I want to move to France

[beeto]

we have recently moved back to the uk from France and found that the mobile hairdressers (english) did really well, they advertised in the local supermarkets and were often refered on by word of mouth. There is also a monthly magazine for the english that is FOC in airports and restaurants etc where it's cheap to advertise. (SNIP)

Originally Posted by Martin Williams

Hi

I am fast aprroaching 40, I have a wife of 19 years of a similar age i have a daughter of 10 and a son of 9 months. We have been to france several times on holiday and love it. We are fed up with the doom and gloom at home and the bad weather and would love to live abroad. I currently work as a civil servant but for the last two years have been doing hairdressing at college and getting some additional training from Toni & Guy. The intention being to have some skill to take with me if i moved abroad. I have now qualified and work one day a week in Toni & Guy still as a trainee cutter as you have to learn their way even if you are qualified. I would like to do this full time but i can not aford to give up my other job.Our French is extremely poor just enough to scrape by. We currently have our property up for sale but nothing is moving due to the credit crunch. I was just wondering what our the chances of getting a job in a salon where i still need some guidance and i can not speak french? Or are there any english speaking salons out there?If not is there any chance of getting any type of work when you can not speak french, within the expat community may be. I am very willing to learn on the job. Can anyone help?

[x-emmi]

hay,
many people have gites over here but depends where you go do some reseach see if many ppl in that area your goin to does it.
i personaly for a caturary think its a lovely idea also depends where you are in france it also depends on people prefence maybe if you where where many english was it would work but thats just a guess lol.
we live in france in the 87 region and have a 2nd home in the vienne which were hoping to get rid of its lovely there but not for r future plans to much land for us as not use for it its got 2heacters and a barn very cute tho in the heart of the village.

[x-emmi]

Originally Posted by x-emmi

hay,
many people have gites over here but depends where you go do some reseach see if many ppl in that area your goin to does it.
i personaly for a caturary think its a lovely idea also depends where you are in france it also depends on people prefence maybe if you where where many english was it would work but thats just a guess lol.
we live in france in the 87 region and have a 2nd home in the vienne which were hoping to get rid of its lovely there but not for r future plans to much land for us as not use for it its got 2heacters and a barn very cute tho in the heart of the village.

oh im sooo sorry for my spelling typing to fast and not thinking.

[Dobermann]

Originally Posted by Amelia Davies

Hello Martin

I live here in the South of France in the heart of Provence, I understand where you are coming from when you say that you want to move for a better life for you and your family. You have to look at this on the positive side. You could sell your house and put the money from the sale in a high interest account in the UK, use the interest to help you rent a property until you decide if France is the place for you, and which area is going to be your new home. The £ is too low to change into Euros at the moment you would lose quite a lot of money if you transfered your equity.

Once you are here you will have to apply for a social security number so that you can work, you could look at doing some property management for people who let their homes to tourists, most of them are English speaking owners and tourist. There are classes run by the employment services, to help you to speak French, and they are free for people seeking work.

Here in Provence you could also work as a mobile hairdresser, there are a lot of English and Americans living in this area. You could advertise your services in quite a few ways, Toni & Guy have Salons here in Provence and people would be interested in your connection with this name. Free news papers, local notice boards in supermarkets and public places etc are a good place to advertise. Once you are here you could learn the language quickly by getting to know your neighbours and by joining in with local activities, and by doing some voluntary work. You could also make a start by accessing French word a day, you subscribe free of charge and you will receive an e mail daily with a new word which is put into a sentence, you can listen to it spoken for a good accent, this service is run by an American writer Kristin.Espinasse.

We had a dream, and we are now living that dream, we have been here for 5 years and would not return to the UK for anything. If you are prepared to work hard and to take on anything until you improve your language skills, you will succeed in your venture. Good luck, if you have any more questions I will do my best to answer them for you. Regards Amelia.

Amelia, I want to relocate to France,
You mentioned Real Estate Agent jobs,. How do you think is it possible that a company would hire without wokr permit? And if not, how can one get a permit?
Thanks!!
Anton

[F14Tomcat]

I want to study aviation in France. Im eager on knowing how to move from Mexico to France. Can you provide me some more information on how to move to France? Im still in high school but im taking French next year.

[Bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by F14Tomcat

I want to study aviation in France. Im eager on knowing how to move from Mexico to France. Can you provide me some more information on how to move to France? Im still in high school but im taking French next year.

Hi and welcome to the forum.

Your best bet for finding study opportunities in France would be the Campus France website CampusFrance - Education en France - Study in France - Estudiar en Francia - Etudier en France - Study abroad in France - Centre pour les Etudes En France - CEF which has information about the various study programs, schools and the visa requirements.
Cheers,
Bev

[emily88]

Hi there,

I really want to move to France for a year to work/holiday and of course learn all about the French culture. My partner is currently playing football in Australia and has had experience in the top league here. Is he able to get a visa to play professional sports, or does this have to be done through the football club. We are hoping that he may be able to pick something up in ligue 2 but again i am not too sure what the standard of football is like. Any information would be really helpful.

Thanks

[Bevdeforges]

Originally Posted by emily88

Hi there,

I really want to move to France for a year to work/holiday and of course learn all about the French culture. My partner is currently playing football in Australia and has had experience in the top league here. Is he able to get a visa to play professional sports, or does this have to be done through the football club. We are hoping that he may be able to pick something up in ligue 2 but again i am not too sure what the standard of football is like. Any information would be really helpful.

Thanks

Most work visas require the employer (in your case, the football club) to make the first moves toward getting a visa. This is the place to start: Visas for Australian citizens - La France en Australie
Cheers,
Bev