Curtis "Ovid" Poe
@Ovid
American expat in France
Forum posts
18
Contacts
3
About me
American
Lives in Les Lilas
Speaks English, French
Registration: 13 December 2011
Get a visa for spouse in France by Polopollo
Hello I am French and I am married to an american woman. She has a working visa that will expire in some months, and we start looking on how it works to make her to simply have a spouse visa instead of a working visa where she needs to be sponsored ...
Hi Paul, Are you living in France or outside of it? If you're outside of France, contact your nearest French consulate and explain the situation. Under the EEA2 ruling, your spouse has the right to live and work in the same country that you live ... Read More
European Blue Card requirements per country
Hi Dawna, The EU Blue Card is designed to make it easier for skilled workers to immigrate to the EU. The laws vary from country to country, which is why I've been tracking the basic requirements for people so they can better understand what ... Read More
European Blue Card requirements per country
sheriff carter, thanks for letting me know about it. I've updated the link. Read More
European Blue Card requirements per country
If anyone is interested in the European Blue Card, I've started compiling a list of EU Blue Card requirements per country - overseas-exile.com/p/european-blue-cards.html]www.overseas-exile.com/p/european-blue-cards.html. It's not complete, but each ... Read More
Firearms in France
Er, why not? He's just another President. He might be good, he might be bad. I don't get it. Read More
BRITTISH EX PATS ANYONE NEED WORKER
And here's the link to the French jobs section. Read More
Firearms in France
I'm not sure myself, but there's a Gun Ownership in France guide on this site. Hopefully that will help you out. Read More
hi by princesskayla87
hello my name is Kayla and im a mum of 3 boys and is currently living in meaux in Paris and would love to no if there are any people near me that speak English i get quite lonely so just wanna make friends and learn french at the same time if ...
Do you mean Meaux in 脦le-de-France? Paris and Meaux are both in 脦le-de-France, but they're about 50 kilometers apart. In any event, I hope you like it hear. It's a wonderful country :) (My wife and I almost moved to Meaux when we moved to France, ... Read More
American newbie in Paris by parisdaisygirl
Salut everyone! I'm from Los Angeles, California and recently moved to Paris. As with a lot of people who have moved here, I moved for love. A bit of a clich茅 but true. I absolutely love French culture and the food is freakin' amazing! Despite ...
Welcome to Paris! I must say, your experience sounds far worse than most (though to be honest, I've only been living here since January, but I've had no incidents). Read More
Acquiring German Citizenship by Ovid
Hi there, I'm actually living in France and planning on getting French citizenship, but I've been doing some research into citizenship laws and I have a quick question about Germany's law here. Specifically, ...
Thanks to everyone for the replies. I appreciate it. Read More
Acquiring German Citizenship
Hi there, I'm actually living in France and planning on getting French citizenship, but I've been doing some research into citizenship laws and I have a quick question about Germany's law here. Specifically, when one naturalizes as a German ... Read More
What is a good wage to live on in Paris?
聙25K per year? For a lead IT dev/consultant, that seems insultingly low (I'm a D茅veloppeur Senior with my company in Paris and I wouldn't dream of that salary). I also would be careful about checking the cost of living calculators. Many of them seem ... Read More
An American trying to work in Paris! by mcisne
Hello Expats! So on a whim, I moved to Paris three weeks ago from Texas. I'm young and qualified but wanted to start a new life in Europe. So far, everything has been great, I now have an apartment, friends and am learning more and more French ...
The above information is basically correct: if you wish to live and work in France, you cannot simply move there. Sorry about that. workpermit.com has good information about the process, though it's mostly aimed at employers. Essentially, it's a ... Read More