When leaving or returning to France, a lot of paperwork has to be done. They vary according to whether the country is a member of the European Economic Area (EEA), Switzerland or another country.

Service-Public.fr presents your rights, your obligations and your interlocutors on all subjects of daily life abroad.

These fact sheets are available to guide you in all the steps to follow according to your situation:

• You are going abroad (residence permit, social protection, schooling for children...).
• You live abroad (identity papers, births, taxes...).
• You return to France after having lived abroad (moving, voting rights, registration of a vehicle, etc.).

Whether you are a student, looking for a job, expatriate employee, seconded, you can have personalized information according to your situation.

One summary gives you quick access to all the steps you need to take.

You will also find direct links to useful sites, such as France Diplomacy.