Becoming resident in France

[connolls]

Hi all,

We have nearly finished a long winded (but enjoyable) renovation on our house and hope to open up our small B&B next year.

We are going to register with AE as letting rooms and have read most of the threads about this and found them very useful.

My question is "what do we have to do to register as french residents ?" Do we have to do this before we join the AE scheme or will we be "automatically" registered by joining the AE ?

Any well informed information (and practical steps) would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

Mel.

[cooperlola]

You don't actually register as a resident (well not yet - new regs are in place but until the government comes up with some sort of paperwork this is in abeyance.)  However, with tighter regulations on healthcare and much else, it is at the very least advisable for you to visit your mairie and get some sort of acknowlegement (preferably in writing) of your date of arrival and the fact that you have declared yourself to be here permanently.  Then be sure to file a tax return in the spring of the year following your arrival.

For more detail on this see the residence section of our website (voluntary and not attached to any commercial undertaking) - address below.  Although it's more aimed at non-workers, the residence bits apply to all.

[connolls]

Thank you Cooperlola,

I will have a look at the info in your thread. We have met with the Mairie a couple of times who is very eager for us to open as soon as possible (she keeps getting enquiries about places to stay in our village.), so hopefully she wil be able to give us some more help.

Thanks again,

Mel,

[suein56]

[quote user="connolls"]We have met with the Mairie a couple of times who is very eager for us to open as soon as possible (she keeps getting enquiries about places to stay in our village.)[/quote]

When did you actually start to live in the property full-time?

[mint]

Hope you don't mind my mentioning this, Connolls.  The mairie is the building or the institution, the maire is the person. 

[AnOther]

[quote user="suein56"]When did you actually start to live in the property full-time?

[/quote]If you'll pardon me Sue I think more properly that should be when did you actually start to live in FRANCE full-time [;-)]

[connolls]

Hi,

Thanks for the correction Sweet17.

We haven't started living in the property or France as yet. Just been going back and forth for periods of time to do the renovations (hence the 4 years of work).

We hope to become "permanant" early next year.

Does that make a difference ?

Thanks Mel