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Round the houses with CAF and The Council

By Englishman - Last updated: Tuesday, March 20, 2012

I have in my hand a piece of paper. An attestation. Again. My heart sinks just thinking about it, not just because we went through the same thing last year, but because this attestation, that is supposed to be the end of the story I know will be far from that.  This piece of paper is just the latest shot… Read more…

Two more attestations you need to know about

By Englishman - Last updated: Monday, October 10, 2011

Well, maybe, certainly if you are becoming an English teacher in France, which let’s face it is the default career for anglophone Expats in the Hexagon: Casier Judiciaire National This bit of paper tells your employer how many times you’ve been convicted of molesting a student.  (Well, one assumes). It is issued by the Ministry of Justice and liberties and… Read more…

Paperless dinners

By Englishman - Last updated: Wednesday, August 31, 2011

My experience of French bureaucracy has lead me to become somewhat of a worrier when it comes to dealing with paperwork inside the ‘Hexagon’. Having spent a good six months of the year providing and re-providing our local Caisse d’Allocations Familial (CAF) with attestations and exemplaires (see previous post) in order to get precisely nothing at the end of the… Read more…