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Originally Posted by Rexor
Bevdeforges,
My confusion is over how to convince the French authorities to allow us to take up residence if I'm not interested in taking a job in their country. I read elsewhere that they don't care about my previous tax returns, so I couldn't even prove to them that I have an income!  My wife is convinced that there are Americans who "retire" to France legally, and that we would essentially be doing the same, even though we're only forty.l. |
Hi!
If you settle in France, and since you would not be working:
-You would be required to prove that your family has for each Member a private Health Insurance equivalent to the French basic CMU, since you would not qualify. That can costs a minimum of Euro 3400 per person/per year ( with top up). ( I mention it principally for others, because it seems that this would be no problem for you).
- Further you would be require to prove that your have regular income to support your family or the necessary capital.
France is not longer ready to take up people*, who would be dependant on the French Social Security.
* One could say that there is a certain contradiction here, because there are many exceptions. But none the less it is in the texts,and you would be asked that.
Yours,
giantpanda