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Cars, energy, homes: what do France’s new climate targets change. Up-to-date information on what is happening in France for Britons and Americans, including strikes, new rules, crime, politics, elections and Paris Olympics.
How to get French citizenship – the 2024 requirements - The …
May 15, 2024 · The documents you need to apply for French naturalisation by decree: Cerfa form 12753*03. €55 timbre fiscal. Copy of your carte de séjour. Two identity photos. Copy of your passport. Copies of your longform birth certificate. Copies of your marriage certificate, where applicable. Tax statements and proof of revenue.
An overview of the French healthcare system in 2021 - The …
December 2021 - 11:48. The quality of healthcare in France is among the highest in the world, with access to the system available to every resident regardless of age, income or status. However, state healthcare in France is not provided ‘free’ by the state, which is why French law requires all residents to be covered by a form of health ...
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Passion and power at Versailles: how French King Louis XIV ruled
Mar 22, 2022 · By 1680, he had consolidated his own personal power as well as extended French influence globally. The palace at Versailles functioned as a marriage market, employment agency and the centre of European culture. Nobles were required to attend Louis XIV at Versailles in order to obtain tax concessions and exemptions.
Is it true that there are no incest laws in France? - The Connexion
May 21, 2022 · Sexual relations (incestuous or not) with anyone aged under 13 is a crime in France, regardless of the situation. In terms of non-incestuous sexual relations, sex with anyone aged under 15 is illegal if there is an age gap of more than five years. It means that, for example, it is illegal for a 25-year-old to have sex with a 14-year-old.
Explainer: The documents needed for French long-stay visa …
Oct 24, 2023 · Some of the documents potentially required include: Your passport (this must have been issued less than 10 years ago, and be valid at least three months after the date on which the visa you are applying for would expire. Proof of residence in the country you are applying from if you are not a citizen. Two passport-style ID photos.
Brexit: What you can (and cannot) bring into France from UK
Dec 9, 2021 · The rules in detail include the following points: Meat and dairy. Meat, meat products (that do not 'look like' meat but are made from it) and milk and dairy products may not be brought in. This includes, eg. yoghurt, cheese, Bovril. Also included under dairy products are butter, ice-cream and cream. There is an exception for less than 2kg of ...
Buying and selling a home in France: What is the viager system?
Jan 24, 2024 · En viager in English means ‘for the lifetime.’. This type of home sale in France can offer the chance of a good deal for buyers and security for the seller. It is also the only realistic way for an older homeowner with a modest income to ‘release equity’ from their property. Meanwhile, the alternative crédit hypothécaire loan is ...
Cordialement, amicalement: the nuances of email sign-offs in French
Nov 25, 2022 · Email sign-offs use more relaxed phrases such as ‘Cordialement’ and the most familiar ‘Bien à vous’, in comparison to ‘ Veuillez agréer…’, always used in letters to official bodies. Emails also reflect constructions derived from English, a fact which summons up echoes of the Académie Française’s recurrent complaints about ...