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The International School of Manosque
Intercultural Language Program
Living in the Heart of Provence
Administrative formalities
The Welcome Office is the interface with the French authorities for all the administrative procedures: visa, driver’s licences, residence permits, customs duties…
Specific procedures have been set up with the French administration such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Customs, the local administration, in order to help the ITER staff and their families.
http://www.iter.org/org/team/adm/hr/pages/ITER_Benefits.aspx
Before leaving your country
Security procedure for the access on the Cadarache site
The Welcome Office will contact you by email in order to start the security process. Please be aware that it takes 6 weeks on average to get a security clearance.
This clearance is mandatory for the:
- Access badge to the CEA Cadarache site
- Visa deliveries
Obtaining visas
➢ Non EU members: Obtaining long term visas to come to France
The Welcome Office is your interface for the long term visas procedure to come to France. The whole procedure can takes 3 months on average.
Please be aware that the validity of this visa will only be of 3 months but once arrived in France, through this visa, you will benefit from a special residence permit.
We strongly recommend you that you visit the website of the French Consulates in order to get useful information:
http://www.expatries.diplomatie.gouv.fr/index.php/Annuaires/Ambassades-et-consulats-francais-a-l-etranger/
➢ EU members: free entrance to France.
Once you arrive in France, the formalities to obtain a special residence permit will start.
The special residence permit
As an ITER member (EU and non EU citizens), you and your family are entitled to have a special residence permit.
Cars
- Driver's license and / or international driver's license
- EU Certificate of conformity for your car, if you plan to import it.
NB it is very difficult to obtain EU conformity for the vehicles coming from outside the EU. That is why we strongly recommend that you sell you car in your home country before leaving). - Car details certified by your car insurance
- Invoice
Customs
IO staff are entitled to import their furniture and personal effects tax and
duty-free when moving to France for the first time.
The Welcome Office is the unique interface for this specific procedure.
>Pets
If you have pets, we recommend that you provide anti-rabies immunization cards
Useful documents for the French daily life
We strongly recommend that you prepare the following documents prior to your arrival which could be useful for your daily life in France:
- If you are living with someone (as a common-law spouse), bring proof that you have been doing so for an extended period (e.g. rental agreement)
- Children’s school reports and statements of full-time attendance at an educational establishment
- Immunisation cards (for all members of the family)
- Health insurance documents
The Welcome Office will answer all your questions and will help you with these formalities on a case by case basis.
Contact person:
Audrey DUVAL: +33 4 42 25 33 73 (audrey.duval@cea.fr)
Mise à jour : vendredi 22 mars 2013 | Mentions légales | Contact | Plan du site |