I'm at the opposite end of my life but finally retiring to France. I've visited and worked in France for decades but circumstances were never in place for a permanent relocation. This year, it's on. I bought a little, village house in the country and will be packing up in Feb. Loved your video. Thank you for your work.
Congratulations on your accomplishments. Which area in France did you decide to move to? We are wanting to move to Paris and buy an apartment there. I have a few questions about income proof for the visa. Can you give any insight on this please? Thanks
Thank you for this video! It's so nice to see what moving to France looks like for the everyday person- You've given me more confidence. Best wishes to you and Ben!
This is the video I really needed today. I have also started applying for job abroad for growth prospects in my career. I have not decided where I want to and that's why I have started applying for europe, uk, newyork(tough), Singapore, Dubai, Netherlands. Hope I also get a good one. Happy for you girl. Thanks again.
220 job applications?!! Wow!! Good to see you're doing okay G! You are awesome!! Do you have many French friends? Any of your US friends visit yet? I really want to visit France! I've been to Monaco for a day (Mediterranean Cruise) Hardly a French experience!! jusqu'à la prochaine fois Gioya🥰
Wishing you all the best. Life has many pitfalls, learn, be patient with yourself and others. The pace of life in France or Paris, if you live there is much slower, so pace yourself.
Thanks for this! I'm a Canadian Anglophone but I am learning French more so now then when I was a kid. I live in Montreal but am looking to move to France at some point! I am currently working on my BA and I had NO idea that Anglophones could work in France as an English-speaker, considering now in Montreal it is very hard to get employed without a bilingual status. Thanks for all the tips!
Magnificent Gioya & Ben! Bravo!❤🎉❤You are both Joyful Super Stars! Keep Smiling & Blessing Us! Thank you for sharing you and your honey’s story in moving to France. Love your story and video! My dream is to live in Paris, France permanently. I live in Houston, Texas. Thank you for breaking down the costs and for sharing the steps involved to relocate to another country. You are very gifted. Prayers for GOD to bless you and your sweetheart with an overflow of agape love, joy, peace, divine health, dreams, and wealth. Miracles!❤❤❤
one tip: ask your french human resources for reimbursements of your bus tickets or recurring subscription. I used to email my receipts and would get my transportation refunded by the company. I think it only concerns transportation if you don't go to work with your own car.
I'm looking at coming to France on a tourist visa at the beginning of February, i will look for work on this visa and hopefully secure a job offer, like you, doing anything. Then hopefully it will be smooth sailing when i go home and apply for the Work Visa. Of course it wont be lol
Thank you so much for sharing this! May I ask...what do you think about your new job? Is it mostly in English? Do you enjoy it? I imagine there's a lot of difference between the work culture, too!
I like my job! It's mainly in English but I do a few meetings in French each month and it's helpful culture-wise to speak French in the office. Yes there are definitely differences! For one, lunch time being sacred! Haha
If your plan is to stay in France indefinitely, couldn't you just stop paying your student loans. When you do your taxes, declare that you've made $0 income in the US and after 10 years, your student loans would be forgiven....... An American woman living in Germany is doing just this. She's on RUclips
So, it depends. When I was moving, I had a couple privately held loans which are not eligible for forgiveness, so I couldn't stop paying those. I also have a loan with the government, and yes there is an Income Driven Repayment plan option, which is based on US income (which yes, is technically 0 for me right now), but the current structure is that those will be forgiven after "a certain number of payments over 20 or 25 years". During this time, interest still accrues on the loans. So for me, given that I can't completely rule out going back to the US sometime in the next 20-25 years, it's not a great option for me.
If you have private loans, this is not an option. Private loans are bank - backed loans. They are ruthless and will do whatever they can to get the money which includes taking money from future paychecks, putting a lean on your house or going after your cosigner or next of kin. I even learned that for one of my private loan lenders, in the case of my death, the loans would still have to be paid by my next of kin. Before I moved back to France, I had to make sure every single private loan was paid because they are not manageable like the federal loans are.
Hi I am an American looking to move to France, did you translate your CV into French yourself? I don't really have anybody who could look at it.. I do speak French so I could try, but it makes me nervous..
Hey! Currently going through the same process! I was wondering what steps were taken for the Work Permit. Did you have to apply for a separate visa like a long stay visa first or did you leave the U.S. already with all the paperwork needed to stay "Permanently". This video was very helpful, thank you!
Thanks for this video. This video is one the clearest and straight forward on the subject, to me. Can you please share the name again of what you downloaded? start at the 5:58 mark on the video. I couldn't make it out on the video. Thanks so much
I downloaded Notion, it's a free note-taking app. Its free to use and has templates for different purposes, like tracking job applications or habit tracking!
Hi! I'm personally in financial planning and analysis, but as I was applying I saw lots of job openings for English-speaking sales roles for companies that are looking to expand their business into other countries. I think hospitality is also easily transferable as well!
If i apply got a job by linkedin will they give me Employment contract? Because i am a syrian citizen and that will help me a lot for accepting my visa application
So I started off by looking at the France Visas government website and just reading up about the different types of visas. I didn't meet with a lawyer before applying, but I only applied to my visa after I had already accepted a job offer. Hope that helps!
Hi Gioya, this video is so helpful and good on you for hustling through the 7 month job hunt, well done :) I hope you're enjoying life in France! I wanted to ask as I will be in a similar situation to you soon, however will be on a french spousal visa (which will allow me to work automatically) do you think this will expedite my chances of finding a job easier? In your video you mentioned you had to find work first and then apply for your visa which is why I am wondering if in my case it might be quicker with having a visa which gives me work rights. Thanks in advance!🙏
Hi, yes I'm almost certain you'll find something faster than I did! It's more than likely that needing sponsorship ruled me out a few jobs, which is a problem you won't have :) good luck!
Interesting stuff :) Only six minutes in but I just wanted to joke that I felt the burn of that not being an EU citizen bullet-point as I am English and, against my will, had that privilege taken away from me ... thanks Brexit :( EDIT: Also, my compliments on your job searching persistence! That was a lot of applications :respect:
Hey looking to move, for visa process do you need a sponsorship, or just a work visa/ long term stay? So confused on that process and have an interview this Wednesday and I want to make sure if they ask me what I need I can be transparent.
As I understand it, if you are not European, in general you need some kind of visa to live and work in France, and as a non-European, this typically means you'd need visa sponsorship from the company you're applying to. Hope that helps!
You're never too old to try something new :) you could try joining some of the Facebook groups for women in France, there are women of all ages who could help explain how they moved! Good luck!
How to search a job relocated to France, this is the first video I watched, love it. I am also thinking about move from UK to France, but don't know much about their culture and working environment, social life etc...Would love to watch more about it. 💕
@@megsbob303 yes you have to have a job offer! (I answer a bit more in detail in Part 2 but I got the offer and then the company provided the necessary paperwork to go alongside my visa application)
Hello and congratulations on your enjoyable video. But why put this horrible background music with accordion. In France, no one has listened to the accordion for decades, it's totally out of date.
@@Thereshewonders lol judging we, not at all we leave in it , how can you move to France ?? Lol probably you speak very good French and will not mind been quickly Judged or less respected because of a language thing , I hope you keep enjoying your stay in France
It's not the ideal country in Europe to retire in, I mean no social equity, no social laws, very high expenses for daily living. High energy crisis due that Alstom were liquidated. Don't wonder on the streets during riot, other else, the cops will think you are a rioteer, tear gas, "matracage" Do you think, they are happy with an English speaker in French. Always train delays. Taxes,taxes taxes. If you earn 1500eur, a quite interesting salary, state takes its share ,"prélevement" upon your salary from 20% to 41,01 % of your salary, means that it have already been deducted from your salary at the source, you will take at about 900eur home. Without talking of the strikes, french are the most on strikes nation. I got families living in france in the 70,80,90, and early 2000's. I know what I am telling you. You work for yourself, family etc. But in france you will work for those you don't want to work too. Makes sure not to mistaken france with the elffel tower, way of life, and also to think that the ideal french is a bread loaf under the arms and a straw in the mouth, this are long dead 40,50 years ago.
You tell a lot of lies and you don't even know how it works in the country. It really takes some balls and zero sense of shame. "Oh I know better, since I have a friend who went there in the 80's". Sounds totally legit to me. ;)
@@delphzouzou4520 yes you may have friends who lives there, me my aunt settle there since 1975, at that times life was easy, good with 15k francs a month both husband and wife salaries combines led you to a decent pretty live, food on the table, a roof over your head and every month they put some savings in the bank. Nearly every year they visit us on vacations, once, they have even gone to the Thailand. At the end of Mr Chirac, when sarko came, it was the beginning of the end, Hollande and macron the first now nailed it. Now my Aunt and my oncle are living which only at about 900eur month, and with their saving. great that the brought the house in the 90's otherwise it should be a disaster. They are seriously considering to return back to the country. This is what I know.
I'm at the opposite end of my life but finally retiring to France. I've visited and worked in France for decades but circumstances were never in place for a permanent relocation. This year, it's on. I bought a little, village house in the country and will be packing up in Feb. Loved your video. Thank you for your work.
Congratulations on your accomplishments. Which area in France did you decide to move to? We are wanting to move to Paris and buy an apartment there. I have a few questions about income proof for the visa. Can you give any insight on this please? Thanks
Best of luck 👍💋
You seem to be open and determined! A great combination for nearly anything Respect from Germany!
Congratulations!🎉❤ I’m on the same spectrum as you and considering France. Abby suggestions are welcome!
You're fortunate to have someone like Ben to help you. Your relationship is a big motivation to help you persist. Best wishes!
Thank you for this video! It's so nice to see what moving to France looks like for the everyday person- You've given me more confidence. Best wishes to you and Ben!
you are so adorable to watch and listen to. You and Ben are fortunate to have each other
This is the video I really needed today. I have also started applying for job abroad for growth prospects in my career. I have not decided where I want to and that's why I have started applying for europe, uk, newyork(tough), Singapore, Dubai, Netherlands. Hope I also get a good one. Happy for you girl. Thanks again.
Ah good luck!! I'm sure you're going to find something great! 🫶🏼
The intro I just love
Ah thank you!! Had fun doing it haha
Such a fun and informative video! Love your infomercial opening and switching between Gioya in the field and Gioya in the studio haha so entertaining!
Thanks Erika!!!!!!
220 job applications?!! Wow!! Good to see you're doing okay G! You are awesome!! Do you have many French friends? Any of your US friends visit yet? I really want to visit France! I've been to Monaco for a day (Mediterranean Cruise) Hardly a French experience!! jusqu'à la prochaine fois Gioya🥰
I have a few French friends! :) and I've had a couple friends from the US visit so far!! Let me know when you come back to France! 💖
Ah, so proud of you making it work!!! Great info for anyone who wants to do the same! Awesome video!!!❤❤❤
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Wishing you all the best. Life has many pitfalls, learn, be patient with yourself and others. The pace of life in France or Paris, if you live there is much slower, so pace yourself.
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This was a pretty helpful and realistic video, thanks for sharing your experience :)
I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this! I'm a Canadian Anglophone but I am learning French more so now then when I was a kid. I live in Montreal but am looking to move to France at some point! I am currently working on my BA and I had NO idea that Anglophones could work in France as an English-speaker, considering now in Montreal it is very hard to get employed without a bilingual status. Thanks for all the tips!
Magnificent Gioya & Ben! Bravo!❤🎉❤You are both Joyful Super Stars! Keep Smiling & Blessing Us! Thank you for sharing you and your honey’s story in moving to France. Love your story and video! My dream is to live in Paris, France permanently. I live in Houston, Texas. Thank you for breaking down the costs and for sharing the steps involved to relocate to another country. You are very gifted. Prayers for GOD to bless you and your sweetheart with an overflow of agape love, joy, peace, divine health, dreams, and wealth. Miracles!❤❤❤
This is an amazing video! Thanks for making this. Also, its so good that you guys had so much fun making this video!
wow this was great, well made!!
This is sooo helpful!!! I was an au pair in Paris in 2016 and I am dying to move back! asap I totally agree - where there is a will, there's a way :)
Oooohhh I was in Lyon in 2016 and I visited Paris for a few days - maybe we crossed paths haha. Hope you get to come back soon!!
im from houston so good to know i wont have to travel for the visa appointment!
Hi! Can we please have a link to welcome to the jungle or the system you downloaded for tracking jobs?
Great video, thanks for the detailed explanation! Hope you’re having a great time in France!
salary doesn't mean anything we have to talk about standard of living
in france with 40,000 euros you live like in the usa with 100 000$
i agree but she as many other americans have to pay off their student debt from america
Nice video! Thank you for sharing!
thank you for the video! really happy for you 🤍
one tip: ask your french human resources for reimbursements of your bus tickets or recurring subscription. I used to email my receipts and would get my transportation refunded by the company. I think it only concerns transportation if you don't go to work with your own car.
Thank you. Your journey inspires me!
I'm looking at coming to France on a tourist visa at the beginning of February, i will look for work on this visa and hopefully secure a job offer, like you, doing anything. Then hopefully it will be smooth sailing when i go home and apply for the Work Visa. Of course it wont be lol
I can see your efforts ❤️
I am going to move back to Paris permanently.
Fantastic video! Would love to see more.
I'm considering retiring to France and just working for myself part time.
With a retirement visa, you are not allowed to work. But this visa is easier to obtain.
this was sooo helpful, thank you!!!
No prob!!
This was excellent. Thank you. And I love your positivity for the rest of us. If you could do it, then we can too.
Thank you so much for sharing this! May I ask...what do you think about your new job? Is it mostly in English? Do you enjoy it? I imagine there's a lot of difference between the work culture, too!
I like my job! It's mainly in English but I do a few meetings in French each month and it's helpful culture-wise to speak French in the office. Yes there are definitely differences! For one, lunch time being sacred! Haha
I wish more Americans would come live in France and bring their positive energy :)
Uummmm….
If your plan is to stay in France indefinitely, couldn't you just stop paying your student loans. When you do your taxes, declare that you've made $0 income in the US and after 10 years, your student loans would be forgiven....... An American woman living in Germany is doing just this. She's on RUclips
So, it depends. When I was moving, I had a couple privately held loans which are not eligible for forgiveness, so I couldn't stop paying those. I also have a loan with the government, and yes there is an Income Driven Repayment plan option, which is based on US income (which yes, is technically 0 for me right now), but the current structure is that those will be forgiven after "a certain number of payments over 20 or 25 years". During this time, interest still accrues on the loans. So for me, given that I can't completely rule out going back to the US sometime in the next 20-25 years, it's not a great option for me.
If you have private loans, this is not an option. Private loans are bank - backed loans. They are ruthless and will do whatever they can to get the money which includes taking money from future paychecks, putting a lean on your house or going after your cosigner or next of kin. I even learned that for one of my private loan lenders, in the case of my death, the loans would still have to be paid by my next of kin. Before I moved back to France, I had to make sure every single private loan was paid because they are not manageable like the federal loans are.
10/10 intro
Loved this video!!!
I love this!
Can you tell me what type of visa you applied for and how long did it take ? thank you for your helpful video
thank you so much for this video! would you mind sharing if you were interviewing in French or English? x
Really motivating! Thanks!
Could you please send the job websites please?
Hi I am an American looking to move to France, did you translate your CV into French yourself? I don't really have anybody who could look at it.. I do speak French so I could try, but it makes me nervous..
Hey! Currently going through the same process! I was wondering what steps were taken for the Work Permit. Did you have to apply for a separate visa like a long stay visa first or did you leave the U.S. already with all the paperwork needed to stay "Permanently". This video was very helpful, thank you!
Thanks for this video. This video is one the clearest and straight forward on the subject, to me. Can you please share the name again of what you downloaded? start at the 5:58 mark on the video. I couldn't make it out on the video. Thanks so much
I downloaded Notion, it's a free note-taking app. Its free to use and has templates for different purposes, like tracking job applications or habit tracking!
I want to move in france please guide me what's the situation of jobs in france now? Can i take a risk?
I living here at United States 🇺🇸. But I’m going to move in Australia 🇦🇺. Next year. Australia 🇦🇺 is my dream country to stay permanently
Thank you so much for sharing! Do you mind if I ask, what line of work are you in? Or what kind of work do you think is most transferrable?
Hi! I'm personally in financial planning and analysis, but as I was applying I saw lots of job openings for English-speaking sales roles for companies that are looking to expand their business into other countries. I think hospitality is also easily transferable as well!
If i apply got a job by linkedin will they give me Employment contract?
Because i am a syrian citizen and that will help me a lot for accepting my visa application
You never said how long you were waiting for the appointment at the consulate?
How did you do your research before moving, how did you find out the types of visa, is it necessary to talk to a lawyer before applying?
So I started off by looking at the France Visas government website and just reading up about the different types of visas. I didn't meet with a lawyer before applying, but I only applied to my visa after I had already accepted a job offer. Hope that helps!
the fact that some people in the west are moving countries cuz they got bored is baffling to someone whos doing it to escape death
don’t you think it’s more baffling that we live in a world where people have to move to escape death?
I’m moving to Paris in 32 days because I’m bored of Atlanta
I do not have a French partner or boyfriend, but I would like to live in France (Collioure). :) #PRAYER #HOPE #PROCESS
Hi Gioya, this video is so helpful and good on you for hustling through the 7 month job hunt, well done :) I hope you're enjoying life in France!
I wanted to ask as I will be in a similar situation to you soon, however will be on a french spousal visa (which will allow me to work automatically) do you think this will expedite my chances of finding a job easier? In your video you mentioned you had to find work first and then apply for your visa which is why I am wondering if in my case it might be quicker with having a visa which gives me work rights. Thanks in advance!🙏
Hi, yes I'm almost certain you'll find something faster than I did! It's more than likely that needing sponsorship ruled me out a few jobs, which is a problem you won't have :) good luck!
Thanks so much@@iheartjunkfood!
What websites did you use to apply for jobs?
LinkedIn and WelcometotheJungle!
Great video. Please can I travel with my minor to France for study? I am from Nigeria.
Am not sure but you have to document it
Interesting stuff :) Only six minutes in but I just wanted to joke that I felt the burn of that not being an EU citizen bullet-point as I am English and, against my will, had that privilege taken away from me ... thanks Brexit :(
EDIT: Also, my compliments on your job searching persistence! That was a lot of applications :respect:
Haha yes you understand the struggle even better than I do! And thank you!! Thanks for watching :)
How did u applied for those jobs? Like websites or apps
Hey looking to move, for visa process do you need a sponsorship, or just a work visa/ long term stay? So confused on that process and have an interview this Wednesday and I want to make sure if they ask me what I need I can be transparent.
As I understand it, if you are not European, in general you need some kind of visa to live and work in France, and as a non-European, this typically means you'd need visa sponsorship from the company you're applying to. Hope that helps!
@@iheartjunkfood just found out that all I need is a job acceptance letter and then you can apply for a long term stay visa ! That’s all you need.
Would love to reach out separately to see if you know of any companies or even your company hiring. I’m looking for junior - mid level roles !
I'm 47 abd feeling lost in life and in this city (Houston) am I too old to move to france?
You're never too old to try something new :) you could try joining some of the Facebook groups for women in France, there are women of all ages who could help explain how they moved! Good luck!
How to search a job relocated to France, this is the first video I watched, love it. I am also thinking about move from UK to France, but don't know much about their culture and working environment, social life etc...Would love to watch more about it. 💕
Love the hustle 😍 #GioyaInParis
Oh love the hashtag!! I need to make this a thing hahaha
What are you doing for living in France ?
How did you break your lease?
0:15 love the opening music, let me feel more hot like italia but france also 🥵
Im guessing you need to secure a job before applying for a work visa?
@@megsbob303 yes you have to have a job offer! (I answer a bit more in detail in Part 2 but I got the offer and then the company provided the necessary paperwork to go alongside my visa application)
Hello and congratulations on your enjoyable video. But why put this horrible background music with accordion.
In France, no one has listened to the accordion for decades, it's totally out of date.
Bienvenue.
um.....YES!?!?!?!!?!? G + QUEEN = GUEEN GOALS
Hahahahaha GUEEN I need to start using that
I chose working visa
You study in uni there? How is it
@@saralola456 no sorry I didn't go to uni in France!
I will do the same one day
I'll be visiting in November. If i meet a girl there. I'll move there, why not. U.S ain't sh*t right now.
When I was in a supermarket in France "dont worry be happy" was played. Nobody understood the song
I want do the same
Bad audio
Bon Soir. Not "baby.". Merchant.
And yet another friggin accordeon tune. All other instruments forbidden in our democracy ;)
Paris is now one of the worst cities y Europe. There's a lot of cryme, lot of homeless, lot of murders
Biggest mistake you made
Vague. Please elaborate lol (Unless you’re judging, we don’t need it here)
@@Thereshewonders lol judging we, not at all we leave in it , how can you move to France ?? Lol probably you speak very good French and will not mind been quickly Judged or less respected because of a language thing , I hope you keep enjoying your stay in France
It's not the ideal country in Europe to retire in, I mean no social equity, no social laws, very high expenses for daily living.
High energy crisis due that Alstom were liquidated.
Don't wonder on the streets during riot, other else, the cops will think you are a rioteer, tear gas, "matracage"
Do you think, they are happy with an English speaker in French.
Always train delays.
Taxes,taxes taxes.
If you earn 1500eur, a quite interesting salary, state takes its share ,"prélevement" upon your salary from 20% to 41,01 % of your salary, means that it have already been deducted from your salary at the source, you will take at about 900eur home.
Without talking of the strikes, french are the most on strikes nation.
I got families living in france in the 70,80,90, and early 2000's.
I know what I am telling you.
You work for yourself, family etc.
But in france you will work for those you don't want to work too.
Makes sure not to mistaken france with the elffel tower, way of life, and also to think that the ideal french is a bread loaf under the arms and a straw in the mouth, this are long dead 40,50 years ago.
Do you actually live in France now??
@@abadjianne for a gift if granted I will refuse, no thanks.
Perhaps none of the major cities in Europe are ideal.
You tell a lot of lies and you don't even know how it works in the country. It really takes some balls and zero sense of shame.
"Oh I know better, since I have a friend who went there in the 80's". Sounds totally legit to me. ;)
@@delphzouzou4520 yes you may have friends who lives there, me my aunt settle there since 1975, at that times life was easy, good with 15k francs a month both husband and wife salaries combines led you to a decent pretty live, food on the table, a roof over your head and every month they put some savings in the bank. Nearly every year they visit us on vacations, once, they have even gone to the Thailand. At the end of Mr Chirac, when sarko came, it was the beginning of the end, Hollande and macron the first now nailed it.
Now my Aunt and my oncle are living which only at about 900eur month, and with their saving. great that the brought the house in the 90's otherwise it should be a disaster.
They are seriously considering to return back to the country.
This is what I know.