The following information has been prepared by the British Embassy and British Consulates in France to help British nationals with living and working in France. It may also be useful for British nationals visiting France. Whilst every care has been taken in preparing this information, neither Her Majesty’s Government nor the British Embassy/Consulates-General in France can accept any liability for the information contained in them.
The term
British nationals as defined within the regulations of the European Union.
The French Embassy in London and the French Government also have websites in English with useful information on living in France. Please use the links below:
Other useful French Government websites in French include:
The British Embassy, Consulates General and British Council are not authorised to operate an employment service, and cannot put job seekers in touch with employers.
Useful websites
You can receive information and apply for job vacancies with JobCenter Plus website before leaving the UK. Two leaflets are available, "Working Abroad" and "Working in France".
ANPE is the French employment service. You can receive information and apply for job vacancies on the website. Once in France you can register at an office of the ANPE. Bear in mind that you are unlikely to find French officials or employers speaking fluent English, and most employers will expect candidates to have an adequate working knowledge of French.
Other possibilities
If you wish to seek employment with a British company in France or with a French company which does business with Britain, you can arrange to insert a paid classified advertisement in the monthly review issued to its members by the Franco British Chamber of Commerce and Industry , 31 rue Boissy d’Anglas, 75008 Paris (Tel: 01 53 30 81 30 Fax: 01 53 30 81 35).
Students looking for work opportunities during summer can find useful information on the French-language website of the French ministry of Youth and Sport.
Information on vacation work, paid or unpaid, and courses for foreign students can be obtained from the French Embassy, Cultural Services, Service des Echanges Extra-Universitaires, 23 Cromwell Road, London SW7.
The British Embassy and Consulates-General in France cannot advise on tax matters. Information may be found at:
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French government's new decision on access to the French healthcare system for inactive citizens from other EU countries (24/01/08)
We are pleased to announce that the French government has acted upon representations made by the Embassy and the British expatriate community and has decided to allow all inactive EU nationals who were resident in France before 23 November 2007 to access healthcare via the CMU, both those who were registered in the CMU and those who were an E106 holder at that time.
The new rules requiring inactive EU nationals from other countries living in France after 23 November 2007 to seek private cover still apply, but will now not retrospectively affect people already resident in France before that date.
This information is based on what we have been told by the French authorities. As some individual experiences have shown so far, the new decision will understandably take time to be fully implemented nationwide, but in the meantime we suggest people seek further information and advice on individual cases by consulting one or more of the following:
 Reply from French Health Minister Mme Roselyne Bachelot to representation made by HMA, British Embassy France
We suggest people seek further information and advice on individual cases from one or more of the following:
French Social Security website: http://www.securite-sociale.fr/comprendre/europe/europe/cmu_inactifs.htm
CPAM - The French Health Service (English language service): +33 8 20 90 42 12
CLEISS - (France's helpdesk for international mobility and social security):
11 rue de la tour des Dames
75436 Paris cedex 09
Tel: +33 1 45 26 33 41
www.cleiss.fr
DWP Overseas Medical Benefits helpline
International Pension Centre
Room Tc001
Tyneview Park
Whitley Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
Tel: +44 (0) 191 218 1999 (Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm)
www.dh.gov.uk/travellers
or for press enquiries: Department of Health Press Office: +(44) 207 210 5221
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Health information for British Nationals travelling overseas can be found on the website of the Department of Health:
An information leaflet on social security and health benefits in the EU (SA29) is available from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP):
Useful information in English can be obtained from the Centre of European and International Liaisons for Social Security website:
On this page, we have put together the following information for you:
General Information on Social Security and Health Care in France
British nationals making short term visits to France should obtain a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) before leaving the UK. The EHIC is not a substitute for medical and travel insurance, but entitles you to emergency medical treatment on the same terms as French nationals. You will not be covered for medical repatriation, on-going medical treatment or treatment of a non-urgent nature. The following link has information about how to obtain the EHIC:
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British nationals planning a permanent move to France are advised to consult the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) at the earliest opportunity to obtain advice on their longer-term entitlement as residents to health care provision under the French national system. Enquiries should be made to the DWP Overseas Medical Benefits help-line on 00 44 191 218 1999 which is open on Mondays to Fridays from 08.00 to 20.00 daily. Alternatively, information can be obtained direct from the English language service of the Caisse Primaire d’Assurance Maladie (French social security service) on 00 33 8 20 90 42 12 or CLEISS (the Helpdesk in France for international mobility and social security) on 00 33 1 45 26 33 41; website:
CLEISS
British Students and Healthcare in France
Student employees may be required to contribute to the French Social Security scheme. Those going under an exchange scheme may be covered for health care by the exchange authorities. If neither arrangement applies students who are UK nationals may be entitled to immediate necessary health treatment provided through the French Social Security scheme under the European Community Social Security regulations, but an EHIC will be required.
British Nationals Self-employed in France
Information on social security and health cover for British nationals who are self employed in France is available from the Benefits Agency leaflet SA29 Guide to Social Security insurance, benefits and health care in the EU. Further information for cover for self-employed people under the French Social Security can be obtained from the following address :
Caisse d’Assurance Maladie des Professions Libérales d’Ile de France
22 rue Vilet
75730 Paris Cédex 15
Tel: 01 45 78 32 00.
British Au Pairs in France
A family engaging an Au Pair has a formal obligation to report particulars to the French Social Security office. This should enable the au pair to qualify for necessary medical treatment on much the same basis as an insured employee.
Further information about Social Security under the EC arrangements is given in leaflet SA29 obtainable from the Department for Work and Pensions, The Pension Service, International Pension Centre, Tyneview Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1BA. Information on health and medical care available in France as well as in other countries, is given in leaflet SA30 available from the same address or from any local office of the Department for Work and Pensions. Leaflet SA30 explains who is entitled to form E111 and contains the application for this. Students and Au Pairs should write to the Department for Work and Pensions, The Pension Service, International Pension Centre, Tyneview Park, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE98 1BA
(Tel.: + 44 191 218 7777).
You can obtain the equivalent of a Casier judiciaire (a record of any prosecutions and convictions in the United Kingdom), by contacting the local police force responsible for the area in which the individual last resided in the United Kingdom, and request a Subject Access form. The
Police Forces of the UK provides a complete listing of police offices. In addition, police forces in all of the London boroughs is available from
Metropolitan Police (Tel: 0044 207 230 4143).
You should allow a delay of between 20 to 40 days once your application has been received.
Each subject access application will cost around £10 Sterling depending on the police authority. Please note that the Metropolitan Police Service does not accept cash, the Euro (including Euro cheques) or overseas postal orders. Overseas cheques must have a United Kingdom bank clearing facility.
Further information may be obtained from the following addresses:
Subject Access Office
Room 899
New Scotland Yard
Broadway
London SW1H OBG
Tel: 00 44 207 230 1212
Fax: 00 44 207 230 4276
