Hi there, I am new to this site and love it to bits!!! I have been reading posts for days but now I have a question and hope someone can help me. I posted this on another site and was told to post it here....here it goes. I am an American and my husband is English. He has been living in the US for over 20 years (with a green card) and we are planning on moving to France to retire. I returned Monday and it looks as if we may be buying a house...but that is another story. My puzzlement begins....I rang the French Embassy to find out my husband's status according to them. They said that even though he has lived in the states for so long, he is still considered a member of the EU since he has a British passport. That being the case, from what I have read, entitles me to live in France too, correct or not? My problem is that since he has not paid into the system in the UK for so many years, how would this all work out?? He is over 65, works and receives Social Security from the US. I do too, since I had a liver transplant four years ago today, but am under 65. I am pretty sure we both need private insurance, since Medicare does not cover us abroad, and I also need to fill out a long term visa application, and apply for a carte d'sejour, no??? Could someone please set me straight on this since I have read so many conflicting pieces of information at this point I am going gray! I also read tonight that since I had a transplant, I can become part of the CMU....and now, I am completely and utterly confused! I look forward to hearing from someone...but won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. Cheers, Karen