Health Insurance Travel Card.
Please note different rules and procedures apply if you hold a UK Form S1. If you are a French resident and plan to travel within an EU/EEA country or to […]
France Improving Online administrative task for ‘les Etrangers’.
The French government is committed to putting more and more services online and this includes services for foreigners living in France. The website ‘Administration Numérique pour les Etrangers en France’ […]
Financial Penalty for not Clearing your Garden
In order to prevent wildfires the fines levied for not clearing your garden are increasing. The areas affected are: The rules might differ between departments in the same region, and […]
Emergency Alerts
France’s Civil Defence Agency – ‘Sécurité Civile’ – has an alert system that sends a message to people’s smartphones to signal an emergency. When the authorities want to alert residents of a […]
Easier Access to Some Health Care Specialists
A new health law (loi Rist) adopted on May 10th 2023 will make it easier for patients to see certain specialists without getting a referral from their ‘médécin traitant’ (General […]
Cars will no longer need to show insurance green cards after April 2024
The green piece of paper (carte verte) that is visible on all vehicles that are registered in France is used to prove that a motorist has vehicle insurance but this […]
Be Aware: New Road Sign
A new French road sign, already evident on some parts of France’s motorway network, is being rolled out to the whole of France. Following an official decree published on August […]
Accessing the French Health Care System
Part 3 by Sara Vincent There are different ways of accessing the French health system depending on your age and country of origin. This is the third article in our […]
FBN Christmas Event 2023
For the Christmas end of year social networking event, the Franco British Network has organised a day in VOULEZ-VOUS, Périgueux for a Show & Lunch on the 7th of December […]
EU Digital Border System Delayed
The EU has confirmed plans to delay its new digital border system again with a rollout not expected until 2024 . The Entry/Exit System (EES), a digitalised system that will […]