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Survival Guide for France

If you have just moved to France, you will need to sort out where to live, where to work, permits and papers, and maybe a school for you or your children.

The Expatica Survival Guide is the perfect tool to get you started!
Click here to view the Survival Guide Online
Contact us to order your free copy or get it at one of the following locations below.

Where to get your free survival guide?

You can pick up your FREE copy of the Expat Survival Guide at any of these locations:

Amsterdam

ACCESS Amsterdam Herengracht 472 2nd Floor
American Book Center Spui 12
English Bookshop Lauriersgracht 71
Waterstones Kalverstraat 152

The Hague

ACCESS The Hague Plein 24
The American Book Centre Lange Poten 23
Travelbookstore Stanley & Livingstone Schoolstraat 21
The Hot Potato Grote Maarktstraat 40
Xpat Desk - The Hague Hospitality Center Spui 70 (City Hall)

Antwerp

The American Foodstore Prins Boudewijnlaan 175

Brussels

Autoworld Museum Cinquantenaire Park
Expatica Cafe Rue Francois Gay 152, 1150
Havana Bar/Restaurant 4 rue de l'epee
Havana Bar/Restaurant 4 rue de l'epee
Sterling Books Rue Fossé aux Loups 39
The English Shop Rue Stevin 186
Waterstone’s Bd. Adolphe Max 71-75

Everberg

Stone Manor (British Store) Steenhofstraat 28

Are you involved in managing expats (perhaps you are an international HR manager) or do you, through your company or organisation come into frequent contact with expats, international students or others who might find the Expat Survival Guide useful?

Do you run a bookstore, café, bar or restaurant popular with internationals and would like to distribute the Expat Survival Guide to your customers?

Order your free Survival Guides here

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Play group in Strasbourg?, by CanadianMumInStrasbourg

French News

Firends in LYON(France), by frger

Television

American TV?, by dr. klaus

Television

Is it possible to access BBC1/BBC2 in France?, by dr. klaus

Groups & Clubs

Any Anglophone groups in the Pas de Calais, by muddhabuddha

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Inside Expatica
Do the recent healthcare changes affect you?

Do the recent healthcare changes affect you?

Our expert Steven Grover delves into the murky waters of French healthcare for expats and asks how recent changes affect them?

Assurance Vie - An expatriate’s guide

Assurance Vie - An expatriate’s guide

Tax and estate planning figure prominently in the list of priorities of many financially secure expatriate residents of France.

Clubs, groups and associations in France

Clubs, groups and associations in France

From Gaelic clubs to Canadian Alumni organisations, there is bound to be an English-speaking club for you in France.

Should I buy or rent in France?

Should I buy or rent in France?

This is what you need to consider when making an early choice between purchasing or renting accommodation in France.