Whether you're planning the move or already settled in France, we coordinate vetted cross-border experts — visas, dual-country taxes, healthcare, housing, banking, estate planning — so you can focus on what matters.
Dual-country tax experts who handle your US and French returns together, so both filings always line up.
Cross-border estate lawyers who structure your trusts, heirs and succession to hold up under both US and French law.
Modern, English-speaking health insurance built for newcomers settling in Europe.
Steps in as your French rental guarantor, so landlords welcome you without French income or a local cosigner.
Currency specialists who move your dollars to euros — pensions, savings and property — smoothly across borders.
Court-sworn translators whose certified civil documents sail through French consulates and prefectures.France offers American retirees something unusual: healthcare that actually works, a culture that lingers at the table, and the rest of Europe right next door — at a lower cost of living than most US metros.
Thirteen regions, each with its own landscape and culture. Alpine peaks, Mediterranean coast, medieval villages. Castles and cathedrals, museums and markets — and, obviously, the food.
Get the care you need. No networks, no deductibles, no surprise bills. Universal coverage through PUMaProtection Universelle Maladie — France's public healthcare system. Residents are covered after 3 months. A separate health contribution can apply if you live mainly off investment income. plus a small mutuellePrivate complementary insurance that covers what PUMa doesn't. A couple in their late 60s typically pays around €250 a month; premiums rise with age. — at about half what the US spends per person.
Land borders with Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, and Monaco. TGVsTrain à Grande Vitesse — France's high-speed rail network, reaching 200+ mph. across France in hours — and as a resident, you skip the border checksThe Schengen area — a 29-country European free-movement zone. As a French resident, you cross internal borders without passport checks. entirely.
Nine questions, three minutes. We score fifty-five retirement-ready towns and cities on sixteen factors of official French data — healthcare, rents, climate, trains — and show you the ones that fit the retirement you want, honest tradeoffs included.
Almost everywhere in Europe, residents pay local income tax on their worldwide income. Foreign tax credits keep you from paying twice, but not from paying more — you owe whichever country charges more. In Europe, that's almost always Europe.
France is the exception — and only for Americans. Under the US–France tax treaty, US-source income — Social Security, 401(k), IRA, pensions, capital gains on US investments, and rent from US property — is taxed only by the United States. France doesn't layer its own tax on top. Then state tax drops off too: under 4 U.S.C. §114US federal law (4 United States Code, Section 114) that blocks states from taxing the retirement income of non-residents. The provision that makes your former state drop off your tax return., your former state can't reach your retirement income once non-residency is properly established. All of it is still declared in France each year — which is exactly the filing Membership handles for you.
We map your situation, then coordinate vetted partners on one timeline — and keep you compliant on both sides of the Atlantic, every year after.
We run the relocation end‑to‑end, on one coordinated timeline.
We coordinate the ongoing layer — every deadline, every renewal, every year.
Thirty minutes. No pitch — about a third of these calls end in “not now,” “do it yourself,” or “France isn't right for you.” If it is right, you'll leave knowing exactly what to do next.
