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Essential Reading

To begin, here is a selection of the most important articles for a newcomer in France:

Testimonials

Spotlight

An ongoing project that grows with your experiences

All of our articles are free and, for the moment, focused on settling in France. We hope to grow, with your support, in many other countries and help other people achieve their dream to live anywhere they want to!

We are always looking for ways to improve, new stories, new content. It’s paramount for us that you share your stories about settling in France, good or bad, smooth sailing or horrific admin issues, in order to help others avoid the traps you fell into!

Interviews

Interview with Jiangshan
Juliette

Interview with Jiangshan from China 🇨🇳

If we only take into consideration the application process with ESSEC, it takes about three months. I started thinking about a master degree somewhere around the end of 2018. I got confirmation in May 2019. I came to France in September.

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Interview with David
Juliette

Interview with David, 33, from the USA 🇺🇸

Always ask questions before paying high fees for services. If you’re a well-to-do foreigner who obviously has a good job, they’re gonna know that fees are higher elsewhere than here and they’re going to make a lot of money off of you.

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