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Originally Posted by Rexor
This, however, seems like a catch-22: without getting a job first, which we don't even need in the first place, acquiring a long-term visa seems difficult if not impossible. In other words, don't any American writers/artists relocate to France??? Why wouldn't France want citizens who come with money without taking local jobs? Our situation seems to have fallen between the cracks, as it were, and our local consulate isn't exactly responsive.
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The problem with your situation is that as writers working in France you ought to be signed up with the writers' and artists' "syndicat" (sounds awful, doesn't it?
) to pay in your share of cotisations (social insurances). It's actually a better deal for those in the artistic professions (you get health and retirement coverage - not cheap, but not nearly as expensive as in the US).
You may not be taking local jobs - but you are (or could be) shirking your "social" responsibility to contribute to the common welfare of your fellow artists. Never mind how much more difficult it is for the tax folks to check up on your income tax responsibility.
Cheers,
Bev