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Our goal is to make your transition to life in France as smooth as possible by handling the details of immigration, personal administration, and legal matters.
19/07/2026
Moving is a big leap. Landing softly is the goal ☁️
This summer, our clients settled into new cities, new homes, and new routines… and their reviews have us feeling all the feels 😊
Thank you for letting us be part of your stories.
If Explays helped you find your feet somewhere new, we’d love to hear your feedback 💛
The most important day for France ? 🍾
🇫🇷 What do we celebrate exactly? The date recalls the storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789, a defining moment of the French Revolution, but also the Fête de la Fédération held one year later, which celebrated unity and reconciliation.
💁♀️ An interesting fact: when 14 July officially became France’s national holiday in 1880, the law did not specify which of these two events was being commemorated, allowing the day to symbolise both revolution and unity.
This year, however, 14 July carries particular significance in Nice. The traditional fireworks were held on 13 July so that today could be dedicated to remembrance, marking ten years since the terrorist attack of 14 July 2016, which took the lives of 86 people and injured hundreds.
As a Nice-based company, our thoughts are with the victims, their families and everyone whose life was changed that night.
Bonne fête nationale à toutes et à tous — may this day be one of unity, remembrance and peace. 🇫🇷
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Don’t trust AI on everything !
Especially when it comes to prefecture and admin systems 📨
That’s why Expalys will be the best advisor - for any type of questions 🫡
Send us a message to make sure that your relocation is successful! 🙌
28/06/2026
BREAKING: France just ended the remote work visitor visa debate. For good. 🇫🇷
During this terrible heatwave, at least we finally got some good news for future expats in France.
⭐️ The Assemblée nationale has published an official clarification from the Ministry of the Interior on remote work and visitor status.
Basically, if you live in France but work remotely for a foreign employer, are paid abroad, taxed abroad, and do not work for a company established in France, visitor status may be the correct immigration status.
This should finally end the long debate about remote work on a visitor visa.
🗞️ Official clarification: 23 June 2026
⚠️ Source:
https://questions.assemblee-nationale.fr/q17/17-11730QE.htm
To everyone who got told they were “illegal” working remotely in France on a visitor visa 👇
The Ministry of the Interior just said otherwise !
20/06/2026
France is no longer only asking: “Which visa are you applying for?” It’s now asking: “Can you prove your activity really fits this status?” 🗞️
⚠️ Your file should tell a coherent story before the prefecture asks you to. Save this for your next renewal, and send it to someone applying this year.
Behind every review… there’s a whole new beginning! 🏡
Because your success is our success. Every “thank you,” every move-in, every visa finally sorted… we celebrate it like it’s our own. Because to us, it is 🙌
Thanks to Amina for letting us be part of her story 🌍✨
👉 Ready to make your move feel like home?
Let’s talk.
31/05/2026
Some kids grow up with one home. Yours will grow up with the world. 🌍
Moving abroad is one of the greatest gifts you can give your children: a second language that comes naturally, a curiosity that never switches off, and a confidence that comes from knowing they can adapt to anything.
It’s not always easy. But watching your child order a croissant in French for the first time? Or eating whole baguette at once?
Worth every administrative stress, especially when Expalys is here to lower it .
Happy Mother’s Day to every mom who chose the adventure 🥐💛
French residency fees went up 📈
Since 1 May 2026, the timbres fiscaux (admin tax stamps) cost more.
Here’s what you’ll now pay:
🏷️ First permit: €350 (was €225) — reduced €150
🏷️ Renewal: €250 (was €225) — reduced €100
🏷️ Duplicate card: €350 — reduced €150
🏷️ Temporary residence authorisation: €100 (new)
🏷️ VLS-TS validation: €300 (was €200) — reduced €100
Regularisation visa: €300 (was €200)
🏷️ Naturalisation: €255 (was €55)
💡 You pay only after approval, so budget ahead.
Save this for later ! 📨
17/05/2026
The French formal letter cheat sheet 🇫🇷
Save this before your next préfecture, landlord or notaire letter.
👉Start with :
✅ Madame, Monsieur,
✅ Maître, (notaires & lawyers)
✅ À qui de droit, (complaints, references, unknown reader)
❌ Cher Monsieur (too casual)
👉 The rule everyone is forgetting :
Whatever title you open with must reappear word for word in your closing.
Open Madame, Monsieur, → close Madame, Monsieur,
Open Maître, → close Maître,
👉 Useful phrases to keep :
Je me permets de vous contacter au sujet de…
Suite à notre échange du [date], je…
Je vous prie de bien vouloir m’adresser…
Je vous serais reconnaissant·e de bien vouloir…
Je reste à votre disposition pour tout renseignement complémentaire.
And the usual traps :
❌ SVP (never in formal writing)
❌ Cordialement (emails only, never letters)
❌ Sentiments to a woman you don’t know (use salutations)
❌ Forgetting objet: and the date at the top
❌ Signing with only your first name
👉 How to finish the letter :
Je vous prie d’agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées.
Dans l’attente de votre réponse, je vous prie d’agréer, Madame, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées.
Veuillez agréer, Maître, l’expression de mes respectueuses salutations. (Notaire or lawyer)
Je vous prie d’agréer l’expression de mes salutations distinguées. (For À qui de droit)
Je vous prie de croire, Madame, Monsieur, en l’expression de mes sentiments distingués. (Préfet, ministre, hierarchy)
Save it 💛 You’ll need it sooner than you think.
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