darren

Let me thank you in advance for your help. I am British and my wife is Russian and we have two children 1 is British the other Russian. We would love to move to france, we are in our late 30s and are making a small living from properties we rent in the UK and Russia, (paying tax in both contries). We would like to buy a property in france and send our children to school in france. 1) Is is true we can only stay in france for 3 months at a time 2) Do we have to pay french tax??  and How do we register and pay?? 3) How easy is it for British children attend french schools 4) Does anybody know anybody or service that can help people move to france I have raed the French Embassy and Consulate web site, it give guide lines but not help. I am in Russia at present so contacting them is not an option at present, any help or advice would be welcome.   Many thanks Darren

Hi John, thanks you for the message, but are you sure the information you have given is correct!  I am British and my wife is Russian, we have just traveled from Russia to France by car, at the French embassy in Moscow we were told we need a shengen visa to enter France. At every boarder control the authorities checked and rechecked her visa. We travel Europe a lot and have always been informed that my wife needs a schengen visa to enter Europe. It would be great if we didn’t have to queue up all day at the French embassy to require a schengen visa. Also what happens when my wife/spouse travels a lone?? What documents or paper work will she be required to carry to prove she is a spouse of a British Citizen? The EU legislation does say that they may be subject to a short-stay visa requirement under Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 Can you please clarify and confirm what you first wrote, many thanks Darren