7 How-To Articles for Your First Year in France

A step-by-step guide to opening your French account, including all the questions to ask and documents you’ll need.

Applying for your Carte Vitale, mutuelles, and finding a doctor—here’s what you need to know about France’s healthcare system.

From obtaining your French tax number to submitting your first tax return online—this quick-start guide will get you up to speed.

Find out about the main mobile phone providers in France, how to choose your French cell phone provider and what to look for in your mobile phone contract.

FrenchEntrée digital editor Zoë Smith takes you through the real-time process of exchanging her UK or foreign driving licence for a French Permis de Conduire – step by step.

Validating your long-stay visa, canceling your American cards, filing your U.S. taxes —there’s lots to do as an American moving to France.