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To be eligible for a long-stay visa, you need to meet the minimum income and take out a private medical insurance policy - here's what you need to know.

It’s back to work after a long Easter weekend in France, plus French tax declarations open, we announce our upcoming Visas & Health Insurance webinar, and there’s another nationwide strike planned. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Pension strikes continue in France today, there’s talk of a new deal for post-Brexit school trips, and it’s the last chance to sign up for our free French tax webinar. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

France’s pension strikes continue, there’s hope for a renewed alliance after last week’s Franco-British summit, plus send us your French tax questions! Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Each month we answer one of your most frequently asked questions on buying or selling French property, moving to or living in France. This month, our FrenchEntrée Digital Editor, Zoë Smith, answers one of your most commonly asked questions regarding travelling to France with pets post-Brexit.

If you’re receiving letters or parcels in France from outside the EU – which, of course, now includes the UK post-Brexit – you might find that you are liable to pay customs duties or VAT. Here’s what you need to know.

France faces potentially its largest strike to date today, there’s some potentially good news for American and Canadian drivers in France, and don’t miss our special French tax webinar! Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

If you are travelling from the UK to France with your pet post-Brexit or bringing your pet to France from any other non-EU country, you will need to get an Animal Health Certificate from your vet prior to travel. Here’s what you need to know about the Animal Health Certificate.

Since Brexit, all items brought into France from the UK are now subject to non-EU customs laws, meaning that both new purchases and second-hand items may be liable for VAT and customs duties. Here’s what you need to know.

Go househunting in and around the town of Tonnerre in Burgundy and you’ll find historic stone homes surrounded by vineyards and waterways.

With rising interest rates, tighter mortgage criteria, and the high demand for rural properties pushing prices up, 2022 saw plenty of changes in the French property market, but what can foreign buyers expect in the coming months? Here are some of our key predictions for the French property market in 2023.

From visas and residency to buying property and taking out a French mortgage, as well as travelling to France, pets, and French driving licences—here are 22 of the popular questions that you asked FrenchEntrée in 2022.

Time to sell up? Agent Joanna Galpin explains the sales process, from finding an agent to handing over the keys, even if you need to do it remotely

Proposed airline strikes could mean travel delays over the festive season, plus how much can you expect petrol, energy, and food prices to rise in 2023 and how to watch the 2022 World Cup and the Paris Olympics 2024 in France. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

FrenchEntrée Digital Editor Zoë Smith answers one of your most commonly asked questions regarding the French residency card.

How the 90-day rule is going to change in 2024/2025: new passport checks, border controls, and pre-paid visa authorisations.

Gite owner Carol Paylor met with a Gites de France representative to learn more about subscribing to Gites de France and the benefits for a gite owner - here's her honest opinion.

This popular event has helped people buy and sell thousands of French properties, as well as providing expert advice on everything from legal, financial, tax and inheritance concerns to building, renovation, removals and visas - and where to buy, of course!

Answers to a diverse range of mortgage topics, from equity release and buying as a US citizen, to French banks' attitudes to lending for château purchases

From mortgages and tax requirements to opening a French bank account – making these mistakes could turn your French property dreams into disaster!

Charlotte Macdonald provides advice on issues that can arise with regard to inheritance regulations, and also reveals how you can leave money to a French charity after you die.

Offering easy access from English ports, La Manche also has stunning scenery and top tourist spots.

There are so many questions and red-tape hoops to jump through both before and after relocating to France.

Fuel shortages are affecting petrol stations across the country, the French government has released its energy-saving plan for winter, and don’t miss our latest free webinar. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

This natural haven in the west of France is often overlooked, but it offers fantastic opportunities for house-hunters. It could be an ideal spot if you’re hoping to move to France

A new Covid booster vaccine is now available in France, mortgage interest rates are on the rise, and there’s help for elderly residents looking to make home improvements. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Each month we answer one of your most frequently asked questions on buying or selling French property, moving to or living in France.

France announces its 2023 Budget, control techniques are now required for motorbikes, and firewood prices soar. Here are the French news stories you need to know about this week.

Alistair Lockhart looks at how both Brexit and COVID have impacted eligibility for French mortgages, and advises on remortgaging to undertake renovation works

Some tips and advice on how rules and regulations surrounding Wills and property in France could affect you and your family.

We tackle your most frequently asked questions in our upcoming Moving to France: Visas & Residency webinar - here are the top five questions we get asked the most.

Rebecca Hill opened her B&B near Carcassonne in southwest France last year. She had never run a hotel before – let alone started a business during a pandemic in a foreign country.

FrenchEntrée’s upcoming webinar gives you the chance to ask the experts your questions on buying your dream French home, French mortgages, tax and inheritance law, and foreign currency exchange.

Each month we answer one of your most frequently asked questions on buying or selling French property, moving to or living in France.

Designated parklands, lakes, quaint market towns and easily accessed from Paris and the UK: Orne certainly has plenty to offer.

FrenchEntrée digital editor Zoë Smith takes you through the real-time process of exchanging her UK or foreign driving licence for a French Permis de Conduire – step by step.

A proposed bill may give Brits post-Brexit and other non-EU citizens in France the right to vote in French elections, there’s a new grant for electric bikes available, plus is your home at risk of flash floods?

We answer your questions about transferring British pensions, and getting the best exchange rates on your funds the easy way.

In some countries, including France, a matrimonial property regime will determine which spouse owns the property acquired during and/or before marriage and how this property is divided in the event of a divorce or upon death.

All of France is on drought alert as of this month, but do you know what the rules are for your department? Plus, France’s state of emergency finally comes to an end, resulting in good news for travellers.

We meet Stuart Scott who has set up his cider business in Gers, what was once Gascony.

Can you avoid roaming charges on your phone when visiting France from the UK, US, or other non-EU country? Here are three options.

Each month we answer one of your most frequently asked questions on buying or selling French property, moving to or living in France.

Huge delays at Dover and Folkestone caused chaos for travellers crossing the Channel from the UK to France this weekend, plus there’s bad news for Barclays account holders living in France.

Do you know the rules on pet passports, Animal Health Certificates, driving with your dog, and travelling on public transport in France? Here are 10 quick answers to your pet FAQs

We break down exactly what the rules say regarding private health insurance (PHI) and travel insurance policy requirements for long-stay visas in France.

Despite its fabulous landscapes, rural idylls and endless horizons, Limousin is one of the least-expensive and least-populated parts of France.