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What a great interview! 😊

Very interesting video! I love the old lady's view of the world...good luck to her!

Great content and great production quality

What document is accepted as proof of adress. I hold french residence card more than a year and now doing an exchange in belgium but I need a car in belgium. I can only get a car from france with my papers and need to show proof of residence. What could be the proof?

And learn some basic French, out of respect

Sympa d'être appelé les Texans 😊

Looks like with the orange bufoon in, thousands of Americans think they can just show up here in Europe. I live in Berlin and far too many Americans have moved here and are not making themselves welcome. REfusing to assimilate or learn the language, driving up rental costs pushing locals out of their neighbourhoods, ruining local restaurants and pubs with their very loud, drunken behaviour. Young Americans do not seem to handle alcohol well. Probably because of the puritanical drinking laws in the US. Remember you are not ex-pats but immigrants and the US has just proved it is a nation full of morons. Leave your "exceptionalism" at home.

Thank you! I need to start this process

Bonjour! Our VLS-TS interview appointment is on December 2nd. We have been planning this for a while just waiting for our cond to sell. It did! Soon we'll be in Perpignan. Merci. Dean et Cindy

Loved Bordeaux when I visited a few months ago. Definitely considering moving abroad in the next few years. Thanks for your story and making things clearer on how I can make it happen.

The problem for me is that it is overwhelming to make this happen with all that needs to be done. Is there a service that can walk you through the process so someone can understand the costs, the documents etc needed, and the likelihood they will be approved. I am not retired yet, I have about 10 years to go so short of dipping into my retirement IRA, I would need some type of income (job) in the interim. My experience is that they won't hire you if you don't have specialized experience (Doctor, Lawyer, Scientist, etc).

Yes! That’s been my plan for the last year. But now with the election results, I’m, going to try to expedite it. I hear BNP Paribas have very high bank rates. Any truth to that?

As an American who now lives in france, come if you want to assimilate to the French culture and lifestyle. If not, go somewhere else.

I moved to France full-time over 3 years ago. I was happy then, but I'm super happy now. I was fortunate that the parents of my brother's French wife provided attestations for me, so I was able to open a French bank account before I arrived. My carte bleu (debit card (credit cards aren't really a thing here)) was waiting for me at the bank when I arrived. TIP: French banks are used to handling multiple accounts in different currencies. I kept my U.S. bank account where my 3 pension checks and Social Security are automatically deposited. Every few months, I transfer $$$ to my French bank $$$ account. When the exchange rate is favorable, I transfer $$$ to my €€€ account. This is be far the least expensive way to move money to France. You can wire up to $100,000 per day. I sold my house for cash, wired $5000 to my French $$$ account to make sure that worked, and then made several daily transfers for the max. amount. Worked great. I used a service in Paris to assist me with acquiring a long stay visitor visa and I use them each year to assist with the annual application for a titre de séjour. In two more years, I'll be able to apply for a 5 year titre de séjour. I also used that firm in Paris to assist with my application for French social security and Carte Vitale (health insurance). Be aware that driver's licenses from only a handful of U.S. States can be automatically exchanged for a French Permis B. Arizona wasn't one of them. Real pain in the patootie. Renting is definitely the way to go. Once you agree to the initial monthly rent, lease agreements automatically renew and the annual increase is defined by the government. For example, my first year's monthly rent was 1 200 € for a 55 sq. meter 2 bedroom apartment and one private parking space in the heart of the center of Arcachon. The rent increase for the second year was 28 € per month. Also note that it is next to impossible to find an unfurnished apartment to rent, due to French tax rates that are lower for furnished apartments vs. unfurnished ones. Go figure. My 3 dogs and I love it here and have no plans to ever return to the U.S. Good luck with your move!

Welcome !❤

Motivation can be to have a cooler and cheaper life. Some people like not to fear for their children a school shooting. The French province has many advantages. Welcome to the Americans who are not racist, sexist, homophobic and do not live the Bible by hand. France is a secular country where the motto is not in god we trust. But liberté égalité fraternité

Shall we see a wave of American refugees in Europe?

Bon voyage!

This is about the only good news I have heard today. Thank you Richard.

Merci

Great timing for so many of us. My plan was to move over from Texas in September 2025. My location scouting trip is the first two weeks of February. I am now thinking of making the move earlier. Apart from August and "vacances", are there any months better than others to secure rental lodging? Esp. in smaller cities/towns in the Occitanie regions. TIA.

What a pathetic video, why would anyone think Trump winning both the electoral and popular vote, giving him an obvious mandate would change emigration to France? immigration from the Mexican border on the other hand....LOL

The outcome was heart wrenching. We are still 'under the influence' so to speak...I still wish to be in France, that has not changed and also, making the move --the right way has not changed... I mourn for my country and for the whole world.

I'm a 62 year old Brit who moved to France 5 years ago (100km SE of Bordeaux). It's a beautiful city that we visit regularly. I first visited Bordeaux around 1990 and the difference is incredible. The Tram system has totally transformed the city centre. It was a city being killed by cars and traffic. If we ever move from our rural home to a city then a Tram System is essential for us. They are just such a civilised way of moving around a city. Anecdote: We drove (in my EV) to Bordeaux. We parked the car at a Hotel on the edge of the Tram line (€7 a night parking), caught a Tram to Bordeaux station, Gare St. Jean (about €1.50 a ticket), got on a TGV train to Paris (about €45) and it took 2hours 30 minutes to travel over 300 miles. We got to Gare Montparnasse and caught the Metro to our hotel in Paris. We had to walk about 200 metres to our hotel, but that was literally about the only time our feet touched the pavement. I think public transport is a good measure of how civilised a country is.

Very interesting adventure, thanks for sharing.

J'aimerais avoir de ses nouvelles

I was born in Bordeaux (Chartrons), my entire family come from this place, the town at this time was called the "sleeping beauty" or the "Moon's harbor", I'm in love with Bordeaux. Welcome from a "Bordelais". 👍

Only 6% of people ever have to pay inheritance tax. So if you're not a multi-millionaire there's nothing at all to worry about. {:o:O:}

Great work expanding to in-person events. Your webinars have been educational and interesting.

Love it

Bonjour, Fabien. Excellent news! Can I preorder your package of visa guidance? Merci. Dean & Cindy

Perso ça me choque même pas , on doit avoir 800+ cousins outre atlantique ☠️

Julien Fortin has his own Wikipedia article ! fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julien_Fortin Fun fact : He is also an ancestor of Madonna and Céline Dion.

My wife and I are interested. We live in DC. We plan to move to France in a few years. Doing research now and I’m impressed by the testimonials of your former clients. Would like to hear what you have to offer.

Any chance of coming to Canada

What’s the fixed price for “tier 3” ?

Is getting to pet the Labrador Retriever part of the Tier 3 services? 🫰🏻

Why not both?

Great News! We're not moving to France for 3 years, but I can't wait to use your service. So professional. Thanks for all of your hard work

Congratulations France, better late than too late.

There's a common theme running through all those threads. We all know what it is but politicians and social 'leaders' (sarcasm there) have blinkered themselves to it let alone tell the truth publicly. In fact they gaslight us with the untruth 'diversity is strength'....

Who would have guessed that ipen border invites criminals

20 years to late

Finally thank you France from the UK our disgusting governments have helped cause all your problems with UK soft border control. We the people thank France for taking action ❤

France and German politicians destroyed Europe

It's not just France. Germany was first.

I'll bet they don't actually introduce them along their northern coast opposite Kent, unless you're arriving with a British passport.

Very cheap house

Be nice if they did the border checks that they were paid to do on their channel border. Bet they still don't