woodin Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I want to get a carte de sejour and I believe that as I am self-employed (working in the UK, not France) I have to register first at a chambre des metiers. Is that correct? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 HiIt depends on exactly what your status will be.Worth reading this site to check out options : http://www.apce.comPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpprh Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 HiIt depends on exactly what your status will be.Worth reading this site to check out options : http://www.apce.comPeter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodin Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 Thanks Peter, have checked that site out and now have the address of my local Chambre des Metiers. Still unclear as to whether I need to register with them to get my CDS, but I can now call in and ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.Shute Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 I thought that cds was finished...Go to cpam and offer to pay cotisations then to c de met and register and you are away...thats what we did...phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 "I thought that cds was finished..."Only for citizens of the major EU member states (which includes Britain). You can still get one on demand (though some prefectures refuse), as they are still requested by some official departments if you want to work in France.Whether you register with Chambre de Metiers, Chambre de Commerce, MSA, URSSAF or any other body depends on what you do. There is no single standard procedure (This is France, after all). You may be lucky enough, like Phil, to find somebody helpful at CPAM, but CPAM deals only with health matters, not retirement funds, taxe professionelle and all the other things you have to pay in to, and if you count as, for example, profession liberale, then you have a different organisme conventionne from CPAM anyway. If you get no joy with CPAM then your local URSSAF, which has a broader coverage, will probably be a better bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzyq Posted May 7, 2005 Share Posted May 7, 2005 The following links may help youhttp://www.microsoft.com/france/entrepreneur/creation/page8.htmhttp://www.apce.comOn the latter you can go onto their forum or email them direct for a reply to a specific question. A visit to to your chambre des metiers or commerce can be useful and in some areas they now have an agent who speaks english if that is useful to you.Suze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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