Family

Welcome on board, the Pestana Family !

Wish you success in France.

If you want to share your experience so far, feel free to participate on the France forum.

We will be delighted to read your adventures.

Bhavna

Hi all hope you are well

I'm on holidays in nancy France and i wish to meet new people

Hope to hear from you soon

Hi all, we’re just starting the process of moving to France, visa application isn’t the easiest from the UK, any help would be much appreciated

Hello Matt,

Welcome on board !

Should you need any info, feel free to open a new topic on the France forum so that members will be able to guide you.

We also have a Living in France guide for expats, with relevant articles on expatriation to France, will be worth reading.

All the very best,

Bhavna

@elkc7

Hi Emma

I have just joined the Forum. From your post in Jan 2022, you will have been in France almost a year, hope you are settled and enjoying it.  Provence is very nice. I am French originally but I have been living in Australia and NZ for the last 35 years.  Now as we are retiring, we want to spend more time in France, in the south of France.  Take care

Hello Shareexperience,

Welcome on board !

Not sure whether Emma will see your message ! You may as well address a private message to her by clicking on her avatar/photo > send a message. It will reach her inbox and she will be notified.

If you need any info, feel free to create your own thread on the France forum so that to better interact with members.

All the very best,

Bhavna

Hi, We moved to Brest back in July 2021 (after two years in the UK) and have loved getting to know France. We've decided to settle here for good. Absolutely love the people and the quality of life here. We're sailors, so we now have a sailboat down at the marina. Very much a dream come true. I'm here on a work visa, but plan to retire soon. My daughter goes to the French university in Brest and has done a great job of both mastering French and doing her studies.

We are trying to renovate a house we purchased in Le Conquet and are running into many challenges, but that is part of living here I think. We have to leave our American expectations behind us.

We have a lot of adventures ahead of us here in France and in Europe in general. Looking forward to my retirement years and seeing it all.

cheers,

Ken

Hello Ken,

Welcome on board !

Lovely that you have found your dream destination . France indeed is very beautiful (specially Brittany).

Should you need any info or just to interact with members, feel free to open your own thread on the France forum

All the very best,

Bhavna

@Julien hi sir, I am a Bangladeshi staying in Kuwait as a domestic worker more than eighteen years and my education level is higher secondary.Now I am interested to get a work permit (any category) in France. I have no graduation or any work experience,is it possible sir?

Hello rakib3045kw,

Welcome to expat.com!

I think that it could be quite hard to find a job....

You might find some additional information concerning employment and visas in the Living in France guide for expats.

All the best,

Yoginee

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I am a Yemeni young man. I have been working in Saudi Arabia since 2010, but to this day. I have a lot of experience in several fields. I want to search for relocation, except for France. Will I get this? What are the fees for education in secondary school? I do not have an experience certificate.

Hello ????? ?????? ??????47,

Do you wish to continue your studies or do you want to work there?

Do let us know so that we can help you

Cheers,

Yoginee

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I want to work there and look for a job in any company. If I can go and get a job, would you advise me to go?

Hello ????? ?????? ??????47,

It is important that you first find a secure job there.

You can check the current jobs offers in the  Jobs in France section. You can also add your CV there.

Lastly, do check the Living in France guide for expats for additional information regarding visas and employment in France.

All the best,

Yoginee

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@earld I'm quite new to the French forum; but I have been an expat for nearly 30 years-working and living abroad. Now my retired husband and I are thinking of long term renting or purchasing a home in France. While not wishing to live in a large city, we're going to look at different regions. This will be a different experience as employers took care of all the paperwork/rental/utilities etc., previously.

Since your post in Feb, how have things gone for you?

Hope things are going well.

Cheers!

S Hopkins

@Julien Bon Jour!

My husband and I retired recently from nearly 30 years of expat work and life. But the itch refuses to retire. We're considering returning to France where we have never lived but visited several times. We would like to live "near" a large city, just rent or buy in a smaller nearby town. Our first foray will be next year and focus mainly on the regions of France in the South-not on the beach towns though.

We enjoy hiking, winter sports, not afraid of some snow-just not the amount you need a snowblower for. We have a French dog, my husband enjoys bicycling and birding. I enjoy long walks with the dog and photographing birds and nature in general. I have both a British passport and an American one; hubs has US. We're hoping to find a locale where there are some English speaking expats in residence, but not as an isolated community. I speak some French but Fluency is still a goal. We had two stints in South America (Argentina & Peru) so our Spanish would help if we moved near that border. We may consider locations farther north for trips to the UK or just to be closer to a major airport. That said, given the French rail system, when not on strike, that consideration is not a high priority.

All suggestions or admonitions for locales will be considered,

Cheers!

S Hopkins

Hi,

I live in both France and the US, but this year is the first year that I have lived in France more than the US. I came back to France in July and thought it's time to try and meet people in France other than my husband's friends. We live in Six Fours/ Sanary, so it seems quite difficult to meet expats in such a small town. Hoping there may be a group or individuals around here and Toulon.

Thank you,

Christie

@Julien thank you so much

@elkc7 i can do this job

Can you help in finding a long term stay apartment in Toulouse?