StudyFrance
English expat in France
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Registration: 01 January 2013
Getting married in France by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in France or who are about to get married in France to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in France? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed ...
Well I don't remember if you have to show proof of residency when you book your wedding date at the Mairie, but definitely when you meet with them 30 days or so before. If you are not used to the French administration system, do not leave it to the ... Read More
Student in Paris by Akash Seeram
Hello, I have been learning french for a little bit over one year. My dream is to do my first degree in France. I have a few questions targeted to help me organise my budget for this dream to become a reality. 1. What is the avrage cost of ...
Hello Akash Seeram, You have a good dream. It's good if you can make it reality. Let me see if I can answer some of your questions or point you to where you can find the answers ;) 1. What is the avrage cost of schools in France.If you are ... Read More
Tips about every day life at France ( Dont know French : ( )
Hello Samuel, Not knowing French is a big disadvantage if the Master program you are planning to take is in French and you don't want to be held back from starting your Master. To my understanding, if you don't speak French, you will probably need ... Read More
Cost of living in France for an international student?
Hi Satycorn What do you want to study and what city would you like to go to? Maybe you can check out Erasmus. In France university is not so expensive compared to other countries. The university I go to has part of their site in English where ... Read More
Student looking for volunteer/part-time opportunities? by ace.s
As an 18 year old American student in Paris, I've been feeling very unproductive since there aren't much extracurriculars available to me outside of the ones offered at my school...My french is decent, I'm just very far from comfortable practicing ...
Hi ace.s Normally your town hall (mairie) offers extracurricular activities - sport, music, dance, art, etc. Maybe you can check that out. It may be too late for this year as they normally do enrollment in September, but you can always try. How ... Read More
selling property by robren
We are returning to the UK after a wonderful eighteen years here and now wish to sell our house of seven bedrooms (four of which have washbasins) and which incorporates a fully self contained apartment (sleeping four) making it ideal for letting to ...
Hi I've been here for many years, and while I haven't personally bought property here, I have close family members who have been through the process several times and I've had to help them out on occasion. Based on that, if it was me and I wasn't ... Read More
Getting married in France by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in France or who are about to get married in France to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in France? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed ...
So now the wedding is over..does anyone know how to change one's surname in France. French citizens have to fill in a form so they can use their husbands name as a nom d'usage but is it the same for expats in France? In Ireland there are no forms ... Read More
Getting married in France by Armand
Hi all, We invite all the ones who got married in France or who are about to get married in France to participate in this thread :) What are the formalities to get married in France? Is it the same for a couple of foreigners of for a mixed ...
To get married in France, one of you has to be resident in France and you can only get married at the town hall (Mairie) of that place you are resident. Getting married here is easy if your French. If you compare the list of papers my husband had ... Read More