Hello Expat French Community, I recently moved permanently to France with my husband and 2 children. Everyone in my family are E.U. Citizens, except me. My husband and I work remotely and our employment will continue to remain in the United States. Because we do not hold jobs here in France...

Hello, I was trying to schedule a rdv with a doctor in conventionné secteur 2, who charges 60€ for his consultation. I emailed him saying that I was in chômage and he replied that as I've the financial difficulty, he could do 'tiers payant'. Now when I called his office, his secretary told me...

Hi there, I have been operating an an auto-entrepreneur for 3 years now and have been making a fairly modest income. Has anyone come across any problems with their income going below some kind of minimum and losing access to their Carte Vitale? I've heard that you may be asked to pay some kind...

Hi helpful people, I was wondering if anyone can recommend a course of action for telling my home state that I'm on French health insurance now? The complication: I moved to France last year and never cancelled the medicare because I didn't want to be hit with fees for being without coverage...

I've done some searches and read some threads, but I didn't find my answer, so here is my latest question. :) I moved to France in Nov, and started working at my French job on 1/1/2016. How long will it take for me to get a Carte Vitale? Do I have to do something to get one, or does the...

I have found myself in a vicious circle, I have no doubt that it will unravel in its own time, but in the meantime, I could really use some advice on the best way forward! The English buyer of my property is applying for a French mortgage based on his continued British business income. His...

Hello!! I have a question about the expiration date of my carte vitale. It says that my rights end at the end of this month, however my carte de sejour was extended until December. What do I do to get them to extend my rights until then? Can I just send them a letter on the website or should...

Hi all, I have just received my SIREN number and at the same time my private expat health insurance is about to expire. So I'm hoping I can quickly bill a client I've been working for without payment to date and make an early cotisation payment - all with the aim of getting a carte vitale ASAP...

Hi - advice appreciated please. Have been in France for 13 years, Carte Vitale all the time. No problems - until last week the Pharmacy phoned to say that there was an issue with my Assurance Maladie account. (I am age 70 retired with UK Pension) I tried to input my social security number...

Hello, Okay, here's kind of a strange situation. My husband added me to his mutuelle, but we later discovered that I wasn't actually covered...that it was in name only. I'm very confused about this and suspect misunderstandings all around. Here's our situation. I had just arrived in France...

Hello, can anybody give me some advice on the benefits of setting up as an Auto Entrepreneur? If you are an AE, do you still need to register as a Micro BIC? We still haven't got our Securite Sociale numbers, can we set up as an AE without that and would that be a way of getting our numbers and...

hello! i just sent off my info for my carte vitale but now im thinking about it and my translation was from nimes not paris, they are still french court appointed but will this make any difference if its not from a paris translator??

I've spent the last hour reading through the very informative posts on here so thank you first of all to everyone who has contributed! I'm sorry if some of my questions are a slight repetition but I can't find an exact replica of my situation so have decided to start from scratch! My boyfriend...

Hi - Seems every situation/question is unique, but here's mine: I am an American here on a student visa, and have been working for an acting school, teaching acting. The contract with the school, however, is as an actor ("comédien"), and I technically sign a one time/one-performance contract...

Hi there, I scrolled through the thread to try to find out how long it takes to get a carte vitale. If I am being repetitive, please pardon me. I have been in France since Sept 1 and have submitted all the forms needed for a carte vitale. (I am a US citizen married to a French citizen) I only...

Hey, I'm PACSed to a French citizen and I'm living in France on a carte séjour vie privée familial. I've been working for the last year and I have applied for a social security number (still being processed) My question is once I get my number, am I entitled to a carte vitale, and will I be...

Hello I registered my entreprise individuelle a couple of years ago. I live here full time, but my husband works as a teacher in the UK and only returns periodically for holidays. I pay tax and social contributions for my business here in France. My eldest daughter, who is 32, a single...

I have a Titre de Sejour that expires May 1 2009. My French born wife passed away last September. Unfortunately, because she handled all the paperwork, I did not pay attention to the process for this card. I also have a carte Vitale, dated October 7, 2008. My address is Rue des Archives, in...