EXPERT IN IMMIGRATION
AND INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
Our areas of expertise
Immigration
Short-stay visa, Long-stay visa (VLS/TS), Temporary work permit (APT), Residence permit marked “visiteur” (visitor), Multi-year residence permit (carte pluriannuelle), Family residence permit marked “vie privée – vie familiale“, European blue card, Passport talent, Seconded employee/Internal company transfer (salarié détaché ICT), French citizenship, Accompanying family members, Family reunification, Business visas, …
What type of work permit to choose? What are the requirements to apply for an European blue card ? How to change immigration status? Who are the competent authorities (OFII1, Direccte2, Consulate, Prefecture, …)? What are the filing procedures? How to apply for French citizenship? …
International retirement benefits
Working in France and abroad may raise questions about how the pension is affected when it is claimed in France:
How to estimate the value of a future pension? How are the years you have worked
abroad going to be taken into account?
Is it worth buying missing pension quarters (French social security system) and how much does it cost? What are the procedures to follow?
How to apply for survivor’s benefits when the spouse is deceased? …
Other formalities
Certain legal formalities must be normally carried out when residing in France:
• Registration with social welfare agencies: How to obtain a social security number or Carte Vitale (health card)? How to get health insurance for spouse and children? What are the requirements to apply for the Family Allowances Fund’s benefits (CAF)?
• Getting a French driver’s license: Can we drive with a foreign license in France? What are the conditions to meet to exchange a foreign driver’s license for a French one? Do we have to take the French driving test? How to proceed? …
With more than 20 years of experience, Excellium Conseil’s experts have all the necessary knowledge and competence to answer your questions, provide advice and assist you with your administrative formalities.
Whether you are a business owner, a self-employed worker, an employee, a professional or an individual, every career is unique as our tailored support packages:
Immigration
From advice to personalized support, different levels of services that meet your unique needs and objectives, whilst maximizing your chances of a successful outcome:
In France
• Essential: Advice & Recommendations on the best way to proceed
• Essential Plus: Advice & Step-by-step guide
• Essential Comfort: Advice & Practical assistance through every step of the process
• Tailor-made solution for self-employed worker & professional
Abroad
• Turnkey package
International retirement benefits
Whether it is for an advice or a personalized retirement benefits review, assistance with finding the most effective retirement date to maximize your pension income, a purchase request for missing pension quarters (French social security system: “Rachat de trimestres“), claiming pension benefits or survivor’s pension, we offer customized solutions to address these needs and your concerns:
• Essential retirement benefits reviw: Advice & Pension entitlements assessment
• Premium retirement benefits review: Advice & Pension income optimization
• Platinium assistance: Advice & Tailor-made assistance with pension and survivor’s benefits claims
Other formalities
Excellium Conseil will accompany you through the various administrative procedures and formalities that need to be carried out when relocating to France:
• Social welfare: Social security registration, Social security card (carte Vitale), Back from expatriation, etc.
• Family allowances fund (CAF): Registration, social benefits applications, etc.
• Driver’s license: Non-EU driver’s license exchange, EU driver’s license exchange following a traffic offense, French driving test, etc.
You want to talk to an expert about your project?
IMMIGRATION
Carrying out a professional activity In France
- Temporary Work Permit (APT) & Renewal
- Short-term work permit exemption
- Short-stay visa “trainee”
- Short-stay visa renewal
- Long-stay visa (VLS/TS): Temporary workers, Salaried employees, Seconded employee/Trainee (Internal Company Transfer – “Salarié détaché/Stagiaire ICT“), Trainee, Self-employed workers & Professional
- Long-stay visa (VLS): Seconded employee (Internal Company Transfer – “Salarié détaché ICT“), Seasonal worker
- Passport Talent & European Blue Card
- Annual or Multi-year residence permit: First application & Renewal
- Resident card or EU long-term resident card (10 year-cards): First application & Renewal
Accompanying Family Members
- VLS and VLS-TS long-stay visa
- Long-stay visa (VLS /TS) for non-EU spouse of a French citizen
- Long-stay visa (VLS) for non-EU spouse of an EU citizen
- Residence card marked “visiteur” (visitor)
- Residence card marked “vie privée-vie Familiale” (private and family life)
- Travel document for an underage child (DCEM)
Autres Services
- Residence permit marked “retraité” (retired)
- Change of status
- Residence permit’s change of address or civil status
- Duplicate residence permit / resident’s card
- Appeal before the administrative court (partnership with a lawyer specialized in immigration law)
- Family reunification
- French citizenship
Salaried employee working abroad
- Business visa
- Work visa
INTERNATIONAL RETIREMENT BENEFITS
- Retirement benefits review / Pension forecast
- Purchase request for missing pension “quarters” (French social security system – “Rachat de trimestres“)
- Assistance with finding the best effective date to retire
- Assistance with collecting benefits
- Assistance with survivor’s benefits
Other formalities – France
- Social welfare (Social security registration, Carte Vitale/health card, …)
- Family Allowances Fund (CAF): Registration, social benefits applications, etc.
- Driver’s license (foreign driver’s license exchange, French driver’s license, French driver’s license reinstatement, etc.)
1 DIRECTTE (Directions régionales des entreprises, de la concurrence, de la consommation, du travail et de l’emploi) is, amongst other things, the preferred contact for any matter related to employment/work and social relationships.
2 OFII (Office français de l’immigration et de l’intégration) is a public administration mainly in charge of the migrant integration process in France.