French Frank

Thanks for that very useful information Simon.

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Thanks Will, we wouldn't be working anywhere but trying to live off our rental income. I was intending to pay tax and nat ins on that income and use the ehic for health provision. this is intended to be a temporary measure as the move to France may not work out and going through the whole rigmarole could be too much hassle unless we intended to stay permenantly

Hi, Cant decide which way to go on this so any advice please. Thinking of renting our house in uk and moving to france to check out lifestyle. would we be better off:- becoming domiciled and paying our dues to the french system OR remaining as uk citizens, paying our taxes in uk and using ehic for health care. would this situation be tenable for up to 5years?

Thanks, may have to instigate "the crack" ourselves

Can someone tell me if there is a local rugby scene in the Vienne department as i will need my weekly fix of watching a good scrap er, game on a weekend. Does anyone follow any decent team in this area and is drinking involved afterwards? :)

Hi, Is there a step by step guide to becoming domiciled in France. We are hoping to move next year and would appreciate it if someone could advise on what we need to get done to be legally resident in France. Is there a weblink to a step through guide to achieve this? Thanks in advance.

I have a Calor gas heater which I intend to bring with me when I move to France.  Will I be able to get 15kg or 7kg bottles of gas in France and are the connections the same? Grateful for any advice!

Hi, can anyone advise which is the best course of action for us. Currently my wife and I are domiciled in France with no children. If i were to snuff it i believe the assets go to the male lineage. Obviously i would want my wife to have all the assets, how can this be arranged. regards,

I think you may be on to him, but surely the e111 is renewable only by making NI contributions

Can I open this debate to you all? My neighbour in France claims that he is not in the French Health system despite living there for two years. He claims that he can get all the treatment he needs with his e106 and will renew it when it expires. Personally i don't think this can be done, can it?! If this is the case, what benefit is there to becoming domiciled?  

Thanks JJ

I believe the e106 is valid for 2.5 years then we need to have full medical insurance for a further 2.5 years

Hi, could anyone advise if there are any beekeeping clubs in the Confolens/Availles area

My better half currently gets her "for life" prescription free of charge here in the UK (she carries a card for this). Will she still be able to get this on a E106 free of charge? I have to pay in the Uk for my ongoing prescription, can anyone advise on the procedure if I need to carry on asking for my prescription. Thanks

Could anyone advise on how easy it is to get a vauxhall vivaro van serviced in the Vienne (Confolens area). Also, as i need to th vehicle register it in France, can anyone advise on where i could get the headlights changed to European. Thanks

Thanks again, Good Luck

Just wondering if I only earned, say 5k per annum, would it still enable me and my spouse to have full healthcare. With the AE system is there a minumum earning that is acceptable?

Thanks yet again, If I set myself up as an AE is the healthcare benefits proportional to my income?

Thanks for the info. Working may be a problem although isn,t it possible to be an auto-entrepeneur and somehow get a foothold in the healthcare system?

Thanks for the replies, After 5 years can we join the state health system, and if so what percentage would we be covered for?

Good morning all. Like your good selves me and my better half are keen to leave the rat race behind and move to France. Our income is likely to be in the region of 12k per annum gained from bonds(if the rates improve). What approach would be the best (legally) to avoid paying too much tax? I understand if we are domiciled officially in France there is a 12% social charge. On how much of our income is this based? Look forward to your ideas folks.

Thanks

Can any of you lovely people advise if I need to seek the mayors permission to take the flue from a woodburner up through the roof. Also, can someone advise if it is better to get an independant installation as compared to an installation from, say Weldoms? Can anyone advise of a good place to buy a woodburner in the Confelons-Poitiers-Limoges area. Many thanks, "The almost- there twins"

Thanks Parsnips, you say that there is a threshold below which I would'nt pay tax, do you know exactly how much/