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Income Tax in France

Healthcare in France

Inheritance Law and Wills in France

Visas and residency cards for France

S1

I have S1 but French bank is taking full social charges from interest

Social charges can vary depending on which country covers your healthcare costs

Do I benefit from lower charges if I register an S1 in France?

We review using an S1 as a newly qualified British state pensioner in France

I am in French health system already – should I use my S1 health form?

It may seem unnecessary but there are advantages to UK or EU pensioners registering their form with Cpam

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Free health top-up scheme reinstated for S1 holders in France

The subsidised ‘mutuelle’ for low-income UK and EU pensioners has quietly reappeared - time to reapply

UK retirees in France report problems getting travel health insurance

Some pensioners with a UK Ehic card and S1 form tell us they found it ‘impossible’ to find holiday health cover

Brexit news in brief: French visa proof of income update, 90/180 rule

We get clarification from official sources on issues affecting non-EU visitors and residents

Can I get a withdrawal agreement S1 when I turn 66 this year?

We look at the terms for obtaining an S1 form and how the cover they offer has changed for some people post-Brexit

French social charge reduction: How can we prove NHS ‘membership’?

UK residents and S1-holders can still benefit from reduced social charges rates for rental income and property gains with proof of integration into UK healthcare system

Brexit: How to reclaim overpaid French social charges

UK residents and UK S1 holders in France who paid 17.2% social charges on certain incomes last year, can now put in refund claims to the tax office

Do S1 Britons in France keep lower social charges?

Legal experts are still examining whether British S1 form holders who live in France (and other EU countries) and are covered by the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement can maintain these advantages

Healthcare in France: How to register an S1 when in French system?

When someone is in the French health system by residency and so are already in the system, the changeover should be simple. We explain

Moving to France from UK: Catch-22 issue for pensioners and visa S1s

The UK’s health department says it is looking into the problem as ‘priority’ after The Connexion flagged it up

Brexit updates for Britons in France in August 2021

Using NHS services with S1 forms for British state pensioners in France, small print casts doubt on cartes de séjour refusal numbers' accuracy and more

Is my S1 form affected if I become a micro-entrepreneur?

Whether through working or through the S1, you have access to the health system and your healthcare cover will be assured

British retirees' health rights valid, says France

Social security chiefs want to reassure British pensioners in France with S1s following reports of some cartes Vitale being blocked; Brexit 'teething problems' with UK Ehics have also been reported, they said

French social charges on UK pensions

My wife and I, both 76, were charged social charges last year.

Non-residents can claim refunds on social charges

A long-running saga about social charges for non-residents and others who are not part of the French social security system is coming to an end with a reduced rate of 7.5%.

France/UK cross-border workers have been ignored

I live in France and work in the UK (as a cross-border worker).

Healthcare in France after Brexit

As UK pensioners living in France, we have been following closely the situation regarding health costs after Brexit.

UK to pay Brits' healthcare for year if no-deal Brexit

S1 pensioners fear funding cuts

Social charge exemption rejected

I am a British pensioner, resident in France. I requested for social charges of 17.2% applied to my investment income to be removed on the grounds that my healthcare is covered by the UK under an S1. This has been rejected by my tax office with no reason given. I would appreciate your advice as to how to contest this. R.C.

I turned 65 in 2018, do I pay for part of the year?

I turned 65 in July last year. How do I show the taxman that for the first half of the year my income should be assessed for social charges but not the second half? D.L.

Déja vu as Puma bills arrive...

Connnexion is again hearing of isolated cases of state pensioners who are due “free” healthcare in France under the European S1 scheme being sent Cotisation subsidiaire maladie (Puma) bills by Urssaf.

S1

I have S1 but French bank is taking full social charges from interest

Do I benefit from lower charges if I register an S1 in France?

I am in French health system already – should I use my S1 health form?

Free health top-up scheme reinstated for S1 holders in France

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