Citizen Guides for Foreign residents of France

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Citizen Guides for Foreign residents of France

Click on Consulates & Embassies for contact information on Consulates and Embassies from Mainland Europe, the North American countries, anglophone countries of the Southern Hemisphere, the United Kingdom and Ireland.

• Consulates & Embassies

Citizens of the United Kingdom, USA, Canada and Australia living in France are particularly well catered to by their Consular sections of the Embassies and other organisations. If you are from one of those four countries, you will find a wealth of up-to-date and officially published information from the links below.

UK Citizens

The British Consulate-General in Marseille has jurisdiction over the Languedoc-Roussillon region. 

The British Embassy of France has up-to-date news on matters relating to French-British relations, as well as issues of politics, health and safety and immigration. The website of the British Embassy and British Consulate has a "Living in France" section with articles catering specifically to UK residents in France.

The British Consulate provides services for Britons in France while the British Consulate-General in Marseille represents its citizens in the PACA, Languedoc Roussillon, Corsica and Monaco regions. It provides commercial and personal advice and aid to UK citizens in southern France

The office will provide e-mail updates on information of potential interest to a UK resident in France. Send your e-mail address to to be added to the mailing list: MarseilleConsular.marseille@fco.gov.uk

• UK Consulate Marseilles
  At: 24 avenue du Prado, 13006 Marseilles
  Open: 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-17:00
  Tel: 04 91 15 72 10
  Fax: 04 91 37 47 06
  e-Mail:
• UK Consular Services, Paris
  At: 18bis rue d’Anjou, 75008 Paris
  Postal: British Embassy
  BP111-08
  75363 Paris Cedex 08 
  Open to the public: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 09:30-12:30 and 14:30-17:00. 
  On Tuesday the consulate is open from 09:30-16:30. 
  Tel : 01 44 51 31 00 
  Fax: 01 44 51 31 27
  e-mail
• The British Embassy
  At: 35, rue du Faubourg St Honoré, 75383 Paris Cedex 08
  Tel: 01 44 51 31 00
  Fax: 01 44 51 41 27
  Open: 09:30-13:00 and 14:30-18:00

The British Government website has a section for Britons living abroad. The information is not specific to France but provides useful facts relevant to moving, relocating with a family or retiring abroad. Information include tax and pensions, education, employment, insurance, as well as having information on everything to be considered when returning to the UK after a period of time overseas.

US Citizens

The American Consulate General in Marseille has jurisdiction over the Languedoc Roussillon region. 

• Marseille Consulate General
  At: 12, Place Varian Fry, 13086 Marseille
  Tel: 04 91 54 92 00 
  Fax: 04 91 55 09 47
  Open: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 17:00 
  Website

The Consular section of the Embassy can provide detailed information on issues pertaining to US citizens living in France such as: passport renewals; registration of intended residence; registration of births, marriages, deaths; employment issues for the employer and employee; housing, vehicle buying, selling and registering; how to vote in American elections and so on. The consular offices can also provide contact information on English-speaking medical and legal practitioners.

• US Consular Services, Paris
  At: 2, rue Saint-Florentin, 75001 Paris
  Tel: 01 43 12 22 22
  Open: 9:00 to 12:30, 13:00 to 15:00
  e-mail
  Website

The Embassy of France in the United States is a rich resource of relevant information for Americans planning a visit or move to France. It includes information and guidelines on living, working and driving in France, the metric system, marriage in France and more:

• Embassy of France in the United States

US citizens living overseas in France are eligible to vote by absentee ballot in the General Presidential Elections. 

• See INFOrmation page: Voting in the US Presidential Elections

Canadian Citizens

The Canadian Embassy in France website has some very useful checklists and notes for Canadian citizens planning a move to, or living in France. The information includes notes, checklists and tips on all aspects of the move, from planning the departure, the time spent in France and the return. 

• Canadian Embassy Consular Services 
  At: 35, avenue Montaigne, 75008 Paris: 
  Tel: 01 44 43 29 02 
  Fax: 01 44 43 29 86 
  After hours: 01 44 43 29 00
  Open: Monday to Friday 9:00 to 12:00 and 14:00 to 16:30
  Website

Australian Citizens

The Southern Cross Group is a global organisation that exists to "Promote mobility in the Global Community", and communicate with expatriated Australians throughout the world. Their work includes lobbying for changes in laws that improve or simplify the life of Australians abroad. The website has detailed information on the legal and practical aspects of: citizenship, voting, visas, health insurance, taxation and more.

• The Southern Cross Group
• The Southern Cross Group in France