Revealed: The Costs Of Our Move To France

Free resource list with links to allllll the things (housing, car rental, international health insurance etc): unique-writer-5502.ck.page/85...
What are the expenses for relocating to France? We share our real costs, including some surprising elements and helpful advice from our 2022 move to France.
00:00 - Introduction
00:17 - Visas
01:35 - Official Documents
02:27 - Bringing Your Pet
03:31 - Staying Connected to Home
05:57 - Flight and Shipping Costs
Note - Our personal flight costs we mention in this video were lower than usual because we had some frequent flyer miles we used in addition to cash.
Links we mentioned in the video-
Schengen Area Medical Insurance:
www.imglobal.com/
www.vfsglobal.com/en/individu...
Apostille Info:
www.usa.gov/authenticate-us-d...
Find Court Approved French Translators for official documents:
www.service-public.fr/particu...
Moving your pet to France requirements:
www.aphis.usda.gov/aphis/pet-...
Book a 1:1 Consult: BookWithRaina.as.me/BaguetteB...
Contact us or follow our journey @ baguettebound.com/
About Us:
We are an American family of 3 who moved to France for an extended stay adventure in 2022.
We wanted to experience Europe as more than rushed tourists on a 10-day vacation. To dive into the culture, learn a new language, experience daily life, and truly know what it was like to work and live somewhere other than the US.
In France, we set up a business, enrolled in a middle school, found housing, and even got our cat a European passport!
While in the US preparing to leave, the information we found about staying in France for longer than a short vacation was directed at college students, young & single digital nomads, or retirees. Where was the useful information for families like us?
With a year under our belts in France, we created Baguette Bound to pass on what we have learned. We hope to make it easier and inspire other families who are interested in experiencing a long stay in France with their families. Stay tuned for more information on French culture, local travel ideas, and the logistics of moving across the world.
Contact us or follow our journey @ baguettebound.com/
Book a 1:1 Consult with us: BookWithRaina.as.me/BaguetteB...

[@Florence3121]

Thank you for sharing your experience. I think it might be useful to mention that you can save a huge amount of money on shipping by using the general post (USPS) rather than a private courier (like DHL) or shipping company; I used them for several transatlantic moves (luggage only, no furniture) and they did an excellent job each time.

[@erinmcnamara7322]

This was so helpful, thank you!

[@bluewaterstudio]

Another valuable video from Baguette Bound .. you are providing such a wonderful service for those wanting to move to France. Perhaps a video on your journey to learn the French language to help with the pain and suffering we're all working thru with conjugation and short-term memory loss! Oddly, it is of some comfort to know that others are struggling too, and that it's not just me! -Daniel (Paris)

[@bluewaterstudio]

Oh dear .. I just watched your video with Benoit. I must have missed it for some reason. Excellent. Merci ..

[@HippocraticHustle]

Thanks for this concise list!

[@scottphillips6847]

Excellent information! Thanks for this.

[@BP-nn7tq]

Thank you guys! This is the best video out there for us moving soon!!

[@beauthestdane]

Google voice does not work for all banks, so you may need to explore other options.

[@proudmoroccan8164]

Enjoy your stay in France.

[@BaguetteBound]

Thank you!

[@ohiolongs]

Thanks so much for the Google Voice information. We are planning a move to France this fall and I had been trying to figure out how to keep the US numbers and use them as you described!

[@BaguetteBound]

Good luck with everything!

[@aneshaw6964]

This is much cheaper than moving to other countries in the EU!

[@Tino.1]

Great info. At 1:23 you showed IMG Global Insurance $1300. Is that for the three of you? Duration of 1 Year? Thanks

[@BaguetteBound]

Yep. That was in 2022 for the Patriot lite plan.

[@rickconnors4099]

Is it safe to say that all vital records, driving records, etc. must be newer than 6 months? Thank you for doing these videos.

[@BaguetteBound]

Yes, definitely for your driving record. That's not a requirement for the visa application documents, but to get an apostille, the document usually needs to be less than three months old. Apostilles were not required on the documents we sent in for the visa, but I know numerous people who needed them when submitting documents within France for healthcare, and once you're in France they are harder to get, so we got them and included them on every vital record document we submitted once in France.

[@michelesauret7779]

Expensive....😮

[@l-14-ece-apavankalyan31]

What about data science and cyber security jobs in France?

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

learn French and google for jobs. Expect that the process can be different from that you are used to.

[@biankakoettlitz6979]

I think that was cheap!