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Five long months later and I finally arrived at the not so pearly gates of the Val de Marne prefecture, ready to face the last step of the nationality process. After weeks of revising and repeating the President’s of the 5th Republic in order, it was time to see if I had done enough to…
I think a weekend in a city like New York is definitely short. BUT if I had to choose what I’d do / eat / visit in just two to three days, these would be the things I’d pick: I last went to New York in May of last year and I fell head over…
Thanks to Jeff Goins and his 500 words a day challenge, my 2019 writing goals have got off to a good start. One of the prompts I was given last week was simply to make a list of what I would like to achieve this year. As I have surprisingly not yet written my regular…
And so it begins… After it took me roughly two months of resending the same email again and again, over and over just to get an appointment, I had mentally prepared myself for a really difficult time at the prefecture. They weren’t going to make life easy for me, I thought to myself , as…
When I first moved to France, like most people I imagine, I didn’t immediately start looking for a doctor. I waited until I needed to see one and after a few less than successful appointments with various doctors I eventually found a GP that I liked and she became my médecin traitant. When I finally…
As some of you may know, and if you’ve already read my first article How to Apply for French Nationality – Part One, I am currently in the process of applying to become a French citizen through naturalisation. After you’ve followed the steps in my first post, you’ll know what documents you need to be…
And so the trip begins…! I recently got the chance to visit Versailles with The Paris Guy, something I have been wanting to do for a very long time. Why ? Because although I’ve been living here for 8 years, I have never managed to see the inside of the castle. Every time I have tried…
I recently had the pleasure of working with JORD watches, an American company passionate about the beautiful wood watches they craft. When my Cora series watch arrived in the post I instantly fell in love with it. I can’t wait to tell you more about why their watches are so unique. Who are JORD Watches?…
It’s ironic really, my blog’s name is My Life Living Abroad but I’ve never actually written a post about how I moved abroad and more specifically, how on earth I managed to get all my stuff over here! It was a bit of a logistical nightmare at the time and even now, almost 8 years…
Find out if you’re eligible to apply First things first, if you want to apply for French nationality you need to find out if you are eligible to apply. This information can be found on the servicepublic.fr website but, it’s only in French, so here’s a short translation: Nationality by Declaration through marriage to a…