Most people would never think moving to France would ever be a possibility for them. And I’m sure you didn’t expect to see a French visa on the list of cheapest places to qualify for residency. I’ve ...

It starts, as dreams often do, with a holiday. Mornings spent savouring strong coffee and still-warm croissants from the boulangerie; evenings drifting from ice-cold rosé aperitifs to long dinners ...

I’d always been told that the French were cold. That integrating yourself here was an uphill battle. That breaking into firmly established French friendship groups was tougher than shucking an oyster ...

Immigration laws do not distinguish between people who refer to themselves as 'expats'. Photo by Carla Bernhardt / AFP Expats living in France can easily fall into the trap of thinking the French ...

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