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Foreign bank accounts: French court clarifies rules after US account case

Failure to declare them can result in a steep fine

Americans were biggest foreign donors to Notre Dame restoration after fire

Two foundations donated $10 million each in wake of devastating 2019 fire

What would it mean for France if the euro is weaker than the US dollar?

The exchange rate is at levels not seen since 2022 since the re-election of Donald Trump

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Do you receive additional paid leave following a family death in France?

Additional ‘bereavement’ leave is available in some cases

Dollar soars against euro after Trump’s election win

Strong exchange rate will be a boost for anyone planning to move from the US to France. Numbers have been rising post Covid

What do US presidential candidates pledge to change for Americans abroad?

The hopefuls have been targeting the nearly five million Americans who live overseas

How to get help to tend a grave in the UK or US if you live in France

Organise regular visits to trim, tidy and place flowers for your loved ones

Why Americans in France are casting their vote in iconic Paris bar

Harry’s Bar is known for predicting the winner of the US presidential election

US election: what are the big issues for Americans in France?

Americans in France explain who they will vote for in November

Feedback: Americans compare cost of living in US to prices in France

The number of US citizens moving to France has tripled since the pandemic

How many Americans live in France - and how many Britons?

US citizens are the biggest group of English-speakers applying for residency cards

Americans in France urged to register to vote in presidential election

Applications to vote from abroad must be submitted annually to vote in that year's elections

The biggest benefits for Americans of living in France

What is attracting so many more Americans to make the move to France?

Are Britons and Americans still moving to France? Latest data

We look at number of cards issued and also the number of people ordered to leave the country, and for what reasons this could happen

Why is WWII Brittany American cemetery not in Brittany?

The Brittany American Cemetery is actually in Normandy and not the region where the soldiers commemorated died

Why US filmmakers are flocking to France right now

Season four of Emily in Paris has only recently begun filming in the capital where shooting is on a tight deadline

American buyers help French chateau market avoid downturn

Rising running costs mean more chateaux up for sale but US buyers still see great value for money

US war dead remembered in French cemeteries, 100 years on

Visitors and families continue to pay their respects for American soldiers, over a century after World War One

Visas for France: how often are they refused and for what reasons?

Nearly 3 million visas were requested in 2023

Americans flock to buy in Paris, spending a median of €715,000

People from the US are the largest group of non-resident foreign buyers in the French capital

100 British and 70 Americans ordered to leave France during 2023

Expulsion numbers of UK citizens have almost doubled compared to the same period the previous year

150 years of Impressionism: how Americans saved Monet from poverty

If you visit his Normandy home you will not see a real Monet work - but there are some nearby

American expats in France: 5 tips for your first tax season

The rules require US citizens to file with the IRS, their state and the French authorities

US president Thomas Jefferson’s French wine tour has lasting legacy

The third President of the United States wanted an American wine industry to compete with the ‘debauchery’ of whisky

Your views on American tourist’s claim that France is ‘isolating’

We asked for feedback after her video about a negative experience in Lyon went viral

US presidential primaries start in January: How to vote from France

The Democratic and Republican parties will choose their candidates for November’s presidential election

Two Americans moved to France 50 years apart - what has changed?

We speak to two US natives now living in Paris about their expatriate experience

Why are Americans not part of second-home easy visit plan in France?

Many Britons have written to French lawmakers over difficulties after Brexit

All night queue for opening of Krispy Kreme US doughnut shop in Paris

The American chain’s flagship French store opened on Wednesday

Can I exchange my US driving licence for a French one?

Licence swap rules vary depending on bilateral agreements between the issuing country and France

How to transfer money between the US and France?

A number of options exist, but almost all include exchange fees. Some payments may also be taxed

America and France ease rules around ‘talent visas’

Investors - and their families - can now stay for an initial four years without having to renew formalities

The six new US bills which could affect Americans in France

Americans in France should contact their congresspeople to voice their support for six upcoming bills that could help them, says an expat association

Do you agree? American Dream overrated when compared to France

Columnist Nick Inman explores the existence of the French Dream and how it differs to its American counterpart

What hope for simpler taxation for US citizens in France?

The year 2023 has seen several developments relating to the taxation of Americans abroad but the legal situation remains fraught

Campaigners welcome proposed drop in cost of renouncing US citizenship

Americans in France could benefit from an 80% reduction to the current fee

American returns 68 years on to French town that helped him after WWII

He told The Connexion he met a childhood friend on the visit to the south of France where his family began to rebuild their lives on release from a Nazi labour camp

What Americans notice when they move to France

Four US citizens in France explain what they have discovered about life here (apart from struggles with bureaucracy)