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Letters: My French admin nightmare due to name error

Reader says the problem arose because officials do not have an ü or umlaut key

9 ways France plans to simplify bureaucracy for residents

‘Intelligible’ language, more telephone operators, shorter waiting times, and a new AI assistant are among new admin simplification measures announced by the PM

French tourist detained in Egypt over ‘4,500-year-old’ souvenir statue

The woman was held by police after buying the statuette for €250 at a luxury store

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How to get free help with French admin problems

Pimms Médiation can guide you through the maze of bureaucracy - even if you do not speak French

French bureaucracy: 12 ways your local France Services office can help

Staff at these local government offices are your first point of contact for any administration and paperwork issues

‘Running our Normandy camper van site is a holiday that never ends’

A couple’s determination to beat French bureaucracy and open their dream camper van site pays off

‘The torturous tale of my missing carte Vitale and French bureaucracy’

French administration systems are always right and never make mistakes, jokes columnist Peter Wyeth

France cuts red tape for nuclear power despite cracks in reactors

The latest serious fault – a crack measuring 155mm long – was discovered at a plant in Normandy

Which French public services do Connexion readers find ‘most helpful’?

The levels of bureaucracy in France are a common complaint

Help French bureaucracy improve by leaving a review online

Give feedback on your experience of French administration, good or bad, via a government website

Excess red tape and bureaucracy in France is a myth

Helpful tax office staff and easy online forms - one Connexion reader shares his experience of completing his tax declaration in 13 minutes

French red tape is not new, it frustrates French and foreigners alike

It has not improved since the 1970s, but take heart that even France’s ‘fonctionnaires’ get annoyed with it

‘Reason €10bn in French state aid is unclaimed is simple - paperwork’

A Connexion reader shares his tiring experience of trying to getting government support

Has the deadline for Britons to hold Brexit WA residency card changed?

There are several reports of an extension to the date by which Britons in France must have their cartes de séjour. We explain what is known so far

Told to take French test after licence delays

Reader Maggie Flint has spoken of the stress of applying to swap her British driving licence for a French one four months before it was due to expire – and then being told to take a test as her licence had expired due to a backlog.

Why I love forever-changing French birth certificates

Regularly ordering new copies is a pain in the dossier - but there's smart method in French bureaucratic madness, and realising it changes the way you think about certificates forever, writes Samantha David

French 'carte de séjour' concerns

My husband and I recently received our récipissés for our applications for cartes de séjour .

Make sense of… The french ‘fonctionnaire’ status

There are millions of fonctionnaires in France: civil servants with a special status who are often seen as privileged. Reforms are under way.

How can I make my name French?

I read that an MP has suggested that other nationalities should adopt a French name if they are taking French nationality. I like the idea anyway (I’m British). How could I go about it? S.A.

The missing link

It has just taken me 30 seconds to find the blueprints for a nuclear bomb on Google.

I know my name

In common with many other people living in France, I have been regularising my affairs.

French departments test new document paperwork scheme

A trial to reduce the amount of paperwork required to obtain a driving licence, vehicle registration, identity card, or passport is underway across four departments in France.

'Mother' and 'Father' to vanish from school forms

MPs adopt amendment to education reform bill to use 'Parent 1' and 'Parent 2'

Notaires ‘must modernise and go high-tech’

Notaires must be ready to reform and modernise – and that means embracing technology, their new president has said.

You're allowed a mistake in France - once

Everyone living in France has had the right since last summer to make a mistake – once – in their dealings with authorities and bureaucracy.

French families missing out on €10b in benefits a year

Over €10 billion in French state family benefits goes unclaimed every year, data from the national family benefits agency La CAF has shown, as a new campaign seeks to repay those who are missing out.

Bureaucracy

Letters: My French admin nightmare due to name error

9 ways France plans to simplify bureaucracy for residents

French tourist detained in Egypt over ‘4,500-year-old’ souvenir statue

How to get free help with French admin problems

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