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An overview of the French healthcare system in 2021 - The …
Dec 9, 2021 · In many cases, this also now operates for hospital stays, especially in the public sector. Whether or not there remains a partial bill to pay depends on the level of charges and the level of cover provided by a person’s top-up mutuelle.. While the French healthcare system and the US system are similar in the fact that they rely on their population having medical insurance, in …
How to get French citizenship – the 2024 requirements - The …
May 15, 2024 · If you have lived in France for more than five years you can apply for naturalisation by decree.. This lengthy process involves gathering and filing various documents, having them translated into French by a sworn translator (traducteur assermenté) if they are in another language (such as your birth certificate and parents’ birth certificates), paying a €55 fee, attending an interview ...
How to get a social security number and carte Vitale in France
Jan 9, 2023 · When you arrive in France, one of the first things you will want to do is to apply for a social security number. If you are coming to do an employed or self-employed job then this is part-and-parcel of your set-up formalities; otherwise, for example if you are a retiree or early-retiree, you need to apply to your local Caisse primaire d’assurance maladie …
Brexit: What you can (and cannot) bring into France from UK
Dec 9, 2021 · This article was first published on 05-03-2021. It was updated with a new image change on 24-06-2021. Several readers have asked us to clarify the post full-Brexit rules on what can be brought into France from the UK, particularly with regard to food and drink.
Streaming sites to legally watch films for free in France
Nov 27, 2023 · The price of a number of popular streaming services – chief amongst them Netflix – recently increased, meaning that from November people are paying more for their packages.
France’s immigrants: We look at the trends in the latest official data
Aug 29, 2023 · It means in total, 8.7 million people living in France were born elsewhere, equating to 12.8% of the population. Where were most immigrants living in France born?
Meet one of France's last on-site lighthouse keepers - The …
May 15, 2021 · Meet one of France's last on-site lighthouse keepers Benoît Jenouvrier, is one of the country's last keepers to live full-time at his lighthouse - Cordouan lighthouse in the Gironde - when on duty
Explained: Types of employment contracts in France - The Connexion
Nov 24, 2022 · CDI - contrat à durée indéterminée A CDI, a contrat à durée indéterminée, is what many jobseekers are ideally looking for – a stable long-term job with no set end date.. It is the standard private work contract in France and legally employers must offer one unless they can show good reason not to.