The Monthly Q&A with Allison Grant Lounes allows you to ask questions and learn about how to move to France. Q&As are free and held monthly on the first Monday of every month via zoom (and the following Monday in case of a holiday).
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This week's questions include:
❓Can we apply for the visa in advance if owning or buying property?
❓How can an American obtain a home loan in France?
❓Here's what we think is the correct chronology:
Rent (in advance) an apartment/house in France for three months (or so); apply for a long-term visa using that address; house-hunt; start the homebuying process (deposits, inspections, other paperwork); sell our US home; pay the balance of the French home cost; close; move in; apply for a carte de sejours.
What are we missing?
Also, once we start the process in France, can we go home to the US to settle our affairs while the process winds its way through the French protocols?
❓Is there a way to stay in France while being considered fiscally American?
❓As an American citizen, how do I avoid estate taxes if I move to France and become a French resident?
❓Where do I begin searching for a job in France?
❓What is the relocation process for someone with a young child?
❓Is there any way to apply for a long stay visa while in France? If not, can it be somewhere else in Europe? I’ve been traveling for a year and technically don’t have a residency anywhere. I’m trying to avoid flying all the way back to the US just for a visa appointment.
❓General weather ?
❓Cost and availability of solar panels?
❓Does this count as registration to listen in to the webinar or do we register elsewhere?
❓Are there things people over 65 should do or not do when moving to France?
❓I hope to live in France as a musician, theater technician and writer. I have been cultivating relationships with local musicians and people in the arts over the last four years and have been planning longer trips each time I go. Is an artists visa a realistic way to go? The last I read up on it it seems the expectations are high and I am under the impression that it's geared more for business owners than individual freelance artists.
❓How do you pass on your French assets to your children living in the US when you die in France?
❓I found a French business interested in sponsoring me but they haven't done it in several years so they don't know how the process works. What happens next? Do I need to apply for a visa first or do they need to submit paperwork?
❓What forms of financial records are sufficient to demonstrating ability to pay?
❓ Must applicant establish a banking relationship in France before applying?
❓ What unpaid debts can affect acceptance of visa? Back taxes? Student Loans?
❓How long does the visa process take and how long are you required to live in France per year?
❓We are professionals in Tech. We are looking to retire at a younger age in France (50 and 40). We will have the required passive income. What visa should we get? Do we have to renew this type of visa often?
❓What is the major difference between being a French resident vs citizen, in terms of healthcare and job?
❓What is the very first procedure that should be completed?
❓You mentioned on a previous q&a that if then income on a profession libérale visa was going to be above 70k € per year, it might be more advisable to pursue the auto-entrepreneur visa. Can you elaborate on that?
❓Do you have to specify the work type in order to apply for a work visa?
❓Is it easier to get a work visa for family members after moving to France?
❓What type of visa makes sense for us? We are retirees with a second home in France and sufficient assets to exceed the financial resource requirements for any visa.
❓Best way to look for real estate?
❓How long before my move should I start applying?
❓After we submit our paperwork to the consulate how long does the process take?
❓We will be planning a trip to Paris first week of January not 100% sure yet
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