[Carte de sejour with french wife and kids]

I would like to thank everyone here for your very thorough answers. They were very useful and helped me better understand what/how to submit for permanent CDS in my case - I will apply for CDS and will tell you about my experience! Take care!

[Carte de sejour with french wife and kids]

Thank you very much for your answers! Yes, I do have French tax returns for the past 5 years (where I declare my all my UK earnings and taxes as a cross-border worker to avoid double taxation). However, if I understand correctly, having a French job is the requirement to get a carte de sejour here (which is not my case)? If yes, maybe I can apply as a family member or something like that? Thanks again!

[Carte de sejour with french wife and kids]

Hello,

I am a British citizen with a French wife and 2 small kids (French citizenship). I've moved to France in 2010, had a permanent job until 2014, was unemployed for 1 year, and now a cross-border worker (commuting to London from Paris). It seems that I need to obtain carte de sejour to avoid possible issues with Brexit, but I am completely lost in different types of cards.

Can someone suggest if I can apply for a permanent (10 year) carte de sejour while I didn't have any carte de sejour before? Also, can it be a problem if I live in France with my french family but work in the UK? Maybe I should apply for a "Famille d'un européen - Séjour permanent"?

I will appreciate any suggestions! Thank you very much in advance,

Greg

[Living in Paris but working in London in a startup ...]

Thanks a lot for the links! This is exactly what I was looking for!

Yeap, it's true that this startup does not know yet about all the social

charges in France, so I am slowly preparing them :( ...

However, even if they agree, I just hope it will not be too complex to

set this up (particularly knowing French bureaucracy) ...

Anyways, thanks again - I will be studying all the links now ...

Gregory

 

[Living in Paris but working in London in a startup ...]

Hello!

After working in Paris for 5 years (I am the British citizen), I decided to change my job

and got an offer from a startup based in London. They are fine if I work remotely

under CDD (and occasionally come to London), but they have no idea what

to do with my social security payments and tax in France. I looked at the forum and found

a few related messages 3 years ago, but do not know if things changed

since then.

Therefore, I will be very grateful if someone can provide links

to the related French/UK laws, i.e. if this startup has to pay my

social contributions (health insurance, pension, unemployment insurance)

directly to France (and how to set it up), or I have to pay it somehow myself?

At the moment, I am a bit lost ...

Thanks a lot!!!

Gregory

[hesitant where to register a small company (UK or France)?..]

Ok, I see ... It looks like it's better to wait a bit.

I want to make an on-line consultancy company and it includes 2 steps: designing the website and, naturally, getting some customers.

I also want to show the concept to one big company and would like to show it already as a working company even

if I don't have real customers yet - the idea is that maybe this big company will buy my company ...

I know that the chances are tiny but still want to try one day ;) ...

Thanks again for your answers!!!

[hesitant where to register a small company (UK or France)?..]

Actually, one more question: is it generally possible to register a company with an intention

to operate in the future and then keep it inactive for a year or two?.. The reason is

to show an intention and be ready if one day it's needed...

Thanks!

[hesitant where to register a small company (UK or France)?..]

Thanks "cooperlola" and "Albert the

InfoGipsy" for a very quick reply.

So, it's now clear where to set up business and pay tax, but I will

still need to read more about this autoentrepreneur status - I heard about

it from my friend a year ago, but he told me that you can be autoentrepreneur

only for 2 years and then either close business if it's not going well or move

to another status. If this is correct, it's not good for me, because I would like

to do consultancy from time to time maybe for 5 years and I do not expect it to be very

profitable - if I can make additional 10.000-15.000euros per year, I will

be more than happy...

Thanks again!

[hesitant where to register a small company (UK or France)?..]

Dear all,

Recently, I changed my job in France and somehow have a bit of spare time

so I am thinking to do some part-time IT consulting for individuals and small companies.

I am a British citizen and a permanent resident in France with a full-time job

since 2008 (also in the process of buying a flat here) but most of my potential

customers are outside France (USA/UK/Spain).

Considering, that I do not speak good French yet and that French laws to create

companies/business seem to be very complex, I am thinking if it is possible

to register such a consultancy company in the UK while working from France?

Does it make sense?.. Also, what will happen with my tax in this case?

Also, since naturally this business may not work well, is it possible

not to pay any tax if I do not have customers while keeping company alive

for a few years?.. I heard that if I register any company in France,

most of the time, after a few years I will have to start paying various

taxes even if I do not have customers, etc?..

                                       

Finally, if I have some earnings, can I simply declare them in my individual

tax form just as additional earnings or should it be something else?..

I am a newbie in all that so I will appreciate any suggestions!

Thanks a lot!!!

[problem with French Visa card in the USA]

Thanks a lot for all your replies!

If HSBC doesn't charge for using card in the USA, it can be a good option if they exchange

rate is good too, but from what I heard they have a very high annual fee for most of the accounts

(which drives me mad because I had HSBC account while staying in Edinburgh many years ago,

it was totally free and they continuously upgraded my Visa to golden and then platinum

for free while I have been just working at the University so didn't have lots of money ;) )

I will try to check it out ...

I will also check Caxton fx pre-paid currency card.

As for getting a company card - they are thinking about introducing it in the future

but for now we have to pay ourselves and of course the company will not cover

non-job related spendings (outside working hours or weekends). Also my relatives

moved to the USA so I plan to visit the USA more often now ...

Thanks!!!

[problem with French Visa card in the USA]

Do you mean to open a bank account in the French branch of the Bank of America

or while in the USA (in the last case I guess I will not be able to do it since I am not

a US resident?). If in France, will this account be in $?.. But do they have a good

rate to convert from $ to euro?..

Thanks!

[Question about "douche autobronzante" in Paris]

Thanks guys for all your answers - I haven't been put off by the funny answers but actually quite liked that ;) ...

I have to agree that after having a few tan sessions, my tan looks a bit artificial (what a surprise) but I believe

it's still better than having a look as if I just climbed out of the tomb (that's what my colleagues have been telling me ;) ).

But I will stop the tan sessions for now particularly since it looks like the spring is finally coming and will wait

for the next holiday to go to some nice and sunny place ;) !..

[Question about "douche autobronzante" in Paris]

Hello,

I have maybe a bit unusual question: for my new job I need to meet many

new customers and I am very pale at the moment so I am thinking to

start going to a tan centre but I am concerned that it may not be very

healthy. I heard that there is something called "douche autobronzante"

which is kind of a shower with a tan cream that works for 1 week.

However, since it's chemical, I am curious if it is also very unhealthy

or it's fine?.. What is generally better: tan lamp or shower?..

Also, the problem is that there are not so many places with such a shower

around Paris - I found one (if someone is interested or need it, I found

one in the centre of Paris, I think it's called Carre Soleil and it's

on the street rue Taitbout, I don't remember exactly the house number,

I think it's between 40 and 50 - the staff was nice and helpful) but

it's very far from me - I live and work just outside Paris

not far from Porte d'Orleans so will be very happy if someone can suggest

tan centres with "douche autobronzante" between Cite University and Antony?..

Thanks a lot in advance!!!

[problem with French Visa card in the USA]

Bonjour everyone,

A few months ago I moved to a new job in France and have to go to the USA and Canada quite frequently.

So far I have been using La Poste Visa in France (not Premier account) but after checking my bill

after recent trip to the USA found out that their exchange rate is ridiculous and they charge you

for any transaction a minimum fee of 2$. I got used to use Visa all the time in France and did the

same in the USA but lost lots of money on that. So, I would like to ask if someone can suggest

another French bank or solution to have a better exchange rate and maybe no transaction fees in the USA?..

Actually, I just had the same problem with money transfers to and from the USA using La Poste recently.

They claim that they have a very low fee for transfers but they really get lots of money on a very

bad exchange rate. For example, my colleagues sent me 2000$ and payed just 25$ for that, but I got

only 1300 euro instead of 1450 euro (official exchange rate). I will be very grateful for suggestions

to minimize my losses during money transfers between US and France?..

Thanks a lot in advance !!!

[moving from UK to France (carte de sejour)]

Yes, that's a good point! Thanks again for your suggestion!

 

[moving from UK to France (carte de sejour)]

Ok. Thanks for the reply!!! Will ask in the Mairie about carte de sejour!

 

[moving from UK to France (carte de sejour)]

Hi,

I have been working at the University in the UK for some time and

just got a permanent position in France in the national institute (I am british).

Do I need to obtain carte de sejour in this case to start working?

Also, does anyone know what happens with my previous pension contributions

in the UK? And do I need to inform tax office that I will (probably) pay tax

in France?

Sorry for many questions and thanks in advance,

Gregory