Health and medical care

Employed researchers

The French healthcare system enables employees to be refunded for medical expenses.

Researchers receiving allowances
or scholarship holders

Researchers receiving allowances or scholarships have to be insured in their home country or buy personal insurance.

Etudiants boursiers

Pour les étudiants, l'affiliation à la sécurité sociale s'effectue lors de l'inscription à l'université.

Banks and money

The CampusFrance portal gives an outlook of costs-of-living in France. The Alfred Kastler Foundation (FnAK) details the organisation of the banking and monetary systems. This site also gives a list of the documents required to open a bank account.

Communication

Mail

Alongside mailing, here is a list of the services carried out by La Poste.

Telephone

This is the procedure to follow to open a phone line and the list of useful numbers in France. Cell phones are widely spread out, you can choose between several mobile operators.

E-mails

Internet links companies, institutions, universities and individuals; E-mailing has become very common.

Accomodation

The Alfred Kastler Foundation (Fnak) helps you when looking for accomodation : here is some information on rents and allowances or benefits you can insist on.

Travelling

Many means of transportation are available for your trips and journeys in France.

The car

Among public transportation or individual cars, non-EU nationals can use a vehicle with temporary transit licence ?voiture en transit temporaire? under conditions.

The train

The website of the French national company for rail transport (SNCF) enables you to buy traintickets online and offers low prices if you book in advance.

The plane

The French airports offer a more expensive solution: the domestic flight. However, you can benefit from special offers if you book in advance and compare pricesof the different airlines.

Foreigners? rights in France

You can find some information on foreigners? rights and procedures in France. You can also consult the portal of the French administration in this regard.

Education

The website of the ministry dedicated to education gives extensive information on the French educational system . It can also help you organise your stay according to the scholar calendar and term dates.

Weather and Climate

This paragraph gives some information on the climate of your region of destination. You can also visit the website of Météo France for a more detailed information.

Practical life

You can consult the specification sheets of the FnAK to have complementary information. The portal of the French administration may also give you additional information regarding health, education and temporary work...