Voluntary Social Security Contributions

[Fi]

Hi

My apologies if this has already been covered in previous posts - I did some ferreting around but couldn't find an answer, so please don't get too cross with me!

We currently live in the Netherlands and are uprooting to France at the end of October (we consist of me, husband and 3 children).  My husband will continue to work for his Dutch employer in the short-term, then he will be working as a freelance IT contractor, initially in Switzerland.  I will be staying in the family home in France with the kids, while he long distance commutes. 

We will have a couple of gites within our property which we will run under the auspices of a micro-enterprise (I am seeing the accountant next week to do all the paperwork before we complete the purchase of our house).  My question is this, will the micro-entreprise be enough for me and the children (one of whom is autistic) to benefit from the French social security system?  If not, and we are dependent on my husband's income to qualify, is there any mechanisim in place for making voluntary social security contributions to get into the system (like paying a NI stamp in the UK)?  His income is taxed in the Netherlands, and we pay for private health insurance (there is no state-run health insurance here).  Once he is freelance, it is likely he will be paid and taxed in Switzerland (because of swiss tax rules).  This is all terribly complicated!

If anyone has any experience or knowledge of this, I would really appreciate any help.

Back to packing boxes!   

Fiona

[parsnips]

Hi,

    You may find some answers re. working in Switzerland on  assurance-frontalier-suisse.com  , if you need more detail you could probably contact them by phone or email.