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Residency Permits – Language Tests

19th Feb 2025

Residency Permits – Language Tests

Why you should not worry about a language test for a residency permit.

Legal Action on Residence Permits

24th Dec 2024

Legal Action on Residence Permits

Several civil rights groups in France have commenced a legal action against the government over structural failures in the on-line system for residency permits.

British Nationals Refused Entry to France

16th Jul 2024

British Nationals Refused Entry to France

A new report provides an insight on the number of British nationals refused entry to France in 2023, and the reasons given.

French Residence Permit Language Test

2nd Feb 2024

French Residence Permit Language Test

The new language requirement to live in France comes with sub-titles, meaning only a few need be too concerned about it.

Second Home Visas Unconstitutional

26th Jan 2024

Second Home Visas Unconstitutional

The French Constitutional Council has ruled that the proposed exemption of British second home owners from normal visa requirements to be unconstitutional.

Control of Immigration in France

19th Jan 2024

Control of Immigration in France

Recent reports about British and other foreign nationals ordered to leave France need some perspective.

Visas for Second Home Owners

15th Jan 2024

Visas for Second Home Owners

Will the Constitutional Council validate a new law granting automatic visas to British second home owners? asks Anaïs PINSON, Avocate.

France's New Immigration Law

8th Jan 2024

France's New Immigration Law

The French parliament have adopted a new law on immigration, but many clauses are unlikely to see the light of day.

France Visa Income Threshold 2026

18th Dec 2023

France Visa Income Threshold 2026

The minimum income needed for a long-term visa increases yet again next month. UPDATED Dec 2025

Resident Permits to US Citizens

25th Aug 2023

Resident Permits to US Citizens

The number of resident permits granted to US citizens has hit an all-time record, exceeding the number granted to those from the UK.

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