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Trying to figure out a way to get to France (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by wormswort@alien.top to c/digitalnomad@expats.zone

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Hi Reddit. I’m an American with a full time remote job that allows me to work from anywhere. My boyfriend is French and we would like to live together in France, however I have some visa concerns. It appears that the French government does not allow you to work remotely from another country. We plan on getting married within the next couple of years but would like to settle down before then, so residency through marriage is not ideal right now. Has anyone been in a similar situation? I would love you input/advice, I am feeling very confused with all of the contradicting information I find online.

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[–] Sam_Sanders_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

My wife and I are in France on a 1-year renewable VLS-TS visa. You can get this by showing proof of income OR savings (we used savings). It was pretty easy, just one 15-minute appointment in Atlanta.

You still would technically not be able to do your remote job. I've known people that did and it wasn't an issue for them.

[–] wormswort@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Thank you for the info :) I’ve read plenty of stories about people coming on VLS-TS visa and continuing to work their US based remote job so long as they don’t have any involvement with France, but it scares me a bit haha